GABRIELLE

“No, no, sweetheart, you must have absolute control over your magic, not let it come out by instinct,” I explain to Valeria while we practice in the living room.

“You can't wait until you're in a desperate situation to react. Try bringing out your raven wings now... no, no... but without the full transformation, just the wings…”

We spent quite some time practicing. I was determined to teach her everything I knew, everything I inherited from my mother and her mother before her.

“Let’s