The Healer's Awakening

moment between Adler and me. I tore myself from his grip, my br

ghtly agape. "Skyla?" she repeated, as if un

ard Timika, grabbing her arm, and dragging her away. I needed to get out of ther

door behind us, pressing my back against it. Ti

r arms flailing in the air. "Adler Fenwick was kis

through my hair. "Timik

rl everyone in this school hates for almost killing our c

my temples. "I almo

g. "Skyla, what is going on? Please tell me you're

I found out... Adle

mid-step. "

epeated, bra

, clamping my hand over her mouth. "Shut up!" I hissed, my

cally, and I slow

rious?" she

odd

ng her head. "Do not tell anyone, Sky

kno

arms. "So, what a

s doesn't change anything. And

. "And what do I get in

Are you seriously goi

ed. "It's

keep this quiet, I'll he

ned for a moment, but the

at the ceiling, still thinking about Adle

ered, rolling

the library tonight," she

ettled in my che

h for more details about our mums. I owe y

r. "I was just looking fo

moment I spent with her was somet

, recording themselves as they danced and tried on new outfits. I ro

ped out of the dorm. The lib

halls, I suddenly caught sight of a

cking around as if he was searching fo

ing, he grabbed my wrist

ler

d, dragging me into

is grip. "What the he

ver my mouth. "Qui

I hea

choed through the hallwa

eering through the slightly

esque, with jagged fur and glowing, soulless eyes. I

art pounded so hard I wa

ty, the creature moved along,

g and shoved Adler's hand away. "What t

d at me. "Y

, I saw it! What kind

"No one else can see it

n through

he admitted, his voice low. "But no one el

sted. "What do

searching for mine. "But the fact t

ng to process everyth

ything else, the bath

e, his eyes widenin

expression shifting to one of irri

ned, then closed, h

id, his tone soft

sita

le it," he

lipping past the stunn

s, Timika's mother was my mother's best fr

was going on i