Page 48 (1/2)

"So…" I began after I’d foundit to me?"

"I have no idea," he said, not in a rude way, but in a confused one

"Okay…" I said, sounding as confused as he did "Do I get to keep it?"

He eyed me over Then he took hold of ainst my frostbitten skin

"So…that’s a yes then" I wanted to know before I got too excited

He leaned back in the swing "Yeah, you can keep it"

"Thank you," I said in the softest voice I’d ever heard come out of my mouth

"Woo thank you’s in a day That’s impressive"

I s it at the moment Yes, I was excited about the necklace, but sad at the saivenelse, would be gone forever And that stole away all of ht?" He furrowed his eyebrows quizzically "You’re acting kind of… strange"

"So are you," I said, cla my hand around the necklace

"How so?"

"You’re being too nice, givingIt’s weird"

"Yeah, you’re probably right," he agreed "Maybe I should take it back" He made a move for the necklace

I wrenched my hand back "I didn’tit back to you"

"Relax, I’s have been up and down between us, but just for a moment, can we try to be nors between you andme for a fool, so you could try to find out if I knehy ain"

"And I’m sorry for that," he said sincerely

"Oh My Word Did you just say sorry?" I widened erated look of shock "Holy crap I think the world just stop spinning" He grinned and I added, "Is that norh for you?"

A moment of silence passed between us I stared down at the necklace, the silver and purple sparkling almost like the stars that had now dusted the to put it on?" he asked, nodding down at the necklace in ood idea" I’d started to unfasten the cla with the necklace What if it wasn’tdevice that Alex was trying to trickon? What if when I put it on,with the clamp "You know, I’m not sure if I should I ? For all I know, putting this on could be part of the process of detaching hed "It’s not and I can prove it" He reached over and flipped the pendant to the back Flawless cursive engraved the letters GL--my initials "See, GL--Gemma Lucas"

I s to me I flicked the clasp open and wrapped the chain around ht onto this yet, but I a a necklace on was like a whole new experience for et the sucker to hook shut

"Need so ot it" But after a few ave up "Oh, fine I guess I need your help"

He laughed, er "Turn around"

I did, and he took the necklace fronore how hot his touch made me feel as he fumbled to secure the clasp of the necklace closed

But like

"Hlanced over ?"

"Well, it looks like you got your mark"

"A Foreseer’sthe back of ht here"

"What does it look like?"

"Exactly like Nicholas’s," he said "Each groups mark always looks the saht actually be a real Foreseer?"

"Yeah, probably But I still don’t kno I never thought you were a Foreseer I thought it was just the stars power setting off the crystal Usually possessing Foreseer ability requires co from a line of Foreseers"

"My mother wasn’t one?"

He shook his head "Jocelyn was just a Keeper"