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the words. He barely
registered anything but the sense he wanted to pass out.
    Summer touched his arm, her gentle earth
magick prodding his to life. The soothing warmth steadied his
trembling insides, and he blinked, the tension of his body easing
despite his disbelief and concern.
    “I’m okay,” he said quietly. He took her
hand and squeezed it. “Thanks.” Beck walked past her into the
hospital room, uncertain anything could prepare him for what he saw
next.
    Decker was at Morgan’s side, his magick
loose and covering her body and the surrounding area in fiery
shadows. Focused on her, he didn’t look up as Beck approached.
“They knocked her out. She can’t fight the soul stone’s effects
well when she’s asleep,” the Master of Dark explained. “It’s eating
her up from the inside.” His fire magick was flowing into her.
    For a long moment, Beck couldn’t move. He
stared at the form of his counterbalance.
    It really was Morgan in the bed. She had cut
her hair to shoulder length, but the fiery red shade was the same
and a contrast to her blue-white skin. She had the pallor and
general appearance of death, though the machines monitoring her
assured him she was alive as the doctor said.
    He forced his body to obey and went to her
bedside, gazing down at her.
    Despite Summer’s warning, Beck touched
Morgan’s skin. Pure, cold, familiar ice swept through him, sucking
up the Light and his body heat. He had touched the soul stone once
before and nearly died.
    Summer’s air magick knocked him back several
steps. Beck shook his head, dazed, and righted his balance. He felt
… drained to his soul, his earth magick a flicker and the Light
source inside him shriveled. They bounced back quickly. He stared
at the still form of the girl he’d fallen for, horrified by the
idea that his counterbalance was someone he couldn’t even hug.
    I have to destroy that
stone. But no one in a thousand years had
tried to destroy the stone for a reason. If what Sam said was
correct and it couldn’t be destroyed, he wasn’t certain how he was
going to handle Morgan being alive and completely outside his
reach.
    “Sorry,” Summer murmured. “Didn’t mean to
throw you back like that.”
    “It’s … okay. Thanks.” He managed a tight
smile. “It’s not you I’m considering beating to a pulp.” His gaze
settled on his twin.
    Decker grimaced. “There’s a reason for the
secrecy. Sam said her trial isn’t over yet, and her being near you
almost killed you. I made sure you were safe.”
    “You don’t get to make that decision for
me,” Beck said, anger stirring.
    “Like you made the decision to hide Summer
from me?” Decker looked up, Darkness flaring in his gaze.
    “Boys, stop,” Summer said. “Morgan needs
your help. Both of you.” She touched Decker, and his shadows
stilled and retreated. “Beck, you can’t touch her without Decker’s
fire, and Decker can’t heal her like you can, Beck.” Earth magick
held the ability to heal, and Beck’s Master status made him the
most powerful healer alive.
    Whether or not he should have understood
what Decker did, Beck didn’t care at the moment. He saw Morgan and
instantly knew his brother had something to do with the suffering
he’d gone through the past few months. As much as he loved Decker,
he also knew his brother well enough to know he didn’t have
boundaries when it came to his actions, and he would protect his
family at all costs, even Beck’s heart.
    The full story had to wait, though, because
Summer was right.
    “Give me a few seconds,” Decker said,
attention on Morgan.” I can increase the fire magick. Can you hold
the door, baby?” His voice softened, as usual, when he spoke to his
Summer.
    Air magick pushed the door closed and sealed
it to keep any unwanted visitors from walking in.
    “Try now, Beck.”
    Beck approached the bed, nervous for reasons
he didn’t quite understand. It was taking most of his focus to
subdue the emotions roiling in