Kenzie Excitement filled me as Mason and I made it back to my room to talk. I know he must have a million questions. I have a million questions. So many things changed in just a few short hours. My head was still spinning from all of it, so explaining it to him seemed almost impossible. I don’t even know where to begin. Tonight, I'm supposed to meet Hailey and Esme to cast some sort of magical alarm system and it all just seems unreal still. I’ve felt so helpless throughout all of this and, for the first time, I feel powerful. I smiled at Mason as I dropped myself onto my bed, the grin still refusing to leave my face. “You seem awfully happy with yourself.” He chuckled. I like seeing this smile, the joy in his eyes. The smile that seemed reserved for just me, the one that reached his

