Hannah“My daughter is only 5 years old,” I said to her. “I accepted it when I found out she was the key to opening both sides of the portal. But now you’re telling me she is the key to saving this entire kingdom. You’re saying she has the powers of the moon goddess?”I could feel myself getting worked up at the very thought of it. I wasn’t about to return home and tell everybody that Wren had these powers because she’s basically the moon goddess. The thought made me feel queasy. I had put her in enough danger already; she was already going through so much stuff. I couldn’t bear to watch her go through this too. My priority was protecting my daughter, not throwing her in the middle of danger.“I have a book that I left at the palace,” Gemma continued, eyeing me carefully. “It’s a little black book. It’ll tell you everything you need to know about the chosen daugh

HannahThe look on Wren’s face was something I would never get out of my mind. She saw my mom shifting into somebody, or something, else. I held onto her tightly as she nuzzled her head into my chest. Her entire body was trembling. We had to put a stop to this. I had to figure out how to help her.“It’s going to be okay,” I whispered to her. “You did well. You can rest now.”Her body seemed to have relaxed a little. She was so exhausted. What was the moon goddess thinking? Making her go through all of this. I wish I could get a hold of the goddess herself and ask her what her thoughts were when she chose Wrenley as the chosen daughter. I released her and stood to face Sebastian.“We need to go to the elders; right now,” I told him.He nodded in agreement. I turned to Raya.“Can you keep an eye on her for a little longer? Liam too?”She gave me a

HannahOnce we said our goodbyes to Calliope, we returned home to the crescent moon pack. I explained to Raya that we needed to attend the Bluemoon ball; she was wary, but she agreed that it was necessary if we wanted to get into the palace and steal the emblem. Later that night, I pulled Wren aside and sat her down in her room. Sebastian was with me. I was nervous about having this conversation with her because of everything she has already been through. But we must take back our kingdom.“You want me to go to the underworld…” Wren said before we even had the chance to say anything about it.I looked at Sebastian in shock and he said nothing. He just kept his eyes locked on Wren; he didn’t look surprised.“You saw it in a vision, didn’t you?” He asked.Wren glanced up at him and nodded. She looked over at me with a worried frown.“I saw you both talking about it with that eld

HannahWe returned home with my new dress and for the rest of the evening, Sebastian and I read Gemma’s black book.“It says that the chosen child is the moon goddess’ eyes, ears, and body. She has the power of the moon goddess to keep the peace amongst the lands because the goddess can’t be here in her physical form,” Sebastian said, reading the pages.“So, Wren is her version of a vessel?”“Pretty much,” he answered. “It’s kind of strange to think about. But if the goddess thinks this is the best option, then we have no other choice than to trust her.”“Of course, I trust the moon goddess,” I retorted. “That doesn’t mean I like that our daughter is being used like this though. Does the book say anything about how to control her powers?”He flipped through some of the pages.“Most of these are spells she can do

Hannah “Dr. Davis. What has happened to you?” I asked, grabbing onto the bars of the cell. “What have they done…?”“You shouldn’t be here,” he groaned, lifting his head off the cold concrete ground. I could tell it pained him to speak; it looks like he’s been tortured for months. My heart ached for him; Nancy was going to lose her mind once she found out what was happening to her husband this entire time. “You need to leave before he catches you here.”“Let me worry about that,” I said, shaking my head with dismay. “We need to get you out of here. Where can I find the keys?”I went to search the front desk for the keys to his cell, but his voice stopped me.“Wait; if we are caught, we will all die. I can’t risk your life to save mine.”“I can’t let you rot in here,” I said, narrowing my eyes at him.