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Like everything else Kye told ement?"

"The kind that is none of your business"

"Oh but it’s okay for the entire population of Moon to know my business?" I snapped and rose from the bench The air was cooler as the rain picked up

"You have enough problems Do you really want to add one more?" Kye tilted his head, a small smile on his lips

I watched him for a few seconds and wondered who he was I kneas a warlock as Holly’s go to man, but as he? What was his life like, where was he froe up with Holly? When I h just to know the basics about theet to the root of what made them who they are It was the only way I felt I could trust someone or at least anticipate their ed the subject

I shrugged "I guess I can sense death and su how to junize the shimmers, or safe spots as Dorian calls them"

It’d been a couple days since I’d trained or even talked to Dorian I suspected he was avoiding el of Death didn’t seeirl flowers Could he even have sex? Sure he looked like a gorgeous hue his appearance like he changed his socks When I thought about Dorian my curiosity jumped up and down in anticipation to learn about hierous Dorian had shown a rabbed me from bed, but the emotion fled as fast as it came

"That’s pretty quick Usually it takes a few months for spirit walkers to learn their abilities," Kye said

"No biggie, I’ them tojust another witch ns ato do with calling spirits fro into de the Flora Police Departet Downing case snowballed and leftbut trouble As ain Spirit walkers were few and far between and finding one that wasn’t insane was more difficult Would I eventually end up like Kye’s sister, just a fragment of my former self?

"That’s what Irene said," Kye mumbled

I half turned to look at hi his elbows on his knees and raised his head to look at me

"Irene was scared at first, when she learned what she was, but the curiosity pulled her in and before long she couldn’t get enough of ju between realities"

I paused for a moment "Why is she trapped? Why can’t she just slip into a shimmer and co around town, but a nice ood It sure beat being stuck in the realic has been stripped and even if it hadn’t, her one She has no clue who I ahed to cover up his unease, "We should get back; Holly doesn’t like to be kept waiting"

I pushed through the large double doors that led to a parlor,water on the antique Persian rug Eleven heads turned in my direction, and I froze All six of the VC members were in attendance as was Aiden, Dorian, and three of the NAWC members Aiden’s lips twitched in an inconspicuous shtened out as fast as it came Dorian looked away as soon as he saw me, and the six VC members stared at me like I was dinner--or at least a tasty appetizer Some of their eyes focused on azes up and down my body

"Sorry to interrupt, Kye said you wanted to seelooks of the VC, I concentrated on Holly’s face

"Yes, please sit down, Ms Sparks," Holly gestured towards an open seat My shoes squished with each step until I sat down The energy was overpowering and suffocating I gripped the arasp Vay that felt like prickles along s our minds and peaks our interest Aiden’s often felt like a soft caress against ry lions Glancing at the NAWC, they didn’t see my nails into the thick fabric of the chair to keep fro Gwen unease," Patrick said with a laugh