Chapter 51

“Did you just—”

I didn’t let Miles finish his sentence as I caught his wrist and dragged him through confused, scared party goers who were now turning the flashlights on their phones all the way to the kitchen and through the back door. I only let go of my grip once we were alone in the backyard.

“Xy, what did you do? I mean, how did you do it?” His face was confused but I caught a hint of fear in his eyes.

Even though I knew that there was no point in denying it but I tried it anyway and hoped that he would see the logic and forget that magical stuff was real — which was a hard thing to do considering he was a supernatural being himself.

“What are you talking about?” I tried to sound appalled. “I didn’t do anything. You were with me there. Plus I couldn’t. I’m just a normal human being, remember?”

Just to be on the safe side, I put my hands inside the pocket of my jeans because clearly, this power was not controllable right now. I had to find a way to control it so something like