Helplessly, I stood at the edge of meadow where the trees began. I hated this feeling—Rocco and I both did. I trusted Adde, but this spell was risky. No one was quite sure how it would end. Even Doris and Tabitha looked worried. It was surprising, Doris hadn’t shown emotion since I had met her. The women stood in the center of the meadow and held hands. Helene leaned in and muttered something softly that I couldn’t quite decipher, but Aria laughed and I could tell Adde was blushing.
The ladies started chanting and immediately the atmosphere around the meadow changed. Somehow the air current shifted if that was even possible. I mean it was magic, so of course it was possible, I was just caught by surprise. Xavier and I stood next to each other, each watching our mate intently—neither bein
