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"Well, not exactly A since Derrick Iin the first place," Jericho said matter of factly

"What?" My voice rose louder than appropriate for the dance floor

"Oh, yeah," Jericho s the one to reveal all of the history I had never heard "It was Amory the people wanted But Amory refused because he didn't believe our people should be ruled by one man From what I understand, he hoped that when he said no, the people would drop the issue; but instead they picked Derrick and from there you know the rest, the blood oath with the Titans, the banishment of Shape-Shifters, and the division of all the races"

"So, wait I bet A himself now," I end says that because A every Immortal chose, the Guard is actually loyal to him and your faht still be alive and that's why you and Avalon are fine You don't hold an allegiance to the Kendricks after all," e loophole that would save an entire race of people, should the Resistance succeed "Yes, but you know him; he would never risk the lives of so s have hated hiest any of it

"Well, yeah, that and because they have always known he is more powerful than them Believe me, they have all tried to kill hi they've all wanted and can't have"

"I into Jericho's eyes and finally understanding the intricacies of randfather's past

Jericho looked down at ainst ently For a ot there were other people around us, ere floating on a cloud of white rose petals and there was only me and there was only hih-pitched, snide voice cut through our perfecther tightly to hiainst his crisp tuxedo Seraphina was gorgeous in a strapless a-line goith bustled back and diaant up do, soft tendrils tu down her neck As usual she looked too beautiful to be so hed, not having the will to fight or the stamina to watch Kiran dance with her

"At least you tried this time around You failed, but at least there was so down at me over her nose I so wanted to punch that nose, but I held back, wanting this dance to end better than the last one

"Sera" Kiran chided, but not in a way that said he et it," Jericho spoke up, surprising all of us "Some women don't need to be so obvious" He looked over her dress with the ultih and clear above the sound of the soft o of Seraphina to face him directly "You cannot speak to o offorward as if to protect ht It's just that soet that she's your fiancée," Jericho took another step forward, daring Kiran to retaliate

"I think you are the one who has forgotten his place," Kiran took the challenge and another step forward, both boys eyeing each other with menace

Talbott and Avalon appeared fro their places on either side of the argu at each other with just ashad a bone to pick with one another for quite some time

"And what place would that be?" Jericho dared hirowled

"Not when it comes to Eden," Jericho said plainly Then the unthinkable happened

Kiran punched Jericho in the face with fury, sending hiathered around to watch His nose erupted in blood before he fixed it quickly with ic and pushed off the people he had fallen into He was across the floor in seconds returning Kiran's bloith one of his own

Avalon wasn't one to wait around and decked Talbott while he tried to pull Jericho off of Kiran The boys wrestled around on the floor, the sick sound of bones being cracked and fists finding flesh, echoing in the otherwise silent gyic could be used to stop it And girls screa the reason for the quarrel

I stood there feeling helpless, not knohose side I was on Although, it felt like Kiran's side wasn't even an option Seraphina and her holy trinity stood across the fight staring daggers into h," A at the wrestlingthe white floor with sticky blood

When none of the boys appeared to listen or even hear, I looked on as Aical powers, interrupting the fight, separating all four boys with a sih," Amory said more quietly, with more authority than I think I had ever heard him use "Avalon and Jericho, find your dates and leave the preer welcoest you clean yourselves up and enjoy what is left of the night If I see any more outbursts like this, I will be on the phone with your father before you can fix your broken nose How dare any of you interrupt a night like this and behave like anio," he demanded Everyone scattered

Jericho put his ar back at Kiran I saw a hateful look in his eyes His gaze flickered to me and suddenly there was a desperate look of defeat in the me like he had lost me; I couldn't bear to see hi ht