Apollo kept his hands flat on his thighs. No quick movements, voice calm. “When I first saw you in the woods you were glowing,” he said. “You had a blue light all around you. But when I spoke to you, it went away.” “Is it still there?” she asked. “No,” he said. “I can’t see it anymore.” “ ‘You’re what’s wrong with our family,’ ” Emma said. “ ‘You. Are. The. Problem. Go take another pill.’ Those were the last words you said to me.” Apollo lowered his head. “I—” She spoke over him. “That’s the first time you took my light from me.”
