The pain started to pulse, giving way from a sharp stabbing to a dull throb. The gasps from the crowd gave me the first indication that something crazy had just happened. I didn’t dare move. My skin felt like it was on fire all over. It hurt so bad that I wanted to scream again. “Brielle!” Jake shouted, and I heard a commotion in the seats. I looked up and squinted. Everything was too bright, noises too loud, smells too strong. “She’s angel blessed,” kimeal’s words were the tiniest whisper, I wasn’t sure I’d even heard it. Angel blessed. There were only four angel-blessed powers compared to the four devil-gifted things you could become. I looked down at my hands, but other than a shimmery glowing on my skin, they looked no different. I tried to stand but felt off balance. I must’ve gro

