Aidan POV
I had never seen Avery look so rattled before.
She stumbled back, her hands still slightly outstretched, staring at her palms as if they had personally betrayed her. Her breath came fast and uneven, her chest rising and falling in quick succession.
“I swear to the Moon Goddess, Aidan, I literally did nothing.” Her voice trembled slightly, but she powered through, her words spilling out in frantic waves. “And then-- then there was this weird light coming out of my hands, and I promise, I didn’t do or say anything! Well, except maybe a string of curses, but that’s completely normal, right? That’s just me. Cursing is normal—”
I crossed my arms, watching her carefully. “Avery.”
She wasn’t hearing me.
“I mean—seriously—how the hell does light just come out of someone’s hands?! T
