Jack paced around the suite, anxiously watching me.My feet were propped on pillows. I had barely made it through the double doors of the penthouse. Jack had carried me the rest of the way and deposited me on the couch. He fetched the pillows, a glass of water, and the television remote.“No, stop fussing. You can sit down with me or something.” I patted the open space next to me on the couch.“I don’t know what to do. Should you see a doctor or something? Can you do that?” His forehead was creased again.“No.” I laughed. “I don’t need a doctor. I’m just tired. Water is perfect.”I raised my glass to him and took a few sips. My body pulsed with a weird mix of adrenaline and weariness. I had actually defeated a Proxy. Me, Ivy Grace, writer, wannabe-normal girl. I had extinguished her current, the only tie she had to magic. I didn’t know my power was strong enough to snuff out another force. I definitely didn’t know I could wipe her out when I wasn’t at 100 percent.
