Chapter 20

"Doing great. Now, rein it in."

In the kitchen, Kaida let Ceara's voice settle in her mind and held out her palm, suspending the free-floating globe of water over the butcher block island.

Energy and heat radiated inside her, buzzed under her skin. The better she got at this magick thing, the more she wanted to test boundaries. Knowledge had always been her kryptonite and she was an incredibly competitive person. Even her sisters were shocked at how quickly she'd learned to master her skill. For Kaida, all she'd needed was someone to teach her, and the switch had flipped.

The trick had been letting go, something she'd never dared to attempt. Doing so would've meant losing control. If only she'd known all along the key was to embrace the power instead of binding it, she might've had a much easier adolescence.

They'd been going at it all day. For the first time since starting lessons, her sisters were having her summon water from her surroundings and wielding it versus using liquid