Chapter 59

OPHELIA 2 DAYS EARLIER The world around me has changed infinitely. Every color is more vibrant, every sound sharper, each scent stronger and more potent than before. Yet I know, paradoxically, that everything remains exactly the same. “How are you feeling, little one?” Alexandros’s words wash over me, blanketing me in warmth and anchoring me back to the present. I suck in a deep lungful of air. I have no words to even begin to accurately explain how I’m feeling right now. My head is spinning with new emotions, thoughts, questions. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a little more than an hour since I was in the library with Cadence. It feels like a lifetime ago. “I don’t know. Different. Stronger?” Alexandros arches an eyebrow. “Powerful?” That would be an understatement. I feel like I could shoot lightning from the tips of my fingers. I nod and sink my teeth into my bottom lip, feeling both awkward and strangely unrestrained. “Yes. What just happened to me?” “I believe you just unlock