Violet
Time seemed to slow. My voice echoed through the area. His hand was raised, reading toward the pillar that was emitting a swirling white light. He was too close. It was drawing him in.
I could feel it but I ran faster, launching myself at him.
"No!"
I slammed into him, my full weight knocking him away. His breath left him in a sharp oof as we hit the ground together, but before he could even ask or gain his bearings, I was already scrambling to my feet, yanking him with me.
"Violet, what--"
“Move!” I hissed, shoving him further back, away from the stone.
Theodore shook his head, blinking rapidly as if snapping out of a daze. I could hear his pulse thundering in his chest. Maybe it was my heart racing and pounding. He hadn’t even realized—hadn’t noticed—that something had be
