Chapter 91

Abby

The flame disappeared the moment I panicked.

One second it hovered above my palm.

The next, nothing.

Kade stood in the doorway looking like he was deciding whether fire itself had personally offended him.

Imogen looked thrilled.

I disliked both reactions.

“What was that?”

“Lunar manifestation.”

“That explains nothing.”

“It explains exactly what it was.”

“No.”

She reached for my hand.

I pulled it away.

“Can I burn people now?”

Kade’s expression darkened.

Imogen looked at him.

“Please stop looking like that.”

“Like what?”

“Like you’re about to outlaw magic.”

“I’m considering it.”

I stared at my palm.

There was no burn.

No heat.

Nothing.

“How did I do it?”

Imogen looked at the table.

Three pages of Elias’s journal lay open.

“You were reading.”

“Yes.”

“About?”

I pointed.

“A shielding te