My suitors

Chapter 13

- Can whatever you have to tell us wait. We need to get to Dante's hideout. The longer we wait, the more dangerous it'll be, Adal says. I look between Adal and Trevor. Trevor sighs.

- I'd rather only say it once, so, yes let's get going, Trevor says.

As we sneak through the courtyard, I see some teachers fighting back the possessed humans. Meanwhile, others perform spells on the barrier.

- What are they doing, I ask.

- They're trying to keep the tear on the barrier from getting bigger. Not only have more possessed humans come through, but now random animals have been seen, Adal says.

- Could have used their help when everyone was being attacked, Trevor says.

- They were helping. They were able to get most of the students to safety, Adal says. We follow Adal into the forest, toward Dante's hideout.

- What is this place, I ask.

- Probably where Dante takes all of his victims, Trevor says.

- Hey, I don't want to hear that from you of all demons. And for your information, I don't take all of them here. I take some to the waterfalls, Dante says. Dante leads us inside the beautifully lit caves.

- Besides, you should be thanking me. We were able to get a lot of people to safety using my little hideout, Dante says.

- Princess, Draco yells. Draco runs over and hugs me fiercely.

- I'm so relieved, Draco says. My heart flutters, and I smile, hugging him back.

- So what's this bad news you have for us, Trevor, Adal asks. Everyone looks up expectantly. Trevor shuffles a bit, obviously nervous. Then he shakes his head, looking out at all of us with a hardened gaze.

- Rey was working with me when I was plotting against Satan, Trevor says. Everyone voices out their shock. Trevor flinches at the echo of our voices in the cave.

- Why didn't you tell us that sooner, Adal asks.

- He would have killed me, Trevor yells. Adal scoffs.

- If that's true, then he could still kill you. Why change your mind, Dante asks. Trevor looks at me, his gaze more determined than ever.

- Because I'm not willing to put Kira in danger any longer. She was attacked in the courtyard, and if I hadn't made it in time. She would have, Trevor says. He clenches his fists.

- So Rey was helping you, Draco asks.

- No, he was the one who came up with the plan. I didn't realize until it was too late tha I was set up to take the fall for everything, Trevor says.

- That doesn't excuse any of it, Adal says.

- I'm not making excuses, I'm telling you what I know, Trevor yells.

- This fits with what the tablet said, I say. I think back to the card I read in the museum.

- Another fallen angel, a wolf in sheep's clothing, I say. I shake my head, feeling stupid for not seeing it.

- We trusted him, and he betrayed us, I say.

- I've been suspicious of Rey for a while now, Draco says. Everyone turns to Draco, and he shrinks under the sudden attention.

- Not you too. Why the hell is everyone keeping secrets, Adal asks.

- It wasn't a secret, I just didn't have proof, Draco says. Draco stands a little taller, crossing his arms.