Aurora pov

The full moon finally came. Manuel left Isabel and me at Grace’s house, and the moment the door closed behind him, a tight knot formed in my stomach.

“I wish I could be there with them,” I muttered, pacing across the living room for what felt like the hundredth time.

“Stop pacing, everything will be fine,” Isabel said, her tone flat with exhaustion as she watched me move back and forth.

I slowed but didn’t stop. “What if she gives us the talisman for protection? So ...