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I grasped her hands in mine. “My memories come in waves, but you must be right. Every time I think of him, my father—I want to vomit. If the only thing I remember from my time on Earth is you, I’ll be happier…I think.”

“I’m happy to have been your friend. We were friends even though I was your handmaiden. I never would’ve made it in that settlement if I weren’t with you. Our fates are tied now, Freya. They were tied before too. You and I, we’re going to be friends forever.”

I sighed and my heart warmed to her comforting words. If she only knew how much relief she brought here today. I looked straight into her eyes—violet eyes that reminded me of the most fragrant lavender and said, “I’d like that, Aurora. I’ve needed you more than you probably need me.”

“We need each other,” she replied.

I hugged her close. At that moment, I caught a glimpse of our warriors standing side by side staring down the path at us. Vaxar was just as tall and solid as Zark. The men were similar, and the only difference was the ǔre beneath their skin. Aurora’s warrior was an empath which was revealed by the bright red hue of his aura.

She pulled back and reach out to take my crystal pendant in her hands. She covered it with her palm, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. When she opened her palms again, the clear crystal pendant radiated with a emerald color in the same hue as my eyes.

I gasped. “How’d you do that?”

She grinned. “I just did. Nothing’s impossible now, Freya. Nothing at all.” She winked.

Astonished by her talents, I picked up the crystal and in that moment, another memory came to me. One of my mother. She was beautiful with auburn hair and green eyes just like mine. She was a teacher. She loved her job immensely, and she brought a bright smile to every child in her classroom. But when she came home from work, she always called me the light of her life.

Suddenly, something dawned on me and I shot my gaze back up to Aurora. “It’s true.” I leaned in and whispered, “You’ve inherited your father’s powers. You can manipulate matter.”

Aurora looked away shyly.

On Earth in our colony, she would’ve been condemned for having the blood of a male witch running through her veins. It was something she kept quiet about and never mentioned, but it worked. Soon, many people forgot which family she came from and how she came to be indebted to the governor.

“Yes,” she replied. “The gift has always been there. It is no secret—not from Vaxar and not from anyone here. I’m not censored or chastised. I’m not treated like a freak of nature. I’m not afraid anymore of what and who I am. Yet, I’m not as powerful as my father was. I try not to do too much these days. I have to save my energy since I’m growing a little one now.”

I looked at her belly, shocked that I hadn’t even realized that she was pregnant. She didn’t make it obvious either since she was wearing an oversized tunic. Pregnancy suited her.

“Really?” I squealed.

She nodded. “I’ll be a mama by next season.”

“I’m so happy for you. I remembered seeing you at the auction. I thought you were so lucky when Vaxar chose you.”

“I am lucky, but you’re next. I can feel it.”

I looked back down the path at our warriors. They were now deep in conversation, but that didn’t stop them from glancing over at us periodically.

“We could raise our babies together,” Aurora added, squeezing my hands.

“I hope so, Aurora. I really do.”