Astella's POV

The light of gold ran through my blood and in my mind it was burning like fire, for the first time in my nightmare I knew the true meaning of being the Shaman Queen. Now it wasn’t just my power anymore; it was bound up with something ancient and long waiting for this moment.

"You feel it now, don't you?" Cordelia’s voice carried to me across the stone circle, warm with approval. “The awakening of things that were always meant to be.”

I nodded, because I couldn't speak as they went through me.” The brown of my eyes was now gold, and I could see everything with crystal...