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vehicle and stretch, while looking at the thick patch of woods. All the guys start making camp, and once again—I feel useless. All of a sudden, with a point of Luke’s finger, there is a tent and then another one.
    I watch as he walks over to his friends. They start concentrating really hard, and I figure they are putting that protective thingy around us again. I hope they are anyway. I feel awkward just standing here being so useless. I walk over to the SUV to get my bag, but everything is still super tiny. Well, I sure don’t have any magic to make them bigger. All I’m good for is causing the Poyen to come after us. Honestly, I’m surprised Brody, Mason and Jett haven’t left me on the side of the road somewhere.
    After they are done, they create a fire that has big logs around it to sit on. It sure is convenient having people with magic around. We all sit down on the logs, and Luke wraps his jacket around me.
    “Don’t you get cold too?” I ask.
    “Yes. But I will be just fine.”
    “Thanks. So, where does all of this come from? Does your magic steal it from somewhere or something?” I ask while putting a hotdog on the end of a stick, placing it over the fire.
    Luke puts a hot dog on his stick and laughs. “Nope. Everything is created by our magic.”
    While we are eating, there is a lot of small talk, laughing and joking with each other. They are all drinking beer, and I believe they’ve had too much. Well, besides Luke. He hasn’t drunk more than a few and isn’t acting like a dumb drunk like the others.
    It is getting pretty late. I decide to go to the car to see if my bag is normal sized. I get up and Luke follows me. Thankfully, Luke makes all the stuff in the back normal size again. We get our things and go to the tent while the other guys continue to goof off. Brody sure loosens up when he’s drunk. I wonder why he is so uptight all of the time.
    “After you,” Luke says as he moves out of the way so I can go into our tent.
    “Thank you.” I walk in and put my things down. Looking up at Luke and scrunching my eyebrows, I ask, “Ummm…Could I have some privacy? I’m going to change into something warmer.”
    “Of course,” He says with a smile as he zips the door shut.
    I can hear Luke and the guys acting like typical college guys. Even though they have magic and are from another world, they are pretty normal. You would never know they were different if they didn’t tell you and show you their magic. And even though we’re on the run from the Poyen, tonight has actually been fun and more laid back than I expected. I’ve even gotten to know Luke a little better, and although I’m still being cautious about us, I don’t feel as worried about being with him. He truly is a great guy.
    While I am sitting in the tent alone thinking about how me and Luke might actually be a good idea, something dawns on me. All of a sudden I feel extremely sick. What the hell is wrong with me!? I’m falling for someone I don’t belong with! I’ve been so dazed and in “la-la land”, that I haven’t actually thought about all of this. Until now. I’m the cause of all this trouble. I know Luke explained things to me and told me it’s better if he doesn’t marry Lana, but I’m beginning to agree with his dad. I cover my face with my hands and pull my knees to my chest. I have to come up with a plan. As much as this hurts, he can’t be with me. I need to end things before they go too far. If I feel the way I do about him now, those feelings will only get stronger with time. When Luke walks in, he hurries over to me. He kneels down beside me and puts his hands on my shoulders.
    “What’s wrong? Listen, I know this is hard, but it will get better. I promise. What can I do to make this easier for you?”
    “I’m just tired, Luke,” I lie.
    “Let’s go to sleep. I had a vision earlier, and the Poyen are still searching, but the protection barrier is working properly. We are safe for now.” Suddenly