Outside the window, from the overhang above the porch, a wind chime swayed in the breeze. A crystal the size of a golf ball caught the sunshine, sending a rainbow of color over the room. When the rainbow reached the dagger, the light fractured, sending colors in every direction. Though Kai understood the physics behind refracted light and the spectrum visible to the human eye, it didn’t dim his awe. Holding out his right hand, he watched the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet move over his skin.
Peyton quietly opened the door. If Kai still slept, she would leave, search up some caffeine and breakfast. She froze and stared at the rainbow of light. It was everywhere. Shifting and sliding over the walls, the bed, and Kai. She saw the single beam from the wind chime and how the dagg
