Red Rover
Hawk lights the match, tossing it into the circle.
Then the witches chant.
Sound disappears. My ears pop. It feels like all the air is sucked out of the world. Light bursts around me, blinding, pulsing behind my eyelids. I cover my eyes, heart hammering.
And just like that—it’s over.
“Devin! Arya!”
I blink the light away and find myself staring at Charlie and Xander, mouths open, eyes wide.
Alexander and Rowen run in. Their relief is palpable.
“Thank fuck that worked!” Rowen says.
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