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Luna sucked in a deep breath as she absorbed the information, and then her chin lifted, so much like Jocelyn’s that I nearly smiled “She’s alive”

“For the moment” I flinched “I don’t think I’ll be able to say the same in a few hours Not with how her te from the inside out”

“The power is incinerating her,” Lunato think of a solution

“Would you like to say goodbye?” I asked her quietly

Alek’s weight shifted next to me, but he didn’t oppose my offer, which was more than unheard of Jocelyn had been the first witch allowed on property, and she’d only been the heir—Luna was the queen

“No,” Luna answered, earning a raised eyebrow from both of us “I’d like to save her”

“She’s on fire,” Lunathe back of her hand to Jocelyn’s forehead as she sat on the bed next to her

“I told you the fever is catastrophic” I stood on Jocelyn’s other side, gently trailing er did we have before she burned herself out?

“She can’t contain the power It’s tooher alive” She ran her hands down Jocelyn’s body, keeping them a few inches above her skin “I think I can save her, but I’d have to siphon off the power” She flinched “Essentially, I’d be stealing it”

My heart leapt with hope “Trust me, she doesn’t want it She doesn’t want the throne, the crown, or anything She’s always said you would be the better choice for queen”

“You’re sure?” Luna asked, her brow furrowed

“Do whatever you have to do to save her,” I begged

She nodded and sed, then placed her hands on Jocelyn’s temples and closed her eyes

Tendrils of white starlight drifted fro around Luna’s wrists anddisappearing

“Is her hair turning white?” Alek asked quietly

“Looks like it,” I replied, noting that Luna’s already pale blonde locks were shifting to white strand by strand, and Jocelyn’s were changing back to lavender