Chapter 43

"Come on," Nat holds my hand and we run up the street,leading to the castle. The golden shield around the place flickers the nearer I get to it.  "We could throw a Cinderella ball!" Nat says besides me happily as Cam reaches up.  We stop outside the golden shield.  "Do you think it would disappear if she touches it?" Cam whispers as I stare at the golden light as it calls out my name.  It's a whisper, barely a sound. Emily Rose Perry Gray. Welcome home.  "I think she's connecting to it." Nat whispers back to Cam.  I ignore them as I reach out my hand towards the golden light. It feels like a magnet as the golden light pulls itself closer to my hand, screaming to be set free.  My fingers touch the light and a cry of happiness shatters the shield around the castle. The ground shakes a little as Cam and Nat curse behind me. Whispers so far away yet so close fill my mind.  The queen has