who will stop me?

I stood there leaning on the doorway looking at the hazy figure with books floating around him looking at the bookshelves, arranging them in alphabetical order. His eyes focused with a slight frown on his handsome face as he arranged the books in order as he likes to keep his things in place while trashing our things.

He was immersed in his work, making sure all the books were in order while cussing Leo, floating from one end of the room to the other, his hazy figure glowing softly in the darkness of the room. His ghostly clothes rippled behind him as he moved, his hair short some strands falling in his eyes as he brushed them away. I don't think he will tell me anything if I ask him about the book. He may even ban me from ever going in there.

I know so very less about him. We have been living together for almost a month now. While Aro knows my biggest secret about Nyx, I had no idea that he had forbidden books hidden in a secret room only a few steps away from me.

How did he have a forbidden book in his secret room? How did he even find the book that the supreme council banned 1000 years ago? How did he even have them? Did he find them somewhere? Is Aro older than 1000 years? How is it possible? Maybe it's not that impossible. He is a ghost after all. He looks not much older than me. Did he die at an early age? what else is hidden in that secret room. Maybe I should take a look.

I had a nagging doubt that there might be other forbidden books in that secret room of his. And I want to find out right now. I casually made my way into the room and while Aro was arranging the books, not paying me any attention.

"I am so hungry." I said loudly, making sure he heard it, then made my way out of my room as inconspicuously as possible. Once outside I made sure he was still inside the room and checked the wall that should be connected to the secret room. Then I put my arms to it releasing energy into the wall. There was a soft click, and the secret room was revealed. I went through the wall into the warm, inviting room. I am still amazed that there is such a grand room hidden and I was not even able to find it until yesterday. I wonder how many other rooms and secrets this house is hiding.

I went to the far corner of the room from where I had taken the necromancer's tome without looking to see what the title of the book was. It had a pull to it, that most of the magical books have to them but it was quite basic in appearance. No one would have guessed that it would turn out to be the necromancer's tome.

There are books stacked till the ceiling. As I moved closer, I could see all the books here have normal plain covers and there is nothing suspicious as to where a forbidden book might be hidden. But there was a pull to these books like all the powerful books they are exuding magic. The closer I get the stronger the pull. Some of them have stronger pulls while the others have nothing, no magic in them.

There was a book with a red leather binding. It has the most magic in it as it was softly glowing. It was on the top shelf. I reached the book with my magic. Gently wrapping my magic around it as some of the powerful books can be dangerous as they might eat me or try to pull me inside the book and feed on my energy to make itself stronger. There was no evil sense to it. That means it will not do me any harm.

I gently lowered it until I could grab it with my hand. The red leather was lined with black lines and swirls all over the book. Its magic thrummed in my hands; it feels like it was alive. Like the other book there is no title at the top of it. When I opened it, it emitted a dark glow and a low groan came out of it, like it had been closed for a long time and was happy to be opened. The title... I don't know if I should be shocked or faint directly, I closed it immediately and put it back on the shelf where it was.

It was the blood magic grimoire. If the council finds it, we will be immediately imprisoned. Blood magic is forbidden after the Shadowfall war between the witches and demons 1000 years ago blood magic played a major role in the war killing thousands of people. After the war blood magic was forbidden to use and the books with the most dangerous spells and knowledge were confiscated and banned from use. All the people who used to perform blood magic are dead now. There is barely any knowledge about blood magic left.

My suspicions were proved right, he does have the other forbidden books, and some of the most sought-after books, some of them will get sold for a fortune on the black market. My heart was pounding in my chest as I paced the dimly lit room. What will I do now? what will I do now? Should I tell someone about it? Or maybe they are safe here as no one has been able to find them until now.

"I know what to do with these." Nyx thoughts came to my mind. I can feel the excitement rising within me, she wants to read these books.

"Are you crazy? you will not touch these books." These books are forbidden for a reason. It will be better to leave them alone. A sigh escaped me as Nyx replied,

"who will stop me?"