To nervous too play Piano

My father was one of the most powerful warlocks out there, he was able to conjure a spell that made it possible for everyone in our family to be able to mind link with each other. That privilege came in handy in most cases because there are a lot of situations where we wouldn't wanna reveal something in front of a stranger, or in situation where Aynacat and I gossip, and many other situations like that.

Aynacat grinned at me on sighting me and I stopped beside her, scowling up at Leo, my brother who had flicked my forehead back in the hallway, hours ago.

"Aw c'mon Jule, don't tell me you're still mad about that." He mused and I gave him a middle finger, causing him to almost double over in laughter.

"Stop laughing classlessly, father is looking over at us." Aynacat whispered, and we all wore a composed look in the next second.

"Jule." Father called out and my spine stiffened.

"Yes, father?"

He waved a hand at the five men standing around us.

"In between these five lords... you're gonna have to pick one, if you like one of them, whom you'd be getting married to."

My eyes almost fell out of their sockets. "W- what?"

"They've all taken a liking to you, and I've agreed to give your hand to one of them. If you take a liking to any of them. Now, it's up to you to make a choice." As he spoke, my mind dimmed and I grew light headed.

Marriage?

None of my six siblings are married yet, and I was the last child.

Why am I being asked to get married before all of them... and to one of these scary looking men

From the looks of it, it was clear that not even mother was aware of this yet.

My mouth opened and closed and nothing came forth. The men all laughed delightfully as they sized me up, probably finding that cute, and I felt disgusted to my stomach.

'What's wrong?' I felt Aynacat nudging at my mind but I didn't respond, because I wasn't sure of what had just happened yet.

Father patted my shoulders and informed me in my mind that I've been given some time to make a careful decision.

I was still yet to get my bearings together when he tugged me along with him to the stage and announced that I was gonna be putting on the piano art tonight, and as everyone cheered, I felt nauseous and light headed.

My hands shook uncontrollably and I tried to focus on the magic floating in my chest but I was too restless to even get a single grasp of the magic. I cursed over and over again underneath my breath, because this was all Father's fault.

After the little encounter I had had with him and his creepy friend's children, I had been able to stop my heart from racing or settling down. All that had been going through my mind was how I'm going to reject the marriage offer .

Thinking about it alone was enough to make bile build up in my throat.

After letting out a slow breath, I let my eyes fall close as I tried once again to focus on reaching for the magic inside me.

After about a minute of trying, I let out a stuttered breath a fear engulfed me on feeling father nudge at my mind link.

'What the hell are you doing?'

He demanded through the mind link and in that moment, I felt like breaking down in tears from frustration. He felt very pissed in my mind, and crippling fear engulfed me at the thought of what he was gonna do to me tonight, like he wasn't the reason I was currently unable to reach for my magic. If he hasn't informed me about some dumb marriage, I wouldn't be struggling this much right now.

'Boy, you okay?' Aynacat asked as she carefully nudged my mind. I granted her access immediately because I was already feeling lost.

'No, Ayna. I can't grasp my magic. This is all father's fault!' I cried out to her through the mind link as I tried to focus my attention and to reach for my magic once again.

"Father? Did he say something to you?' Ayna asked but I chose not to respond because I knew that was only gonna throw me off balance even more.

The ballroom was completely silent, and I could feel everyone's eyes on me, waiting for me to begin to play the piano. Mortification washed over my body at the fact that the entire crowd tonight is currently witnessing me embarrass myself this way.

A murmur began to flow through the crown almost immediately and I let my eyes fall close in embarrassment, because I was certain they're all gossiping about me right now. This is what father hated in his entire life, embarrassment being brought to the family, and that's exactly what I had managed to do tonight.

In a fleeting moment, a piercing scream filled the air and my eyes flew open at once, eyes turning in the direction of the scream. My eyes widened and I inched backwards and fell off the seat in shock as I stared at Leo who had an arrow embedded into the middle of his chest.

The arrow went up in flames at once and a second later, he was falling into the ground, face first, which completely sent the arrow through his back. A scream tore past my throat along with everyone else right as the ballroom erupted in chaos.

From the side of my eyes, I noticed masked men pouring into the ballroom through the now broken windows and roof at once, and I could do nothing but watch as arrows kept flying around.

I reached for Aynacat through the mind link but because of how unstable my mind was, the connection was too weak too hold. Panic flooded my mind and I began to crawl through the ballroom, searching for my sister as my entire body trembled in fear.

Who are these people? Why are they suddenly attacking everyone?

They killed Leo!Leo!

Tears poured down my face and blurred my sight for a few moments but I wiped them away almost immediately because I was determined to find Aynacat and confirm that she was safe.

'Julie...' it was soft and fragile in my mind, but a shrug of relief engulfed me on feeling Aynacat in mind and I instantly followed the direction of the mind connection. My steps flattered in no time and my mouth fell open as I came to an abrupt step.

Right in front of me, underneath a fallen table, laid Aynacat, with a arrowd embedded in her chest and leg.

My hands shook as I crawled towards her. "No, no. Please no." I whispered frantically through my tears as I reached for her bloodied hand and grasped it tightly.

This couldn't be.

Aynacat tried to smile at me but the pain etched over her face sent a knife through my mind.

"A- Ayna, please, stay with me." I whispered through my tears as I grasped the arrow and tried to pull it out but it didn't give, but only seemed to be hurting Aynacat more because she let out a scream as more blood oozed out.

I could already feel the mind link we shared starting to sever, and I grasped her hand once again, pleading for her to stay with me through my tears.

I tried to look through my mind for a spell which could stop her from bleeding or a spell that could get the arrow from her mind, but I couldn't come up with anything, because my knowledge on spells was almost non-existent.

I couldn't do anything, I could only watch as the life slowly drained from Aynacat until she was lifeless in my arms. I cried over her body, pleading for her to wake up. The entire place was in chaos around me and bodies were scattered everywhere.

I was still crying frantically when I felt a hand grasp my wrist and panic flooded me at once but I noticed it was my mother and the panic melted into pain as I took her in. She had blood trailing down the side of her head and the paleness of her face indicated that she had been using her powers to fight.

"Mama, they killed Leo and Ayna, they're dead!" I whispered violently through my tears.

"Shh... baby mama's here she will protect you" my mother said tremblingly

"Ma..ma.. where's father?"

"He's...dead" my mother said with a terrified face.

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