LOGINMy mother guided me over to the bar where Selene and Cora were. Selene was the first to see me, and she gave me a polite smile as I reached the bar.“It’s good to see you,” Selene said as she gave me a brief hug. “How are you?”“I’m good,” I told her, trying not to sound too awkward. “And you?”She
Judy’s POV2 weeks later. “You’re finally here,” Nan said, wrapping me in her arms. “About time. We were about to leave without you.”I knew she was teasing, and it made me roll my eyes and smile at her.“You can’t leave without me,” I teased. “That’s not how this works.”She grinned and nudged me.
Irene screamed, drawing our attention to her. The glow that had once surrounded her was so bright it was hard to look at her, but now it was shooting from her body toward Chuck.This time, I knew it was painful because of how badly she was screaming.It seemed painful for both of them because he was
Judy’s POV“That’s me?” Irene asked, stepping closer to the glowing green images. Her eyes were wide with wonder as she stared at her green self. She was seated on the couch, tucked under the green image of Chuck, who was smiling down at her. Their eyes were locked. A green smoky haze was pouring
“Trust us…” my magic spoke inside of me, and I closed my eyes, knowing that I could.When I opened them, everyone stared at me.“I know what to do,” I told them, and then I walked over to Chuck, my movements careful and my eyes remaining on his.Taylor tensed when I got too close, and I knew he was
“Irene, don’t listen to her!” Chuck pleaded. “You know you love me… I’m the only one you can trust.”“Shut up,” Taylor growled, getting into Chuck’s face. “We’ve heard enough from you.”Irene sniffled again as she pulled out of my arms. She looked at me… really looked at me. For a moment, I had no i







