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Pity flashed in his green eyes. “You don’t know?”
    “Know what?” She braced herself.
    His face grew serious. Ava hated it when people gave her that look. “Your mother promised your soul to Havok.”
    “Who doesn’t know that?”
    “You don’t know what that means?”
    “No.”
    Klaus hesitated. “It means your soul is linked to Havok’s.”
    Ava drew in a sharp breath and then froze. Her heart stopped beating. Everything seemed to cease. There was a ringing in her ears, and it felt like the walls closing in on her. “I’m linked to Havok?” A tear fell out of her eye.
    Klaus frowned. “I’m sorry.”
    “How is that possible?” Melissa asked.
    “When her mother promised her soul, a spell was placed, linking her soul with Havok’s,” Klaus explained, and turned to Ava. “It was supposed to activate once you grew into your powers, but because Havok was still weak, the connection wasn’t as strong. When you went to the Necromancer, it strengthened the connection since his soul prevailed over Colden’s. That’s how he was able to get inside your head so easily for so long.”
    “Wait, so was he the one that subconsciously got her to seek out the Necromancer?” Link asked.
    “Yes. He found a way to take over Colden’s body, and since he had a connection to Ava, albeit a weak one, he used that.”
    Ava gritted her teeth, and rose to her feet. She began pacing in the room, breathing hard. She clenched and unclenched her fists. The more she heard about her mother, the more she hated the woman. She wanted to throw something or punch the wall. She let out a frustrated sigh. “I hate her! How could she do this? What was she trying to prove? How could she be so selfish?”
    Melissa grabbed her shoulder. “Ava, turn off the water.”
    When Ava looked down, she saw the water trickling down in chaotic lines like the thoughts inside her head. Stopping the stream, her vision blurred from the tears, but she batted them away. She wouldn’t cry for her pathetic mother who was too selfish to save her own child. She hated her even more.
    Once she calmed down, she faced Klaus. “Okay. Does this mean he can get into my head whenever? Does this explain the weird visions or whatever I’ve been having?”
    Melissa and everyone else gave her a confused look. “Visions?”
    “I had one right before we initiated with Havok. It felt like a memory or something. Havok was telling my mom to spy on the Elders and the second time was when I saw Havok for the first time since we got here.”
    Klaus studied her and stroked his chin. “Perhaps. I wonder if he’s able to see your memories.”
    “You don’t know?”
    “I don’t know of anyone else who’s been linked to Havok. Or any Enchanter for that matter. I do know that you can still keep him out of your mind. He doesn’t feel the need to torture you, but if you ever feel him trying to read your mind, make him see what he wants. You’ve done a great job of strengthening your mind. Whoever taught you that is incredibly powerful.”
    Gabriel had taught her. And she needed to find him to apologize. Or something. She needed him, but knew that was a pipe dream now that she was a Cimmerian and had hurt him. “Where are the prisoners?” she asked.
    Klaus sighed. “In the South Hall. The prison chambers are the only thing there.”
    “Can I manipulate the guards?” Gillian asked.
    “No. It will be very hard to manipulate a Cimmerian guard. They are protected by a charm.”
    “Of course.”
    “There is one more thing,” Klaus said.
    “What?” Thomas asked.
    He looked to Ava. “You and Havok’s souls are linked.”
    “You already said that.”
    He hesitated. “Meaning, whatever happens to Havok, will happen to you.”
    Several of them gasped.
    Ava’s heart stilled. The churning in her stomach made her want to vomit. The room spun, and she couldn’t catch her breath. She swallowed several times, but her mouth watered. “You can’t be serious.”
    “I’m