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This was the woman who’d taken on the role of caring for all of us when our mom passed; the smart, kind, responsible, loving soul who’d stayed behind when the rest of us fled and taken the brunt of Father’s abuse to stay true to the oath she’d made. The color of her aura testified to her extraordinary levels of generosity and loyalty.
Enveloped in her violet aura, Missy climbed on the other side of my bed and joined our group hug, reminding me of what we used to call our “cuddle puddles” as kids. Her gorgeous aura spoke of the healer in her, of her kindness and her innate desire to help improve the lives of others—the qualities that had always defined her. Her light was strong, and her energy pealed like delicate wind chimes in my head. Javier had been right all along. Missy had changed, and I loved the confident woman she’d become.
After everything that had happened to them—to me—I couldn’t believe my good fortune. I wasn’t afraid of my gift anymore. Our gifts were useful to each other and to the team. As I hugged my sisters, I let my tears run. Yeah. Vulnerability was both a bitch and a friend.
“Are we ever going to stop hugging and crying every time we see each other?” I wondered, not quite ready to relinquish my title as the tough witch of the family.
“Nothing wrong with feeling deeply.” Thena drew back and tucked a blonde curl behind her ear. “It’s a good thing, Cece.”
“If only Affie was here, too.”
Missy flashed her toothy smile. “She’s going to love hearing how much you missed her.”
I wiggled my eyebrows. “I’ll pay you if you keep it a secret.”
“Nuh-uh.” She gave me attitude I never knew she had. “I’m no longer that shy, scaredy kid, and from now on, we don’t keep secrets from each other.”
“Agreed.” I squeezed Missy’s hand and then let go. “I hope we can get Affie back soon.”
“Levine told you the last location where she’d been detected,” Thena reassured me. “Obviously, she’s not there anymore, but the information has given us a head start, and Trevis following up on the leads. As soon as he has something solid, Tracker Team will be on the way.”
“I know.” Sandwiched between my sisters, I nodded. “I trust Kai and the guys. You said you had news?”
“Of the witchy kind first.” Missy lifted her eyebrows at Thena.
“Yes, of course.” Thena’s throat bobbed with a swallow. “Missy had a dream last night. Turns out, I read the stars a few nights ago and saw the same person she dreamed of.”
“I suppose thatiswitchy news.” My curiosity perked up. “Who’s the protagonist of your reading?”
“Micah Bozeman,” Thena said.
“Mount Massive?”I croaked. “Are you thinking… Affie?”
Thena shrugged. “I don’t know.”
I turned to Missy. “What about you?”
“I dreamed of Micah, too, but the experience was different. Hazy. Psychedelic.”
“Kind of like Affie,” I pointed out.
“Yes,” Missy said. “Have you seen Micah’s aura?”
“I did, but it was a while back and, to be honest, I was peeved. It was white, but static. I didn’t understand it then, but I didn’t give it a second thought, either.”
“Can you look again?” Missy asked. “Perhaps you can help clarify?”
“Honestly?” I grimaced. “I can’t think of two more diametrically opposed human beings on the planet.”
“I know, right?” Missy agreed. “It makes no sense.”
“As if any of this made sense,” Thena reminded us. “You and Kai are very different from each other, and yet here you are, our never-love sister, deeply in love.”
“That’s because Kai is a special person,” I shot back.
“He’syourperson,” Thena pointed out. “That’s what makes him special.”
“Okay, you win.” She was right. “But Micah and Affie? They’re so far apart that they would probably murder each other at first sight.”
