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out
from underneath my hand.
    Should I tell her more? What if it gets
out? I can’t be the reason he’s sent back to wherever they took him last time.
Telling Mila everything was a risk my heart couldn’t bear to take.
    “No. He has no idea.”
    Mila’s expression filled with
disappointment. I rose from her bed and moved to mine.
    “I’m going to nap, but when I wake up, we
should really discuss things about you and Gabriel.”
    Mila nodded before getting comfortable on
her own bed, I guess she wanted a nap as well.
    I forgot all about this morning’s drama and
sleep overtook me rapidly; my brain was entering repair mode, along with my
liver and kidneys. When I woke up, I needed to speak to the one man I trust,
one who can give me advice on how to help Mila, and maybe it could end up
helping us both.
     

 
     
    Secrets
     
    “Ruby wake up. We’re late for lunch.”
    “Hmm?”
    “We overslept. C’mon, before Uncle sends
half the school’s guardians down here to get me. You know he’s looking for
excuses to get me back in the house.”
    I climbed out of bed and headed for the
door. I didn’t want to go back to being alone in a room. Since I’ve been
sharing a room with Mila, I haven’t had a single panic attack and my depression
has yet to make a return.
    “You aren’t going to fix your hair?”
    I didn’t need to look in a mirror, I could
tell by her face that it must have looked wild. I pulled the black band that
was holding my long hair up and unleashed the beast. My hair was glossy and
long, like the hair you see on those shampoo ads. Lucky me! I was hoping that I
looked like I was trying to ‘style messy.’
    “Not bad.” Mila chuckled. “If I have my
hair tied up and I pull it out I have to re-brush it. My hair is so thin it
tangles easily.”
    It was hard for me to picture Mila with
tangled hair, it always seemed so perfect, even more perfect than my ‘shampoo
ad’ hair.
    Just as we reached the steps of the dining
hall, we were stopped by a group of guardian angels. Mila shot me a ‘told you
so’ look.
    “Miss Aleksandrov. Your uncle wants to
speak with you, immediately.”
    I couldn’t help but admire the way guardian
angels work, they were so quick and professional. Guardians on duty wore an
all-black army looking get up, whilst off-duty guardians wore anything they
wanted. Guardians were always so stern and serious; it was unusual to see them
laid-back.
    “Miss Moore. We suggest you go and be seen
before anyone suspects you are up to something again.” The man’s deep voice was
intimidating and the tone he used annoyed me slightly.
    Most guardians still resented me, I don’t
know how much longer it will last, but for now, what I did was still fresh in
their minds. I nodded and entered the hall. The usual lively chatter circled
the room and I spotted Eli almost immediately, and saw him exhale in relief as
I entered. I suppose everyone would be relieved I’m still drifting around Sage
Sanctum. After all, it did mean I’m not out being killed or causing people to
be killed.
    I sat down with a garden salad at the end
of a table. It was nice to eat alone for a change, and since my headache no
longer dominated my brain, I was able to think properly.
    “Can I sit down?” Rylan asked.
    There went my quiet meal and thinking time.
    “Fine,” I said, putting a juicy cherry
tomato into my mouth.
    “So Raina —”
    “Rylan, please tell me you didn’t come here
to chat about Raina. I neither care for her, or your love life.”
    “No, it involves Eli —”
    “Everything does, apparently.”
    “… and Hunter.”
    Immediately my mind snapped to attention. I
fought hard to come across as indifferent. If this was what Eli was talking
about earlier, when he said I shouldn’t trust Hunter, then I needed to soak up
every word.
    “Well done. Now I’m curious.” I sighed.
    A bitter expression crossed Rylan’s face.
He didn’t like that Hunter’s name made me want to listen.
    “I