I froze when Leon’s words hit me.
“There’s one more thing I didn’t tell you, Aria.”
My chest tightened, and my stomach flipped.
“What… what is it?” I asked, my voice shaking.
He stepped closer, calm and steady, like he was used to people trembling around him.
He looked at me with a strange softness, and I didn’t know what to make of it.
“It’s about the red moon,” he said. “And about you.”
I swallowed hard. My hands trembled at my sides.
“What about me?”
“Your power… it is rare,” he said quietly. “And it may wake before the ritual begins.”
I frowned. “Wake? What do you mean?”
Leon looked down for a moment, then back at me.
“You may feel heat inside your body. Strong heat. Like fire. It may burn… it may hurt… but it is not dangerous if you stay calm.”
I took a step back. My eyes
