The bright red blood covered my blue heels. All around, there were screams from students, cries of panic. The gaze stopped on three bodies lying on the ground. My body seemed petrified, my voice caught in my throat. Hugo, Mateo and Aster’s bodies lay in a pool of blood. Each of their heads lay next to the severed medal chain that hung around each of their necks. I turned my fearful eyes on Scarlet, whose fingers held the blackened locket, wanting to finish her. “Sawyer, Lucian, Blake, get the students out.” Issac’s stern tone of voice spread around. Two steps forward. The crown left my head, my fingers instantly wrapped around the thin medallion chain that was trying to kill Scarlet. The black radiance of the jewellery and the medallion did not escape my eyes. With trembling hands, I tr

