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1. Prologue

Prologue

Rune

16 years old…

I sit nervously in the school parking lot waiting for the final bell to ring. Fresh drivers license in hand, I hop out of the car when I spot my best friend Calista making her way down the long staircase. It looks closer to a rundown prison than it does a high school, but our parents insist that my brothers and I graduate from this specific school. I guess it’s like a rite of passage in our family. Something to solidify us as Wicklow’s, because apparently our adoption papers weren’t enough. Have you ever seen those stories where the couples go to adopt a puppy, but there ends up being one puppy whose story is much worse than the rest? That’s what our parents must have felt like all those years ago. All four of us were adopted around the age of five, except for Karrion. His biological parents put him up for adoption as soon as he was born. His mother said she ‘could feel the demon from the time he was conceived’. She even went to the clinic to have an abortion, but it was unsuccessful. She wasn’t too far off with the whole demon bit, though. He’s a kind, caring guy, but there is a darkness inside of him that scares the shit out of me. He’s also extremely close with Calista, which really gets under my skin at times, but I deal with it. Cali and I have gotten much closer since it’s just the two of us at school now.

“You did it!” Cali squeals as she leaps into my arms. I catch her easily, wrapping my hands around her back. “I knew you were going to pass.” Her nose brushes against mine, and for a split second, I think she might finally kiss me. Instead, she unwraps her legs, putting them back on the ground and adjusting her skirt. “Sorry about that.” She whispers, fiddling with the hem of her shirt.

“What if I want to try this?” I ask, brushing my thumb over her bottom lip.

“Try what?” She swallows and looks up into my eyes. Her cheeks are tomato red, pretty much how I imagine mine are right now.

“I’ve been in love with you since I was eleven, Cali.” When she doesn’t respond, I take a step back, feeling like my stomach is going to drop out of my ass at any second.

“Merrick Rune Wicklow, I fell in love with you before I sat down at your lunch table.” She whispers, closing the distance between us. She grabs the back of my head and stands on her tiptoes to kiss me. I cup both sides of her face, deepening the kiss when a throat clears behind me.

“Mr. Wicklow, Ms. Sanders, let’s save those displays for when you’re not at school.” Our principal, Mr. Smart says as he walks past us to the faculty parking lot.

“Sorry about that.” Calista blushes and uses her thumb to rub circles on her knuckles. It’s a nervous tic of hers that I’ve adored for years now.

“Let’s get you home.” I smile at her and open the passenger door, closing it once she’s seated.

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