“Ugh! This is ridiculous!” The stupid rock I’d been glaring at for ten whole minutes just sat there in the grass, stubbornly refusing to move. My palms tingled with frustration as I lifted them again, muttering the incantation Elise had me repeat a hundred times. It was just a rock. Moving it should have been a piece of cake in comparison to the spells I’d already performed from the books I found in the library. I’d separated my soul from my body, cloaked my scent from werewolves, and even made objects explode with a single touch! But here I was, defeated by a pathetic pebble! Unbelievable! The stone wobbled an inch, then clattered back to the grass as if mocking me. “Damn it!” I groaned, throwing myself onto the ground beside Elise, who was watching over me. “This makes no sense! I

