ASH POV.
The hallway was eerily quiet as our footsteps echoed off the old stone walls of the school. Lamps flickered overhead, casting long, trembling shadows as Colton led the way. Christian walked beside Athena, one hand hovering near her back without touching, as if afraid she might vanish if he moved away to far from her. I briefly wondered if they heard the short interaction between me and my twin sister before they had woken up. If they had, they didn’t say anything.
We continued on in silence, each of us lost in our own thoughts, our own worries. Just as we went around the corner, we nearly bumped into headmistress Castor and my grandmother. My grandmother uttered a frightened gasp as the headmistress clutched a hand to her chest, her eyes wide. Before any of us could utter anythi
