Ben stalked after Elijah.
“Please,” I whispered, but it barely made a sound.
Fear flickered in Elijah’s eyes. He let out a cry and folded over. His skin went pale, the colour rushing out of him as Ben took his energy. A second later, Joe doubled over too.
“Stop it, you’re taking too much!” Chloe yelled.
I tried to get up, but I couldn’t. Colours still danced in front of my eyes. I could see the outlines of Chloe and Elijah, but their features were gone. Ben’s outline shifted, patches fading in and out. He was barely person-shaped, just a swarming mass of other people’s power. I cringed away from it, horrified.
“Fireflies,” I whispered.
If Chloe heard me, she didn’t react. Suddenly, all I could see was magic. The ends of my severed connection with Elijah lit up, but there were more
