Ariyah's POV
Mira's Healing Cottage
The room is full of silver light.
I wake slowly, my eyes fluttering open, and for a moment I think I'm still dreaming. The light is everywhere, floating in the air like tiny stars, drifting and swirling around me. They move with a kind of intelligence, orbiting my body in slow, graceful circles.
And my hands.
My hands are glowing so brightly that I have to squint.
"Mira!" I scream.
She bursts through the door, her eyes widening. She raises her hand to shield her face from the brilliance. "By the Moon..."
"What's happening to me?" My voice shakes. "What's happening to the baby?"
Mira steps closer, her movements careful. "Don't panic. This is... this is unexpected, but not dangerous."
"Not dangerous?" I hold up my glowing hands. "I'm lit up like
