Colby
The second Lia’s fingers brushed the relic, she went rigid.
“Uh—” Rain’s voice cut through the thick silence. “What the hell is happening?”
I didn’t answer right away. I was too busy watching her.
Her chest rose and fell, shallow and slow. Her eyes, wide and unblinking, stared at something none of us could see. The relic pulsed faintly in her grip, the jagged edges cutting into her palm, but she didn’t seem to notice.
Rain’s panic escalated. “Colby!”
“Calm down.”
“Calm down? Are you seeing her? She’s—she’s frozen! Lia!” He reached for her, but I caught his wrist before he could touch her.
“Wait.”
Rain’s gaze snapped to me, his frustration barely contained. “Wait? For what? For her to stop breathing?!”
“She’s breathing.” I kept my voice steady, even though I didn’t love this
