Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

by Shannon Messenger

But I’m pretty sure I just cling to you and scream like a banshee while you tear a crack into the universe, right?”

“Not as long as I have you. Fix me, Foster. You’re my only hope.”

THIS IS JUST A NORMAL day for you, isn’t it?” Keefe asked as they shivered outside the Sanctuary gates, waiting for Councillor Terik to meet them. “Go to school, find out you’re covered in a dangerous substance, melt off a few layers of skin, and then hail your besty the Councillor, tell him you’re ditching study hall to save the world, and he says, ‘Cool, I’ll come with you!’”

Keefe sounded horrified at the idea of a long family day. But Sophie was happy for him. Maybe his parents were finally realizing how awesome their son was.

He turned and did some sort of wiggly dance until Sophie tossed a pillow at his head.

Dex was the boy who’d tackled the kidnappers so she could try to get away. He’d suffered in silence as they burned him over and over because he didn’t want them to do it to her. He was her first friend—her best friend—and he just wanted to keep her safe.