Luna
"We have to go back," I whispered, my heart racing. Without Elder Miriam's key pendant, everything we'd risked would be for nothing. "She'll wake up soon..."
Kane's arms tightened around me protectively. "It's too dangerous. The palace is on high alert."
"But if she discovers it missing..." I met his eyes desperately. "She'll know someone breached her wards. Stole from her chambers. The council will lock down everything while they search."
"And we'll be trapped," Darren finished grimly. "No way to get the Codex to the witch."
I touched the crystal the rogue witch had given me, still warm against my skin. "I can find it. The pendant resonates with this crystal - that's how I controlled it before."
"Luna..." Kane's voice held that protective growl I knew too well. "You're exhauste
