“I’m going to her.”
The words had barely left my lips when the air around me shifted.
The golden light flickering around my body dimmed slightly—as if something… or someone… was holding me back.
“Alysse.”
Celeste’s voice was no longer gentle.
It was firm.
Commanding.
I clenched my fists. “I don’t have time for this. Wren is losing herself and Sebastian—he’s slipping again. I can feel it.”
My chest tightened at the thought.
Two bonds.
Two lives.
Both breaking.
And me—
Standing still.
“I can’t just stay here and do nothing!”
Silence followed.
Heavy.
Then—
“You are not doing nothing.”
I frowned. “What?”
Celeste’s presence flared, surrounding me in warmth and light.
“You are becoming strong enough to save them.”
My breath caught.
“I’m already strong enough,” I argued wea
