'I know you have barely slept since you heard your dad has escaped,' Carl said. 'You need to relax, Violet. You cannot protect everyone all the time.'
Violet nodded, and he seemed satisfied with that. He turned to go back to the others, dropping his hold on her once the others came back in sight.
'You know this is because you jinxed us, right?' Violet spoke through their bond. 'This year is just going to go downhill from here.'
But they didn't realize how bad it would go downhill until they arrived at school the next day.
When they walked into the VIP Gold common room, someone was already present there. He was sitting in a chair by the fireplace as if it were the throne. He had golden-brown hair and a sneering mouth, but he looked similar enough to Carl and Tiara for her to realize who
