Melania kept her magic flowing into Xenia, but she felt herself losing strength. Micah stood before them, his presence blazing with power.

Melania didn’t flinch. “Keep him away,” she said to Mason. “She’s so close to accepting her new reality. If he interrupts now, she might have the strength to fight back. I need time.”

“He won’t understand,” Mason said.

“Then make him,” she snapped. “I know you can.”

“I won’t say it again,” Micah said, interrupting their conversation. “Get out of my way Mason.”

“I can’t let you,” Mason said, his voice shaking with fury. “You took her away from me once. I won’t let it happen again!”

Mason...