Chapter 123 - Boom Boom!

"Are you sure about that? It's the middle of the night, roaming around Eudora, even if it's to return to your own quarters is dangerous. We can pick it out tomorrow."

"Oh come on, it's alright, Briar. It's not that far a walk away. I'll just grab the shoes and return back. It will only take a couple of minutes at most," Madeline promised. 

"I'll accompany you," Briar said. 

"It's fine, you stay here," Madeline insisted. 

"Madeline."

"Briar," Madeline said, a look of urgency in her eyes. 

"I can do this. It's just grabbing a pair of shoes."

"Indiana? What do you think?" Briar asked.

Indiana rubbed her eye sleepily, "It won't take too long, right, Madeline?"

Madeline nodded. 

"I'll be back," she promised.

"Oh alright," Briar gave in, sighing before she mentioned, "But if you don't return in a couple of minutes we're coming over."

"Alright," Madeline said, waving them goodbye before she quickly left. 

On her way to her quarters, someone tapped her on the shoulder, causing her to turn around in shock and—

A blast of energy shot out of her hands and into the distance. Fortunately, he had blocked it before it came anywhere close to him. 

"You shocked me!" Madeline exclaimed, clutching her chest.

"I shocked you? You just shot a blast with your hands," Xavier pointed out, his eyes wide and his mouth open.

Madeline looked at her right hand. 

"Did you know you could do that?" He asked. 

She shook her head, "No, I didn't. If I did, I would've told you."

"What are you doing, walking around Eudora so late at night?"

"I just wanted to grab some shoes from my quarters," Madeline answered. 

"Couldn't you have done that tomorrow?" Xavier questioned, pointing out the obvious. 

"I could, but I'd rather do it today."

"How's girl's night going?"

"Great."

Madeline and Xavier stood there in silence, before Xavier asked her, "Are we not going to talk about what you just did?"

Madeline nodded, "Yes, just right after I grab the shoes I came for."

"Madeline—"

Madeline inhaled, trying not to think about what just happened much.

She had been wondering if she had inherited any powers. And boom. Powers.

Or maybe it wasn't a power. Maybe it was something that happened whenever she was shocked. But why hadn't that happened before?

She looked at him, "Can't we talk about it after girl's night?"

Xavier looked at her, "You want to hide it from your other friends?"

Madeline opened and closed her mouth.

"Until I find a way to tell them," she said. 

Xavier narrowed his eyes, "And Emilio?"

"I'll tell him tomorrow," Madeline said. 

"Don't tell anyone," she said to Xavier, before she realized Adrian was an exclusion from the word anyone. 

And if Adrian knew, Briar would too. 

"If you say so," Xavier said. 

Madeline stared at her right hand with fascination and shock. 

With how unexpectedly this all came, Madeline acted like nothing happened. That was her method of coping. 

When she was ready, she'd talk about it. When she found a way to tell others, she would talk about it. 

Madeline thought she was a human until a while ago. 

And a couple minutes ago, a blast of energy came from her. 

She gulped, "Not even Adrian."

Xavier nodded, "I know."

"We'll talk about it tomorrow then," he said, eyeing Madeline. 

Well this had come as a shock. Madeline had inherited powers from her mother after all. 

Like she had asked him to, he'd keep this a secret from Adrian. He wouldn't tell anyone till she did. 

Looking at the bright side, Madeline could protect herself. 

Speaking of Madeline, she wondered if her creating that barrier and making that energy blast was connected. 

Perhaps the barrier was someone else's way of protecting someone they held dear to their heart.

Or perhaps, Madeline had powers after all. 

However, Madeline couldn't dismiss what just happened. She shot an energy blast out of her hand, no amount of denial would change that.

"Want me to accompany you to your quarters and back to Briar's room?" Xavier offered. 

Madeline - who looked shaken - nodded. 

"Yes please," she said softly. 

They walked together to Madeline's quarters, and Xavier waited for her outside her quarters as she fetched the pair of shoes she had originally came here for. 

Originally, Xavier had wanted to take a walk, until he had run into Madeline. He had finished his work early, taking advantage of his amazing mood. 

He felt even more productive and motivated than ever before. And that was saying something. 

"Alright, let's go," Madeline said, holding a pair of shoes in her left hand. 

"You promise we're talking about it tomorrow?" Xavier asked. 

"I promise."

"And don't overthink it," Xavier said to her, knowing she liked overthinking things a lot. 

"I'll try not to," Madeline said, pursing her lips. 

"And you don't stay up late," she said to him with a tiny smile on her face - her attempt at seeming like she was fine.

"We're here," she said, looking down at her shoes.

"I should go now," Xavier said to her. 

"Bye now," he said, wishing her goodbye.

"Bye Xavier," Madeline said, waving with her free hand. 

Before she knocked, she took a deep breath.

The door then opened without her having to knock.

"Met Xavier on your way there?" Briar asked, an excited smile on her face. 

"Yeah," Madeline said, nodding.

"And I got the shoes!" She exclaimed. 

"That's great!" Briar exclaimed, admitting, "With the time you were taking, I was beginning to get worried. Thank luna you're back."

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Author's Note: Here you go, two brand new chapters to make up for yesterday. Hope you all enjoy it. Again, sorry for any inconvenience caused!

And also, I just wanted to stress something. This book was written for those who enjoy slow-burn romance novels with a touch of werewolves and red string. It's my take on werewolves and it's not meant to be everyone's cup of tea, so if you do not like this book, you could always just click the exit button. 

Alright, author out.