Page 108 of Misfit Monsters
We defeated a sorcerer who’s hurt so many beings, human and shadowkind alike. We did ittogether, standing shoulder to shoulder as a real team, accepting and respecting what we all can offer.
We understand each other now. Who knows what else we might accomplish?
The only thing I’m sure of through the giddy thump of my pulse is that I want to do so much more side by side with these four men.
The joy of that knowledge swells inside me—and surges straight out of my skin.
I stop with a gasp, caught up in the rush of happiness and harmony. The sunny light streaming out of me isn’t the blinding blaze that’s burst out before, but four concentrated beams that streak through the air from my torso straight toward the men on my team.
The glow hits their chests, lighting up their clothes and skin with a flare of warmth I feel echoing back into me.
Jonah stumbles, shock flashing across his face. Raze whirls toward me with a bewildered expression. Mirage simply laughs, but his good humor falters when he paws at the beam penetrating his side. Hail freezes up, staring down at himself stiffly.
And all at once I feel not just my own heart pounding, but four other heartbeats thumping along in tandem. My chest constricts around them.
What in the realms have I done?
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