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Chapter 10. Private Space

As soon as Brylee and Briony came home, they immediately went to their 'private space' as Bell told them so.

When they reached their 'private space', Brina and Bell were already there sitting on the work desk.

When Brylee and Briony were seated they could already feel the intense glare coming from Bell. She knew what they were up to.

"I thought I warned you," Bell said in a cold voice. "And of all people, Uncle Lorcan? Really?"

Brylee pouted her lips. "We just wanted to help."

"Did he ask for your help?" Bell asked sarcastically.

Brylee and Briony shook their heads.

"Because he doesn't need your help. Now stop focusing on other people's life. You have a life of your own."

"But some people cannot tell when they already need help. That's because they thought that they can when in fact, they can't." Brylee retorted back earning him a glare from Briony and Brina.

Bell's face becomes stern.

"Uncle Lorcan always likes to be in control of the situation. He doesn't like the feeling of being under the wing of other people. If you insist on helping him when he is not asking for it, he might lose his grip and the situation might get out of control. So, back off."

Bell's voice was low and slow yet intimidating.

Brylee bit her inner cheek and nodded her head.

Briony cleared her throat. "Uhm...where's Bianca?" She asked when she noticed that Bianca hasn't arrived yet.

"She'll be here in a moment. We have to talk now before she gets here." Brina said in a soft voice.

Brylee and Briony looked at each other with a frown.

"What do you mean? Briony asked.

Bell leaned her back on her chair and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Now that Bianca is with us as a bounty hunter and we are now hunting as a team. We should be careful with our actions." Bell said solemnly.

The silence in the room means that Brylee, Briony, and Brina understand what Bell is talking about.

When Bell was five years old, she was already stubborn and hot-headed, she ran out of the house when she got scolded by their father. It was raining at that time and there was also thunder and lightning.

Apparently, she was accidentally struck by lightning. She was sent to the hospital and the doctors said that it was a miracle that she didn't sustain any injury. She was not even hurt or traumatized.

But later on, Rowan and Daniella realized that it was not an accident. Because it turns out that Bell's body could attract electricity. And then later on, as time goes by, Bell learned how to manipulate it.

Rowan and Daniella kept it a secret even to their other daughters.

But then, they didn't expect to discover that their other daughters would also possess special talents.

Briony was only one year old when they learned that she can heal herself. They discover it when she falls on her high chair and sustains cuts on her forehead. Daniella panicked at first but then she was surprised when she watched the cut on Briony's head gradually disappear.

A year later after they discover Briony's talent of self-healing, they see Brina healed her dog that was accidentally scalded with hot water.

Then, later on, it was Brylee.