Chapter 52

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"You're kidding, right?" I said.

Their eyes were avoiding me, like they were scared to say something. I saw Yuta's jaw tensed at my question.

"It's the only way." Mark said, his eyes were still on the dinning table.

After we got Hendery to the house, their supposed house, I was about to leave but they stopped me.

I tried to walk away again.

Xiaojun got to the backdoor before I could and shook his head as a no. "This is the only way that we can be safe. Until we figure out where we'll be going next."

"We don't want this as much as you." Yuta said before standing up from his seat. Then eyed each of us respectively, "don't trust anyone outside this house. If someone tries to offer you something; reject them kindly." Then his eyes finally landed on me. "If someone tries to get you out of this city; don't hesitate to put them down instantly."

The way he said it sent shudder down to my spine. I wish I just misheard it but he just really said that without any remorse.

"So where should we go?" Jaehyun said.

I noticed Yuta's eyes never left me. He walked and grabbed me by my wrist to the guest room near the kitchen. After letting go of my hand, he closed the door and locked it.

"You could've just asked me nicely." I said quietly.

"We all know that wouldn't work on you." Yuta said. I felt his intense gaze at me and I didn't dare to look up from the floor.

"What do you want?"

"What did I do to you?" He suddenly asked.

I shot him a confused look, "huh?"

"What did the dark witch do to you when she looked like... me."

I honestly was not in the mood to talk about it. Why did he have to bring this up now? I was exhausted and my head still hurt.

"Nothing." I managed to say. "Was nothing serious."

"But you were pretty upset when I did talk to you after your encounter with fake me." He said.

"Can we not talk about this now? Let's just go back outside and figure out where we should go."

I tried to reach the door but he held back my wrist. I pulled away from him immediately.

"Are you okay?"

I gave him a glare. "Why is everyone asking me that?" I managed to stay calm. "How am I supposed to act? I have to somehow learn the four elements in ten days— not to mention— the Avatar State, the dark witch is after us, my brother is missing, Victor disappeared just like that, and who knows maybe I killed Hendery that's why he's not waking up, and Taeyong—"

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