SILAS' POV
6 Years Ago...
“Silas, get to the garden. Now. We need to talk.”
Skylar never sent messages like that unless it was urgent. My heart jumped as I raced down the stairs and stepped out into the garden. She spotted me coming through the school’s main gate and hurried over, grabbing my arm and dragging me toward the back garden without a word.
“What’s going on? Did someone do something to you?” I snapped, my mind racing through worst-case scenarios. Just the thought of someone hurting her set my temper flaring.
Skylar rolled her eyes. “Everyone knows you’re my brother, Silas. No one would dare.”
“Then what is it?” I pressed impatiently, sensing something bad was brewing.
“You know Lucia from your class? The one who’s been chasing after you?”
“Yeah, what about her?” I asked,
