‘Weall stood in our assigned places.

around the circle staring upat the sky.

With gaping mouths. None of us said anything for along while. I don't think any of us could realy believe what had Just happened.

Wejust spoke to the guardian of the earth] ‘The protector of the grounds we stand on.

‘Now her children are protecting us.

My heart was so filled ith joy that I couldn't contain.

“Lila.” my mother was the frst to spealc from across the circle. realized she was.

nowlooking at me through unshed tears.

“1 had no dea you harvested so much power.” “There must have been some kind of

mistake,” I said, looking down at my hands as if expected therm to be glowing.

But they looked ordinary to me, and 1 felt aknot tighten in my stomach, “1 don't fee powerful.” “The Guardian doest’t make mistakes like that,” Hazel sad, she was also looking at me very carefully. “The orbs.

are attached to your powers ora eason.

have enough of it 0 feed them and Keep them around fr a long as we need” “This means Lila needs

determination on his face when he looked back

that wasn't the case, Id

her,” Enzo said with fiexceness in his voice felta sense of pride when looking at

as long as

he didn't return my 4 smile Not at firs, saw there was some worry in his eyes like he was contemplating something that he didn't want to say out loud.

then the comer of his ips

arelate fo curfew,” he reminded me, making my smile drop completely, along with my heart ast fell into

stomach.

it?” asked, gasping as T looked at my mother with large

and gold

looking at me.

afters,” she old

and I

have to go," agreed a ranrtormy mother and threw myself

return home

s safe” She held me tightly and 1 fel such ‘comfort

she whispered against me, Kissing my temple

father first, need to catch him up on everything that's happened tonight” pulled away

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