Rowan stared at me for another long second before he traced my forehead with a finger. “Your Goddess Blessed.” He sounded breathless and surprised.

Inodded, staring into his eyes. “Yes…” I furrowed my brow. “I thought you knew.” A soft light rippled on his face, and I looked up to the sky, trying to see if the moon was trying to shine down on us through the clouds.

“I did.” He tilted his head, still staring at me, “But hearing it and seeing it are two very different things. This,” he waved his hand. “Is different.”

“What do you mean?” I looked from him to Alannah and then landed on my mother. “Mom?”

“Your mark…your eyes…they changed.” She pointed to her own forehead. “It was a normal Goddess Blessed mark, the crescent moon. But now it’s more…” She trailed as she leaned closer. “I dont know why.”

“More?” I looked back at Rowan.“, More how?”

He pulled his phone from his pocket and aimed it at my face. I heard the click of his camera as he took the photo. He turned the screen towards me, and my breath caught. “It’s more.” He agreed as he stared into my eyes. “And your eyes…they are silver.”

shifted with a light burning from within. And the crescent moon that I once carried was gone. In its place was

from the cabin. Carly was coming back, and that meant something was wrong. I pulled myself from the grave just as she came to a stop at the foot of the hole. “Hello Pandia.” Her soft white eyes saw more than she let on. Her soft, chubby face held a soft smile, but that smile made it seem like she was hiding the secrets of the universe. It was

chest; a soft glow of light flickered under my skin. “My name is Amy.”

I am the warning call in the middle of the night when

her, but she backed away

hesitant voice that snapped us back to the conversation.

just chosen by one, weren’t you?” Carly smiled. “Your bloodline will be strong, and it needs to be.” Carly stepped closer. “But remember, with power, comes enemies. Watch over your flock, Pandia. Someone is hunting us. Someone who doesn’t want a king or a queen. They want chaos and death, and they are coming.” Carly’s eyes shifted back to her soft brown ones, and she dropped to her

in the house, then I will be right back.” She shifted to look at me. I recognized

Go. She is always so tired after her visions, and she has had a handful today.” Alannah rubbed

okay?” Rowan

me. “Can I have a minute alone with

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