Aurora’s P.O.V

Alice’s eyes narrowed, her expression growing more serious. I could tell she’d been waiting for this moment, the one where we finally talked about it. She nodded, the weight of the conversation settling over her like a thick fog.

“That’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about,” Alice murmured, pushing her dark hair behind her ear. “Remember when I performed those tests on him to ensure that he was clean? His spells... they’ve been getting ...