Chapter 0763

Nina

I stared down at the book in front of me, my breath catching in my throat as the strange blue glow intensified. The moonstone in my hand glowed as well, its light almost seeming to pulse in tandem with that of the book.

"What the hell?" I muttered, reaching out to touch the book.

Gasping softly, I quickly recoiled my hand when, upon my fingers grazing the leather, a small electric shock lightly touched my fingers. With my eyes wide, I looked down at my hand-unharmed, but still almost fizzling with that strange energy.

There was magic here.

The realization struck me then: maybe this moonstone, somehow, was a key to finally decoding this book. Drawing in a shuddering breath, I tightened my grip around the still-glowing moonstone, feeling its warmth melt into my palm. Then, before I could second-guess myself, I pressed the crystal down onto the open pages and watched in fascination as the glow flared brilliantly.

For an endless, breathless moment, the room was consumed in a blinding light that stung my eyes and made me grind my teeth.

But then, just when I began to fear I had made some catastrophic mistake, the illumination slowly ebbed away. Both the book and the moonstone stopped glowing; for now, at least.

my eyes on the yellowed pages in front of me. They looked

whispered to myself as I flipped

"Nina? Everything okay?"

throat. My brother leaned against the frame, eyeing me with a mixture of concern

"Tyler-1-"

then, finally, the words poured out. I quickly

on the edge of the bed beside me, where I

what do you think happened?" he

sure," I admitted, still flipping through the pages. "It

one eyebrow quizzically. "Have you tried decoding

where the decoding sheet was sitting. "Quickly!" I breathed. "Let's try before... whatever this magic is

He quickly jumped

the following hours, we

the book and the moonstone had pulled the

book seemed placated for now. It felt as if it

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