Chapter 2
For a moment, it was as if the closing of the door put us all under some sort of freezing spell. Brianna and I stood dumbstruck in the back of the foyer, staring at the motionless silhouette of Sophie standing with her nose mere inches from the heavy wood door. None of us spoke, and the strange young man didn't knock again.
Finally, I found my voice, although it squeaked out the first word. "Sophie?" I called. "Is everything all right?" She didn't answer me. I cleared my throat and tried again. "Are you sensing danger?"
"Danger," Brianna said, and suddenly her wand was in her hand, the tip glowing like a bright ember, casting her face in an orange light that danced through the strands of her red hair.
Sophie turned to look back at us and raised a single hand, motioning for Br
