465 SIXTEEN YEARS OLD

"Why are you so grumpy so early in the morning?" Ian closed his locker next to Hope's while Ethan stood beside his twin brother, eating his breakfast sleepily. 

These two people were stuck with Hope in the same school and class. What to do? In this small village, there were not many options you could choose from.

Ever since Kace visited their house, they would complain to Hope that their parents wanted them to keep their eyes on Hope, for 'protection' or some sort. 

Ian would say it was troublesome, but Hope knew he was more than willing to follow her around just to know about Kace Donovan. 

Apparently Donovan's family was a well known family in their kind. Like a royal family, if Hope didn't misinterpret it when the siblings explained to her.

"Nothing." Hope slammed the locker door shut with a loud banging sound.