Chapter 5

• "You can't remain here forever, Rhea." Micah's voice was barely a whisper, yet it rang out in the quiet of the empty Mooncrest Estate. We were in the ancient conservatory, its glass panes letting in the faint afternoon light.
• "I know," I whispered. What had occurred in the school hall remained with me, a pain in my back and a greater one in my heart. The bond had been a muffled thrum ever since, but now it was… changing. A gradual heat was beginning to permeate me, a fluid fire that caused my skin to prickle.
• "What is wrong?" Micah asked, his Beta senses recognizing my distress.