Joanne appeared behind Malachi just as he changed back to human form and lifted Opal into his arms.
He only needed to say one thing to her.
"There's a bomb!"
For a split second, Joanne felt she was reliving one of the most traumatic experiences of her life.
Her pupils trembled. She saw the building go up in flames right after she had just fled it like a broken doll.
And she remembered what she lost inside.
Joanne knew that she had meant everything she said to Awena in her last moments. She also knew that if she could have, she would have taken everything back.
"Jo!" Malachi yelled.
The sound of her husband's voice pulls her from the uncomfortable fog of her past.
She clenched her fists together to wake herself up and darted off without another word.
Joanne felt something fundamental in her body change.
Using her powers had always made the world around her seem slow, but now, it felt like she was also living faster.
