‘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.

enough of it 0 feed them and Keep them around fr a long as we need” “This means Lila needs to be safe and keep her

but saw the determination on his face when he

that wasn't the case, Id

happen to her,” Enzo said with fiexceness in his voice felta sense of pride

and I knew as long as

safe. smiled up at him and helooked at me; 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

the comer of his ips lfed, and his gaze softened,

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

stomach.

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

glanced at her diamond-studded and gold wristwatch

looking at me.

afters,” she old

both Enzo and I said at the

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

home and

then, nowhere in between towns s safe” She held me tightly and 1 fel

she whispered against me, Kissing my

see your father first, need to catch him up on everything that's happened tonight” pulled away from her and smiled up at

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