I blinked, and I was back in the cell. The smoke was gone, and everyone was watching me. “What?”
Rowan and my father snorted, but it was Mom who walked over to me and grabbed my face. “Are you okay?”
I tilted my head at her and smiled. “Of course I am. Why?”
She searched my face. “It’s been like twenty minutes. You were surrounded by smoke, making choking noises, and then there was silence. We thought you died.” I felt my throat and eyes change. I saw a soft green glow, the color of my magic, shimmering on her skin. She sucked in a quick breath. “Your eyes…”
“I wouldn’t harm her. Like your Moon Goddess, I have chosen her.” The voice that came from my throat was a blend of voices, and it didn’t sound natural. I watched my mother fight not to recoil. She bowed once and stepped back again
