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Missy bobbed her head. “You make a good point.”
“We don’t want to make a mistake.” My oldest sister worried her lower lip. “Maybe you can confirm or deny, or see something the two of us can’t?”
“I’ll do anything for Affie. Next time I see Micah, I’ll take a good look.”
“How about you do it right now?” Missy slid her cell out of her back pocket and fired a text. “Dash will need to choose a lead for the mission soon. We must ensure he makes the right choice.”
The new Missy wouldn’t back down.
“Let’s do it,” I said.
“I know it gives you a headache.” Thena squeezed my arm.
“Not always,” I said. “Some auras have a nourishing effect on me. Like yours. And Missy’s. And Kai’s, of course.”
“I’m glad I don’t give you migraines.” Thena’s grin softened.
“While we wait,” I said. “Missy said you had a couple of things to share, as in plural?”
“Nothing escapes Cece’s brain.” Missy nudged her head toward Thena. “Your turn.”
“I’ve been looking for a quiet moment to tell you since you arrived.” Thena’s eyes sparkled. “Only Dash, Missy, and Javier know.”
“Let me guess.” I grinned with total confidence. “You and Dash are getting married. Surprise, surprise. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out you’re making it official.”
“We’re not getting married… yet.”
“Why wait?” I frowned. “You guys have been in love sinceforever.”
“I asked the same thing,” Missy said.
“Because when we get married, Affie, Missy, and you will be standing by my side,” Thena explained. “It will be sweeter, a true celebration, a circle coming to a close. We want to say our vows surrounded by our family. It’s my dream, and I’m not giving up on it.”
“The only one who won’t be there is Nix,” I mumbled, then kicked myself for making Thena wince.
“He’ll be there, keeping us company, like he does when I dream of him.” Missy saved the day. “We might not see him, but he’s with us, always.”
“You see Nix in your dreams?” I asked tentatively.
“Often.”
“The stars show him to me as well.” Thena took a deep breath. “Those blue eyes twinkle in the sky. You remind me of him so much.”
“I saw his aura in the picture on the photo box once,” I confessed, my voice wobbly. “And…”
“And what?”
“I saw his aura andheardhim when I thought I was drowning.”
“What does it mean?” Missy asked.
“Nothing, probably,” I said.
“Time out.” Missy tapped her straight fingers against the palm of her other hand. “We went from joy to grief in a sec. If Nix is looking in on us right now, he’d be furious.”
“You’re right.” I looked at my older sister. “It’s back to guessing Thena’s news.”
A mischievous smirk hijacked Thena’s wide mouth. Her cheeks blushed, and she looked mildly embarrassed and very smug at the same time.
