CASSIE’S POV
The pain kept getting worse.
"She's been suppressed for years," Castien said from behind them. "The moon is full. Of course, she's forcing it."
I pressed my teeth together against another wave of pain going through me.
"It hurts," I managed.
"I know." Bastian came down to the floor beside me, and before I could say anything else he had pulled me into his arms. My back was against his chest and his arms wrapped around me from behind. Amara responded to his warmth.
He held me tightly.
"Breathe," Bastian said against the top of my head. "Just breathe. We've got you."
"We need to get her outside," Darren said, standing. "The garden, now."
Bastian stood with me still in his arms, carrying me like I weighed nothing.
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The garden at night was silver and cold. The moment Ba
