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My heart skipped a beat. “What are you talking about?”
“You seethroughpeople,” he said with a certainty that astounded me. “You can tell things about them, like if I’m telling the truth, for example. Or maybe you see somethingaroundpeople? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that, given all your squinting and a couple of verbal slips, it has to do with light and auras.”
My eyes widened. A wince of horror twisted my mouth. He knew! He knew my secret!
My chest ached, anticipating the blow coming my way. Knowing Kai, he was probably trying to be compassionate while also diagnosing me with some complex condition, or your average brain tumor, or perhaps the good old “I knew it! ThisAstor bitch is fucking craaaaazy.”
I shook my head and pushed out the word. “How—?”
“I’m an observant guy.”
“So, you know I see auras?”
“I do for sure now.”
I smacked him on the arm. “Jerk.”
“Sorceress.” He widened his grin.
“What if I’m nuts?” Seeing people’s auras still felt crazy to me.
“You’re not nuts.”
“Are you… like… horrified?”
“Horrified?”he frowned. “Hell, no. I think it’s cool.”
“Cool?” I winced. “You don’t think it’s unreal, unscientific, and insane to spot energy fields around people?”
“Not really.” He gave a casual shrug. “I believe we’re made of energy. You’re an Astor. Thena can read the stars. Missy is a dream walker. They discovered where you were hiding with their gifts. Your witchy superpower is that you can see auras.”
“So that’s what Javier was talking about!” It all made sense now. “My sisters also have gifts, and these are the hunches you talked about, the ones that foretold our connection?”
“Yes,” Kai said. “But I still think Thena and Missy should tell you about their gifts themselves.”
“Maybe we’re all sick. Or nuts. Yeah. I’m back to nuts. Or maybe I’m cursed. Perhaps our entire family is cursed.”
“Maybe you’re blessed instead,” he proposed.
“Blessed?”
“Why not?” He grinned. “You have an amazing gift, Cece.”
“A gift I don’t understand.”
“Not yet, but in time, you will.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because I know you. You’re curious. You won’t stop until you can explain this. And when you do, I hope you’ll let me comealong on your journey.”
“You… you want to come along on my journey?”
“Don’t look so surprised.” He took my hand. “I also think you have other gifts to share.”
“Like what?”
“Like love, for example.”
