37AdieSomething’s wrong with Aura. Adie’s thoughts raced through her mind. She isn’t ready. She paced her room. Her iridescent dress shimmered from Uni’s setting light coming through her balcony doors. She’s hiding something from me.
Adie jumped as a knock came at her door. “Come in!” she shouted. Her stride grew longer as she walked from one side of her room to the next. I don’t like feeling this way.
She eyed the Rokis sitting on the corner of her bed as Samuel entered with a wide grin on his face.
“This isn’t a time for smiling. I think Aura . . .” she paused.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, closing the door softly behind him.
Adie stopped and glanced at Samuel. Worry filled his kind eyes. She contemplated telling him everything going on with Aura but didn’t want to burden him. It could
