Chapter 14

My legs were still shaking as me, Serena and Mr Reyes stood there trying to process what just happened. This hidden room beneath the old church felt tense like it was holding its breath. The glowy symbols on the walls seemed to be watching us, and I knew they had seen everything with Victoria.

I looked again at those symbols, hoping they could help calm me down. They were a reminder that there needs to be a balance here, between light and dark. Serena was staring off into space, and I could tell her mind was racing a mile a minute trying to understand what Victoria coming back could mean for us. "That necklace she stole packs way more power than we knew," she said slowly.

Mr. Reyes, always ready to jump into action in case of trouble, added his two cents. "Victoria was trying to twist this place's secrets to get what she wants. That necklace's bad mojo spreads far and wide, possibly even outside our little town." When he said that, a shiver went down my spine. How far could the da