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Larissa snorted and made it past me, out the door. I followed her, not without closing the door and rushing after her.

“Why?” I asked.

“Just because,” she replied hurriedly.

“Larissa...”

She groaned and put her bag around her neck.“Fine,I have plans with Bayla.”

“At this time of evening?”

“Yes...” she pressed out with impatience and looked at her watch. It was half past eight. What on earth was she up to? Something told me it wasn’t a visit toMidnight’s.

“Are you going to get our clan into trouble?”

“Excuse me?”She stopped abruptly on the path surrounded by forest.

“Listen, I’d like to be somewhere else right now, too, making good use of my free time. But I have to keep an eye on you,” I confessed in all honesty.

“Go party, do sports. Whatever it is, do it. I’ve got it all under control.”

It was easy to claim to be in control. I had been turned four years ago. Was I in control?No. And if Larissa was also Tristan’s child, then I didn’t want to trust indivine providence.

“I’d like to believe that, but unfortunately, I can’t. I’ll come with you.”

Larissa’s expression spoke volumes. “Are you serious?”

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

“You joke a lot,” she said with a sarcastic smile.

“Okay, point taken, but I’m not joking right now.”

I wanted her to know I was serious.

Larissa looked around as if someone might overhear us and finally dragged me with her.

“If you come with me, you have to promise me you’ll keep your mouth shut and not tellanyoneabout this.”

I narrowed my brow. “You’ll have to explain that to me in more detail.”

Chapter 46

Emely

Nature Night-time

mahogany

My stomach tingled excitedly as I walked through the forest. I could feel that he was nearby.He had really come.

I kept running and running, toward the place I hadn’t been in a long time. I had often sat on the thick wooden beams on the edge of the entrance and let my legs dangle.

My steps quickened until I stopped twenty meters from my destination to adjust my clothes.

It seemed strange that I was doing this forJulian. We had known each other for so long. It seemed like half an eternity. It had beenages,considering we had first met when we had been five.

Tucking my hair behind my ear, I walked along the path at a human pace.

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