Later that day, Silas, Sareena, Emma, and I gathered in Barbara’s room. The atmosphere was tense but calm, the kind of calm that comes before a storm. Barbara sat in her favorite armchair, her sharp eyes scanning each of us in turn.
“Joanne has been digging into the history of your powers, Hayden,” Barbara began, her voice steady but laced with concern. “She hasn’t found a direct connection yet, but she’s uncovered some odd symbols and signs. They’ve translated into a small portion of Idrees and Amarah’s story.”
I leaned forward, my heart pounding. *“Idrees and Amarah? Who are these people I thought?”*
Barbara continued, “The reason Idrees was found by Amarah wasn’t a coincidence. Viona, the Witch Mother, had a vision of the second son of a king sitting on a throne with an Alpha. She
