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MICAH
Sunrise felt like it took an eternity to get here. But luckily, it’s almost time. All night, I thought about Raelynn, wondering if she was okay. I’ve never been through so much agony in my life.
We get to the lake, and my heart pounds with each torturing second I have to wait. Zayne and Sebastian stand with me while Bailey and Ryker wait by the lake’s edge. Then, finally, the sun rises, and the rays shine through the trees onto the water. Bailey and Ryker search around, and dread settles like a rock in my stomach when I don’t see anything magical appear.
“What the hell are we going to do now?” I hiss through gritted teeth.
Sebastian places a hand on my shoulder. “Give it a second. The herb will show up.”
Jerking around, I run my hands angrily through my hair. “All I want is
