Cassiopeia Claire Alistair
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Location: Nic&Ren's Apartment – Chicago, IL
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Cassiopeia’s stomach plummeted from Ren’s words, and she was fairly certain the blood drained from her face. She squeezed Ren’s knees and looked him in the eyes.
”I need you to remember as clearly as you can, Ren. This is important. Was the deal for Li not to die of her cancer, or for her not to die before her time.”
Deep down, Cassi knew the deal had been placed for the former, which meant Ren could die sooner than he was foretold to, which meant Ren had a ticking timeline.
Avery Zain
Location: Caden&Nero’s House – Chicago, IL
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”Yes, like what happened earlier. Don’t worry, though, Caden was too far away to have been privy to the emotions this time. We figured out the hard way just how intense it can be if we don’t block the other out,” Avery confessed. He could chuckle at the memory now, but when it had first happened ten years ago, it was difficult to remain in control.
Caden
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Location: Caden&Nero’s House – Chicago, IL
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Caden smiled softly at Nero and squeezed their knee. ”We need their help, my little imp. If Kiki can read with you and you tell her what to look for, we can go through the books in half the time. Avery is already on it with upping security, and I’ve done what I can so far. I’m going to talk to Cassi about putting a magical trip wire or something on the property. She’s normally good at that sort of thing.”
Caden turned to better face Nero, and gathered their hands into his. Nero’s hands disappeared into a wall of black, and Caden continued to smile at Nero.
”You’re a part of this family now, and we look out for one another.”