I shook my head, refusing to believe what he just told me. "If this is true, my father said no because I was already engaged to someone else. We were since birth and we had married when we turned seventeen." This was true. My father had arranged the marriage between me and Liam after we were born. He was close friends with Liam's father despite him being human. They both wanted our races to know peace and believed that our marriage would be the start of it.

Judging from his reaction, it was clear he had no knowledge of it. I held up my left hand, the light reflecting off the gold wedding band that rested on my finger. Like me, Liam had some form of immortality but neither of us knew how. We suspected the Council had cursed him when he helped me escape but there was no proof of it. I haven't seen him in over a decade but once in awhile, I will get a message from him through Axel.

Magnus narrowed his eyes and folded his hands behind his back. "I can tell from the way you're glaring at me that you believe I am the one who set the fire but I assure you, it was not."

I stood up straight, my fangs sharpening as I glared at him. "Then who was it?" I demanded, the power in my voice causing his eyes to widen.

"Look to your memories, princess, for the answers you seek lie there. The real traitor is much closer than you realize." With that, he shifted to his real form and shot into the sky, disappearing within a matter of seconds. Swearing under my breath, I went over to where Shane was and put his arm around my shoulders. I was thankful for my strength because damn, he was heavy as hell. Supporting most of his weight, I half carried, half dragged him back to the academy.

Cursing myself under my breath, kicked the doors open, much to the surprise of the other students. "Where's the doctor?" I shouted over the chatter of the students.

One of the nurses must have heard me because she came running out. "Oh my god. What happened?" She asked, putting his other arm around her shoulders.

"We were on an assignment and got attacked. It was more like an ambush, really," I said, trying to keep my composure. I really hoped my voice didn't crack because if it did, then we were royally screwed. She didn't seem to notice as we carried him into the infirmary. As soon as we got him onto one of the beds, she led me out of the room so the doctors could examine him.

"You should go report this to the headmaster," she said, her hands folded in front of her. "If anything happens, we'll let you know."

I nodded in understanding. "Thank you," I slung my messenger bag over my shoulder and made my way to the headmaster's office. While I was walking, I couldn't help but think back to what Magnus had said. Look to your memories, princess, for the answers you seek lie there.

If he knows I'm alive, then who else does? I thought as I stopped in front of the double doors. I raised my hand to knock on the door when I felt someone approach from behind. My instincts and training kicking in, I unsheathed my sword and spun around, the tip of the blade inches from the main artery in his neck.

He was in his mid-thirties and bore a striking resemblance to his son, the only difference being was that Axel was covered in battle scars, some of which I had given him when he first started training me. I didn't realize how bad I was shaking until he grabbed my wrist and lowered my arm. Taking a deep breath, I put the sword back in its sheath and followed him into his office. Axel closed the doors to make sure no one would overhear us if they happened to walk by.

"What happened?" He asked, his eyes narrowed as he leaned back against his desk.

"I had a run in with someone from my former life," I said, running a hand through my hair. I finally managed to calm down but something still didn't feel right. Axel must have noticed this as he crossed his arms, waiting for me to elaborate further. "Magnus Fairtree."

"Why does that name sound familiar?" He asked, his eyebrow raised.

"The Fairtrees were one of the royal families until one of their ancestors committed treason by attempting to assassinate the first queen. They were banished and exiled from our home land and lost their royal status. The family thought if their son married me, then they would be able to reclaim what was theirs." I said, growling under my breath.

"I thought you were engaged to Liam at that time." He didn't phrase it as a question but I nodded anyway. Axel was the only one who knew who I really was aside from his wife and I trusted him since the beginning so I told him about my history.

"I was. Our fathers wanted to prove that our races could co-exist and live in peace together but if anyone found out that I was marrying a human, they would've executed him on sight so we kept our engagement a secret until after we were married." I explained and ended the conversation there. I told Axel what Magnus had said and his expression darkened but it wasn't until I told him about the dream. "The fact I had the dream and he said to look to my memories, they must be connected somehow."