NOAH'S POV

Sarah smiled that same cruel smile Katherine had worn. "To make the Bridge Children powerful enough to be worth stealing."

"You wanted us to do the ceremony?" Emma asked in horror.

"Of course," Sarah said. "Four ordinary babies wouldn't have been much use to us. But four Bridge Children with fully awakened powers? That's a different story."

"You're sick," Jake snarled.

"I'm practical," Sarah corrected. "Katherine and I have been planning this for decades. We knew the Bridge Children would be born eventually, and we knew they would need protectors."

"So you became one of the protectors," Luna said with disgust.

"I became the perfect protector," Sarah said...