Epilogue
Isle of the Elementals
“Gem,” Adrina greeted.
Gem looked up when she heard her name, then turned her face away from her mother’s searching gaze. Her bottom lip trembled, and she closed her eyes to keep from crying. She knew she wasn’t successful when she felt the tear coursing down her cheek.
“I’d like to be alone,” she requested in a thick voice.
She should have known it was not likely to happen. Either her mother, her father, Nali, or one of the servants had practically been a constant companion over the last two days. She wanted to be alone so that she could grieve. She didn’t understand how her heart could hurt when she felt like it had been ripped from her body.
“There is a celebration tonight,” her mother said.
Gem looked at her mother and scowled. “A celebration? Wha
