Hiding the truth from you is no longer protecting you. Sit and I will tell you what you need to know.
With these words the secrets of my great grandmother, Genevieve Silver, were unburied and my role as a Protector of the Elemental Magic revealed.
My name is Mara. I've always felt that there is something missing; that nothing is permanent. Why would I feel that way? I was raised with my little sister by my grandmother, who loved and doted on me. And then there was Cole Sands. Who could forget the blue-eyed boy that had stolen my heart. What more could a girl need?
Little did I know that with one secret, my life and the world I live in would change forever.
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Chapter 1
Smoke filled the skies and the heat from the flames of the burning homes was unbearable. The attack on Starten left few remaining in the town. Looking around through eyes burning from the dark smoke, I searched for anything or anyone familiar.
Fighting back my tears, I looked to the sky and cried out, “Gram, I am not strong enough!”
A blinding light surged through me and I fell to my knees. Stumbling and confused, I found myself being led to safety by Gram. She told me to hide in a crevice in one of the old oak trees that had split. Scared and shaking, I struggled to hold back my tears and not to follow my grandmother away from the safety of trees and back towards the smoke and flames of the burning houses.
Before Gram left she hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear, “Mara, my little one, always remember that you are my treasure and you must prepare to be strong when the darkness appears. This ring will be your guide when I am not here to remind you.”
Clutching the ring, I could feel cold energy releasing from the blue stone. The surrounding silver calmly pulsed small almost indistinguishable bursts of electricity like a heartbeat. The charm slowly chanted, “Go there, go there.”
But where? I thought closing my eyes and centering my thoughts on the stone. I saw the Starten Forest with deep green and lush trees. The bright full moon shone above a nest like none I had ever seen before. The large nest was made of silver twigs with a lavender glow in the center.
“I know where to go now, Gram,” I whispered.
