“So they left me with Grandma Elle,” I said, hearing my voice as if I were outside myself. It echoed off the walls, repeated itself in my head like a mantra, and threatened to bore into the deepest corners of my brain.
“They did. It was the best option for everyone. You may not know this, but magic use is strictly forbidden outside approved areas, so your parents left in their car, armed with nothing more than your mother’s wand and broomstick — self-defense is an exception permitted by magical law — heading for Moon Grove with the necklace.”
“Did they make it? They must have, otherwise how would you have gotten the necklace back?” I asked.
“Only one of them did,” Heath said and I choked as my throat closed and tears flooded my eyes.
“Does that mean…?” I couldn’t finish the question.
