SERAPHINA’S POV
Maya practically launched herself at me the second I stepped out of the hall’s cordoned-off space.
Her arms wrapped tight around me as she squealed in my ear before I could even catch my breath.
“Seraphina Blackthorne!” she gasped dramatically, shaking me as if I might have somehow forgotten who I was. “Do you even realize how utterly insane that was? Blindfolded! I swear, you could’ve walked straight out of some myth.”
Her words tumbled over each other in excitement, eyes sparkling with pride that almost rivaled the applause I’d just walked away from.
I laughed, a little breathless still, patting her back. “It wasn’t as spectacular as everyone thinks. Just a few tricks I practiced when I was bored.”
“Tricks?” Maya pulled back, mouth falling open. “You make it sound like you taught yourself card shuffles, not splitting arrows blindfolded. That was more than a trick. That was fucking legendary!”
