Estelle Leighton dashed back to the barrier leaving me in a daze. “Snap out of it. We have work to do.” Ara barked at me. I jumped at her words, but strangely just five minutes in Leighton’s presence had soothed the anguish inside me. My skin felt cool to the touch as his words replayed in my head. He was staying ! The last few minutes had felt like a blur, like the final piece of the puzzle had finally slotted in. When he had ran off this time for the first time I hadn’t felt worried he wouldn’t return I just knew he would find his way back. His emotions had flowed through me, unfiltered and I felt the strength of his love. It glided over me and settled in my soul, wrapping around me like a cocoon. I didn’t feel scared, I felt stronger, my powers thrummed beneath the surface of my

