Riley's POV

The moment Summer said those words, I dropped my hand without thinking twice.

The force holding Emberkin disappeared instantly, and his body fell hard to the ground. The sound of it echoed through the hall, and for a second everything went quiet. 

I stood there, still, my hand slowly lowering to my side as my breathing remained ragged. I could feel all eyes on me, and I did not need to turn to know that everyone had seen what I just did.

I had seen it too. I had felt it. And I did not understand it even.

I had never used power like that before, not even...