Rain's P.O.V. They rushed my criminal court hearing so that I could go to the council trial sooner. The lawyer Nate got for me was great! He had so much evidence and many statements from police reports and past cases proving Stefan had kidnapped others before. He showed proof of Charle' injuries and how they were sustained by Stefan. He told them I was only defending myself and my mate. He had to explain the importance of a mate to the judge as he was human. The judge looked over everything and since the people agreed, it was ruled as self defense. I was let go that afternoon into the custody of the council. I went from one jail cell to another. I at least got to eat something before the council took me. I thanked my lawyer and asked him to thank Nate for me. I hadn't heard from him since they took me in last night. Nate was right. The criminal proceeding went smoothly as it was just self defense. Now came the hard part, the scary part. I needed to prove my actions were just, and

Trying to sentence me to death? I thought Evandrus was supposed to be trying to help. I knew he was a snake but didn't realize how slippery he was. There went the small hope we had.  "So she is of Lancaster blood, but that doesn't prove that Stefan had plans for her." The dwarf stated.   "We have proof of that as well, but we need Rain's memory to be played." Nate stated with confidence. It seemed he had a quick retort to any doubt thrown our way. Nate was doing an amazing job even before having a year of college under his belt.  "Maudie, use your spells and reveal her memories unto us" Stoic ordered the witch. He watched Nate cautiously, as if warning him that this had to work or else.  "Yo

We arrived on campus within 20 minutes. My ears were still ringing from the wind blowing in them the whole way. Nate kept me safe in his arms while we flew. I was happy to get to see the sights, it was a nice distraction from everything that had happened the past couple of days. Honestly I felt like we got very lucky considering the situation. Nate landed near the commons in the field. Everyone of course stared at us for a while even after we landed. Nate looked a mess with his torn shirt and I probably didn’t look that much better. I was sure my hair was probably a big mess after being blown in the wind so long. I brushed it down with my hands as best I could. Nate tried to help too. He was almost like this older brother I never had. He looked out for me, and risked his life defending me to the council. I owe him a lot. “Rain!” I heard someone call out. “I am so happy you’re okay.” Kaitlyn said as she hugged me. I had heard she helped in my rescue, but didn’t want to get caught up i

Charles returned home with an assortment of foods and I devoured them all. My stomach felt a lot better and so did my body. Charles and I talked a while before heading to bed. "You know you're more advanced than the freshman classes you're taking. You could test out of them and get the credit. You'll graduate a lot sooner like that." Charles explained to me. "You really think I could test out of them?" I was sure I could but I wanted to hear him say it. It was nice knowing he thought I was so intelligent. "I'm sure you can." He said and I smiled real big at him. "It'll be too late to sign up for more advanced courses this semester but you could test out of the classes you're in now, aside from the lab, and you'll be more available to learn elvish magic and history. I feel like you could use a semester getting to know that part of you. You could also see if you have any witchy potential." I smirked at that. " I think that's a really good plan. I'll talk with my professors about it t

We took a breather in Charles room, giving me time to calm down. I looked around his room reading some of his trophies. Most were for academics and then a few for soccer and track. "You cheater." I said, pointing to the track metals. He laughed. "It's not my fault the humans didn't notice." I rolled my eyes at him. *Are you ready?" He stretched his hand out for me to take and I did, nodding my head. I took a deep breath to try to keep myself calm. I was about to meet the woman that birthed my mate. The Luna that seemed to shadow a powerful alpha. Charles led me out of his room down a maze of corridors. We turned left then right again and made another turn into a small hallway through a door that didn't lead to a room but to another hall. I was so lost by the time we reached a large glass door and somehow got outside. The glassdoors belonged to a beautiful garden house. Vines had grown around it, only adding to its beauty. When we went inside there were many different kinds of flow