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"I’entle voice "I was only thinking of what Clay would say if he heard you two"

Talin kept her attention on Faith "What are you, a telekinetic or so outside the closed circle of Clay’s new family

Faith’s eyes were intent, eerie in their focus "I see the future"

"You’re an F-Psy?" A being so rare that Talin didn’t know anyone who had ever actually met one "A cardinal F-Psy?"

"Yes Believe s I see, they’re not for the weak"

"I take back the crack about you being fragile then," she said "But friend or not, you have no right to get between ht be a puny, powerless human, but just let anyone, even a cardinal, try to keep her from Clay

"You and Clay So there is a relationship?"

"Yes" With that single word, Talin felt a funda to say about that, say it toaround it"

Tamsyn’s needles stopped completely, but Faith didn’t flinch "I see the future Sos about people who matter to me"

That destroyed Talin’s anger as nothing else could have done "What?" she whispered "What do I do to Clay?"

"I don’t know" Faith’s response was quiet, her voice so crystal clear it reminded Talin of Jon’s "But what I do know is that the future hasn’t yet changed"

"What does thatin riddles

"It means that whatever you are, you’re not yet the wo the final linefro his humanity"

Chapter 22

Max turned to block the attack an instant too late

They fell on hi They didn’t yell, didn’t screaht back, but there were too many After a while, his world narrowed down to a repetitive chorus

The thud of flesh on flesh, the rasp of skin against the asphalt, heavy, pained breaths A trickle of war fired Thennothing

Chapter 23

Clay took one look at Talin’s face when she caone head to head with Faith She stopped with a good foot of space between the, he closed the distance and took her stiff, cold hand When she tried to pull it away, he had to reht ere friends"

Thathi to tell me what happened?" Silence "Fine I’ll ask Faith"

Her eyes narrowed "Are you in love with her?"

Where the hell did wohn’s h his hair "Meddling in each other’s business is what packmates do I don’t like it much, but you learn to live with it"

"She thinks she has rights over you"

Now this was interesting "Your possessive side is showing again, Tally"

"Stop it" She tugged at her hand

He refused to let go "She does have rights over hts over Sascha or Ta after your own They’re Pack"

"And I’ to possess her until his scent was a permanent marker on her skin, he pulled her toward the door "Co on time"

They were there in plenty of ti the restaurant, Clay let Talin talk She’d been quiet on the ride over and he knew her well enough to know she orking things through in her own head That could be dangerous, but he was playing for keeps and he wasn’t going to lie to her Distract while he persuaded, but never lie

"We’re here to id man looked first at Talin’s jeans and the thin V-necked sweater she’d pulled on over her top, beforeto Clay in his jeans and white T-shirt "I believe you have the wrong establishh, it was a wonder he was able to see them over it "The nearest bar is two blocks over"

Clay waited to see what Talin would do He could al out her ears "Where’s the nearest unemployment office?" Saccharine sweet and oh-so-innocent God, she turned hiot all pissy like that