Moonbound Hearts
But instead of begging, she reached inward—to the place where the Moon’s light lived inside her.
She remembered her mother’s voice, her father’s laughter, her siblings’ faces, Heather’s faith, Collin’s touch.
And something inside her snapped.
The mark on her arm split like breaking glass, the light beneath it flooding outward.
Jade’s eyes widened. “What are you doing?”
Baylee rose, her voice steady. “Ending this.”
Silver light erupted from her body, a wave of energy that shattered the stillness. The ground quaked, the clouds tore apart, and Jade screamed as the Moon’s power struck her.