Chapter 38: Cassandra

Both Braeden and Oliver were suddenly thrown back against Dash and Kyler. My feet rose from the ground, my hands glowing. My fire magic suddenly had a mind of its own. A dozen fireballs shot from my palms, burning trees and grass and the front of Nicolette's home.

Nicolette screamed and raced toward her house, bringing down a sudden rain. The rain quickly doused the fire, but the damage had already been done. Nicolette turned to me, shaking her head. "You need to control your mind! Get out all the junk and concentrate on your spells!" She put her hands on her hips. "What the hell happened?"

I didn't like being yelled at, but I had to remember Nicolette was our mentor, and mentors yelled sometimes. "Ruby's voice happened."

"For fuck's sake." Nicolette stared directly at me. "Get over it!" She and Ruby returned to the house and closed the door.

"That went over like a fart in church," Dash said, and I stared a hole through his head.