Chapter 381

By the time my sister walked in, everyone was on their cots, and the Healers were meeting in the back of the room, talking about who would administer what to whom. I heard Jamie mention he had some extra syringes, just in case something happened, like a spill or a drop. “It can get a little violent,” he said, and I wondered what made him say that—until I realized how ferocious my own Transformation had been. I realized Tara’s had been, too, though Cadence and Elliott had undergone theirs with some form of grace. I had an idea Aaron’s had been pretty vicious, too.

“How are you?” Cadence asked Brandon.

“Never better,” my boyfriend replied dryly.

“You’ll be fine.”

He nodded and looked at the door. I was about to ask Cadence if she had any idea where Elliott was when it flew open and he rushed in. “Sorry I’m late,” he said, stopping next to Brandon’s bed. “Go