“I’m just gonna stand.” She held her hand out and Willow moved over to sit on the ledge next to Bentley so she could hold Tegan’s hand. Tegan nodded. “Y’all move over for D so Em will simmer.”

They all scooched to one side so Deacon could sit on the far end next to his soulmate. It was weird for an astral projection to need to sit down, but he just looked so real. I glanced over at Cooper and found him and Savannah sitting on the bench against the wall, leaning against each other.

“Bentley, read it.”

Bentley cleared his throat and held his left arm out. “On this dawn my word is here, in Aether’s hand it will read clear. Seek the words from centuries before, or ask kings and angels if need more. Schemes and truths must be awoken, words of war, fates have been spoken. Fear thee not, ‘tis not too soon, thy final battle lies in many a moon. To best the dark that comes to call, knowledge will serve to defeat them all. Take thy rest to soothe thy scars, for when I’ll call watch the stars. But fasten thy rope of will and deed, for changes are swift in speed.”

Constance shuddered. “Changes are swift in speed. We’ve heard that line before.”

Daniel pulled her close. “It could mean anything.”

I raised my hand. “In Aether’s hand it will read clear? What does that mean? Aside from it indicating Tegan.”

Tegan took a deep breath and gripped the crystal hanging from her necklace. There was a flash, then the Book of Shadows sat in her hands. She pressed her palm to the front cover, letting her rainbow magic sprinkle over the book. It flipped open on its own to a page about halfway through, then stopped. Her green eyes widened.

Tenn cursed and hung his head until it rested on Kessler’s shoulder.

“Don’t like that.” Deacon pointed to his cousin. “Right?”

Royce nodded.

“Okay, so . . . so this is the prophecy . . .” Tegan licked her lips. “The one about the final war with Lilith.”

The air turned cold and electric. The fire crackled behind me. No one spoke.

“Yeah.” Tegan took a deep breath. “After the One Hundred Years’ War, when Edward Proctor took Lilith down—with all the help we know he had—this prophecy was given by Valathame. The Coven has been guarding this prophecy, keeping it secret even from me until just now.”

“That bad?” I asked, my stomach in knots.

Tegan nodded. “It’s for the war. This is the real one. And it’s worse than the real one from Samhain, so brace yourselves.”