Vedant I return home after rescuing Chiara from her own stupidity once again. What is it with that girl? She always seems to land herself in the worst positions. I shrug as I push my way through my front door. It doesn’t matter. I just wish the bond would stop alerting me. I walk through the foyer and see my father waiting for me in the large living room. I sigh. The scene I caused the night of the competition had been a big embarrassment to him and he had been in an even fouler mood than usual ever since. I think about trying to sneak down the hallway to the right, but he’s already spotted me. “Vedant, come here we need to talk.” I don’t bother hiding my irritation. All we do is fight now, anyway. I walk forward into the living room and stop in front of him. “About what?” He gest

