Bolin Stella caught on to Astralini vocabulary with surprising speed. Even with her constant headaches, she pushed herself to learn more....

Prince Fernando My half-sister, Valeria, leaned on me for guidance as we strolled the gardens. At the tender age of fourteen, she’d...

Stella After two days, I felt much better. Bolin never left my side during waking hours, and he slept in the next room, so I wouldn’t be...

Prince Fernando The pale, languid healer opened her eyes two hours after she arrived. Ocean-gray irises locked on mine. Then they...

Stella The brown-haired guard led Bolin and me to one of the great horse beasts. I gripped Bolin’s wrist so hard, my fingernails probably...

Prince Fernando Dario and I entered my father’s study. The guards shut the doors behind us with a harsh thud, a sound that marked our...

Stella Patrick. Bolin’s friend’s name was Patrick. I repeated it to myself over and over, hoping it stayed in my memory this time. After...

Stella I awoke to pitch black night. Had I eaten before I slept? My head pounded and thirst clawed at my throat. I sat up and fumbled in...

Stella Bolin squinted against the bright sunlight. I glanced at him, then focused on the scenes unfolding in the sky. This couldn’t be...

Stella Voices erupted around us, overwhelming my senses, but I focused on the girl. Find the injury. Fill it with light and guide the...

I remembered nothing before the fall, and only fragments of the accident. The ground came up so fast. The impact remained an unseen...