"Next, I'll create a diversion with my lightning," Josie continued, her voice barely audible over the chaos. "When he's distracted, that's when you two-step in. Your connection to Celeste's wolf... it might just be enough to break through whatever Louis is doing to her."
"Are you sure this will work?" Brandon asked, uncertainty lacing his voice.
Josie paused for a moment, her expression grim. "No, but it's the only shot we've got."
"Let's do it," I said, my heart pounding in my chest. We couldn't afford to lose any more time.
As we approached Louis, every step felt like an eternity. My mind raced with the possibilities of what could go wrong, but I pushed those thoughts away, focusing instead on the task at hand.
I stared in shock at the shimmering wall of energy that separated us fro
