Cassian's POV

The sacred grove was different at night.

During the day it looked like any other clearing in the forest but under the twin moons it became something else entirely. The ancient stones that formed a circle around us glowed with a faint silver light and the air hummed with power that made my skin prickle. Every breath I took tasted like magic and an old auta.

I stood on one side of the circle with my hands clenched at my sides. Theron stood opposite me looking just as tense. ...