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“She cannot,” Selene disagreed. “She knows far too much, even without you sharing information with her. She has seen where we live, how we live. The very fact that a human knows we exist…”

“Wait a second, please.” I was having a hard time keeping up. “Why are you calling me a human, like I’m different from her?” I jerked a thumb toward Keira.

“Because she is not human,” Selene replied, like it made all the sense in the world. Like there was nothing crazy going on.

I looked to Keira for clarification, but she only shrugged.

“I didn’t know, either. It’s not like I was keeping a secret from you.”

She was right, after all. I was having a tough time believing her.

“There is more to it than you merely being one of us,” Selene told her, looking and sounding grave. “Much more.”

It was Keira’s turn to be surprised.

At least I wasn’t alone.

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