ZURI

“Who are you?”

Huh? My lips parted, but no sound came. Confusion twisted in my chest. Who was I? I had asked myself that question all my life, but hearing it from her mouth made me shiver.

The elder witch leaned closer. “I have never seen a hybrid with so much magical essence,” she said slowly. “Not once in all my years. Your body… it tries to suppress it. To seal it away. Otherwise, what happened earlier would be nothing compared to what would be unleashed.”

Her words ...