Ember POV

“It can’t be…” I muttered, sitting upright so fast my head spun.

“This is more serious than ever,” Ivy said. “They’re saying things like… ‘The Luna is incompetent’ and ‘She should be disposed of.’ And what shocked me most is… the rumour has spread everywhere, supermarket, restaurant, bar… all over the Mini-City.”

“This is bad. This can’t be happening…” I said, clutching the sheets as a chill ran down my spine.

I was shaken, not just by the rumours, but by the fact this mini city even had that many places. And the question that burned through me, flowed out:

“The only people who know I can’t shift...