SAGE
My heart was beating hard in my chest as if it would leap into my hand.
Nyx paced as we headed into the meadow.
Uncle Bryn mind linked me. I needed to tell them about me, and when I argued, I couldn’t; he pulled the card I had dreaded ever since I knew what I was—this had to do with me.
I walked into the meadow and headed to the flower but stopped when I looked at it.
Nyx pushed closer and looked. “No,” she whispered as we took in the flower. It had bloomed and shone brightly.
Hearing movement behind me, I knew who it was. He had followed me, but I heard his feet stop. “What the—” Shaun whispered as he came closer and stood beside me. “It’s beautiful.”
My eyes lingered on the flower as more footsteps came closer and stopped. I moved out of the way as I turned and walked away fr
