I had never been to a party like this before.

Eddie and I had plans to go to the party at Magnus’s, too, but also I had seen the fliers for Sabrina’s party and it seemed like a lot of other students were going and I had never really gone to any of the other parties I had been invited to since coming to Darrow.

I was in my costume, dressed as a knight, and I was looking around, a little bewildered, when Sabrina suddenly grabbed my hand.

“Whoa,” I said. “Hi! Happy birthday!”