Kestrel POV

I glared at them as they left, not that they could see me. Traitors. I can't believe they found him. Speaking of him, I turned my glare to Damian.

"What are you doing here?" I hissed.

He looked slightly uncomfortable, strange.

"I figured we should talk."

"About what? I have nothing to say to you." I said, turning to go back upstairs. I could feel a headache coming on. I was already trying to plan out how I could escape Briar's Creek when he spoke again.

"I don't understand why you hate me so much! Have I done something to offend you? We're supposed to be soulmates and you can barely even look at me!" He shouted. I flinched before turning around and staring him straight in the eyes. I could feel the tug in my chest pulling me towards him and ignored it. His eyes showed how vulnerable he was and I could feel his hurt pounding inside my skull.

"It's not because of anything you've done, it's because of what you are." I said lowly. "You could get us all killed just by staying here. You were raised by them. I don't know if you've noticed but we are in the middle of a war. The world is going to end. What part don't you understand?"

He shook his head defiantly, holding my gaze,

"That's not why and you know it. You're just making excuses. It's because you're afraid. Of me. But you have to know that I would never hurt you. Or anybody else here. The reason I'm here is because I ran away from them. Circle Midnight." he scoffed. "They were just using me as a weapon. Trying to make me kill people. But I want to help you." he stepped forward, taking my hand and begging me to understand. My head hurt. I didn't know what to do. Why was this so hard? I thought finding my soulmate was supposed to be something wonderful. It was supposed to be easy. Like breathing. Not this. This was just too complicated. So I did what I did when something became too much for me. I ran. I wrenched my hands from his grasp and raced out the back door, hoping that he wouldn't follow.

I'm sorry.

I knew he could hear me through the bond. I also knew that he wasn't following me. I just couldn't be near him right now.

Ash POV

We heard them long before they reached us. They weren't being very quiet. I raised an eyebrow as they broke through the trees right in front of us. Jade had twigs caught in her hair and Mark was bent over, hands on his knees trying to catch his breath.

"What's wrong?" Mary-Lynette asked worriedly. I pulled her closer to me and put my arm around her shoulder.

"We were walking up to the front porch-"

But Jade didn't let Mark finished before she blurted out,

"There's a dragon in the house!"

"Kestrel's soulmate is a dragon? And you let him near her? No wonder she didn't wanna speak to him! I wouldn't want to either!" Jade shrieked after we explained. We had just reached the front yard and everything looked the same as it did when we left it. We walked inside to find Damian sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.

"What happened?" Mary-Lynette asked, putting a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and he looked exhausted and broken. I had never seen anybody look like that before. I looked around the room and listened intently. The house was silent.

"Where's Kestrel?" I asked him. He looked at me, his eyes dead.

"She ran." Mary-Lynette turned to me, her eyes worried.

"I got it." I sighed, letting go of her hand and going out the back door, which was open.

Kestrel POV

I was sitting in a clearing, where I usually came to hunt or just think. There was a river and a small waterfall and I sat on the rocks as I watched the water flow. My brain was ready to blow. So much had happened, I didn't even know where to begin. Ash was the one that found me. He sat next to me, putting his arm around me and we sat like that for a while. He didn't say anything, he knew that I would talk when I was ready.

I sighed and turned to look up at him.

"What do you think I should do?" I asked quietly.

He stared up at the stars for a minute before looking down at me.

"That's up to you. He's your soulmate, I can't tell you what to do."

I frowned.

"This sucks. I never asked for a soulmate, I don't want one."

Ash chuckled and shook his head.

"You don't mean that. You're just frustrated and scared. But you guys will work it out."

"How do you know?" I asked, sounding like I was 8 years old again, at a time when I was sure that my big brother knew everything. He sighed before answering.

"We're given soulmates for a reason. Everyone has one, whether they find each other or not. A soulmate is your other half. Your soulmate is the person that helps make you be the most 'you' that you can possibly be."

I laughed,

"You've become so philosophical big brother." I said, nudging him gently. He smiled slightly.

"Just trust me. You've found each other now, everything will work out."

Alright, so that is the end of this chapter!Yay!I know you guys had a lot of questions so hopefully they were all answered here!For the next chapter though, do you guys want me to kind of skip over where Kestrel and Damian work everything out or do you want me to write a chapter of their conversation?It's up to you guys!Thank you so much for all of your amazing reviews!They really motivate me to get the next chapter up quicker;)

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