Aurora POV

To activate the power of the sun and the moon shining together, Mother Elara said we needed more than just trust.

"Your emotional bond must deepen," she explained during our third day of training. "The ritual requires complete openness. Not just between your powers, but between your hearts."

Gray and I stood in the training field. We'd been practising reaching for our powers together. Trying to sync our breathing. Our movements. Our energy.

But every time we tried to merge our ...