I breathe heavily, trying to make my racing heart calm down. I don’t know how I’m able to think clearly after what I just found out, but I find myself using the technique that Kir taught me. Acknowledge what your body feels. Make it find peace. And then … The mind is empty. Nothing bothers you.
Opening my eyes, I turn towards the door, knocking on it. I think of nothing. Truly nothing. But when the door opens, I immediately take my chance to fill my mind with a distraction. There’s nothing wrong with a distraction, especially when it’s this pretty.
Jake seems surprised to see me, but before he gets a chance to speak, I already place my hand on his chest, pushing him inside and closing the door behind us. I lock the door and whisper the spell that I’ve already mastered by now.
Then, I gr
