Toya chewed at her lip. “She wanted to find out how powerful you were.” She turned to me and I hummed my agreement. “If she broke our bond, she would have been extremely happy. Two birds, one stone, but it was just about seeing how strong I was. How observant I was. If I would catch the attack before it was too late. She used both her sisters as decoys, thinking I would get past both.” “But you did,” Toya pointed out. I nodded. “And now she is being super vigilant. If I so much as glance at Rowan the wrong way, then he’s…” I turned into my driveway and sighed. “He’s fucked.” Toya finished. My mom was out of the house before I even closed the door. She walked straight to me and into my arms. She was vibrating for some reason. Anger was my best guess, and she was trying to calm down.

