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.

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

the..." I whispered to myself as I flipped through the pages.

"Nina? Everything okay?"

Tyler's voice, whirling toward the door with my heart in my throat. My brother leaned against the frame, eyeing me with a mixture of concern and confusion as he took in the scene in front of

"Tyler-1-"

hesitated, unsure of where to even begin. But then, finally, the words poured out. I quickly scooped the book up off of the

on the edge of the bed beside me, where I

do you think

not sure," I admitted, still flipping through

one eyebrow quizzically. "Have you tried decoding it since then?" he

hit me, and I gasped. With my eyes wide, I quickly pointed at my desk, where the decoding sheet was sitting. "Quickly!" I breathed. "Let's try before... whatever this

need to tell Tyler twice. He quickly jumped up and grabbed the

the following hours, we

whatever had happened between the book and the moonstone had pulled the magic out of the book

as if it

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