Hero's Dead Brother

17. Caleb

I continued the last chapter 16 to be able to jump a few years in the future here.

So if you haven't read the last chapter till the end, you can go back.

Thank you for reading my story!

For the next few years, every thing went smoothly, just as planned. Caleb got stronger and stronger and now she had all the chances on her side for becoming the heir of her family and getting into the Academy.

Kevin and Greg didn't meet the Crown Princess yet but it would happen soon during her coming of age ceremony.

I had to think of a way for them not to be there or not to meet her or a different way of preventing the catastrophe without sacrificing my brother's great love.

When the princess will turn 18 in two months, my brother will be 17 and Kevin 18.

My brother not being an adult yet, Kevin will try to marry the Princess at any price before my brother turns 18.

As for me, I'm 13 now and since I have the same body from my previous life, (I still don't know how it works), you can imagine that I have no powers. I tried everything but no power awakened. I'm lucky my family is made of angels. In any other family my useless ass would be kicked out of the mansion.

I have a lot of knowledge in magic but no talent. At least I can give theory lessons one day if I don't want to die from hunger with all the knowledge I accumulated.

Mika and Joy kept coming almost every day and me and Caleb were accepted in the group despite being a few years younger. Now my brother has three strong allies from the book instead of two.

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Caleb's PV

'Amiel'.
'Ami...'
'Ami'.

Just what are you doing? I thought I had you all figured out. I thought I tricked you to use you, make you think that you had the best of me. Make you feel like you could hurt me while I was taking a break from my stepmother.

Ami... you made me feel like a fool. Your fake smile didn't hide malicious intent but a whole different person.

Only I know that side of you, even if you only showed it once, seven years ago, I still remember.

You pretend like that day never happened. As if you hoped that the seven year old me would end up forgetting that day. But the look on your face was unforgettable.

It wasn't this fake happy shadow of you. It was a scorching, powerful fire I felt like could burn me alive. It was sad and full of hatred. But also fair and kind.

You can't keep pretending it never happened. I'm the only one who knows you... or a part of you.

No... I don't know you at all. If only I knew the whole you. You're scared that I would hate it? That's why you put this happy face on?

One day, I'll make you open that side of you to me. Entirely, in it's whole power.

"...right, Caleb?"

You asked me a question but I wasn't listening. You look surprised. Are you surprised because I wasn't listening to you? If I stop listening to you will you get angry like that day? No, you'd never get angry at me.

You're looking at me now.

But they keep distracting you, and here you go, you're completely out of my reach.

I want you for myself. I want to know the real you... the wounded you.

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