Book 11: Over Our Heads

Misty

I wait in the hallway for Luke, not believing he’s actually here, in Moonrise, in the same place I currently am. Eventually, he’s escorted around a corner by two of Ella’s royal guards. His eyes go wide when he sees me, his cheeks flushing. “Misty–”

“Luke,” I whisper, trying to smile at him, but my heart is skittering out of my chest. He glances at the guards before taking several swift steps ahead of them to reach my side. I pull him across the hallway to a set of windows and benches overlooking the city of Moonrise, now bathed in afternoon light. 

“You got out,” he says in disbelief. “I heard that you had, but I didn’t believe it–”

“Is Georgia safe?” 

“Yes, she’s with her family. Her father’s fighting, but she and her mother went to Crescent Falls–”

“What did Cole have you working on in the castle?” I rush out. “I was supposed to help you with it but never got the chance.”

He pulls a small, oval object out