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Her grandmother shuddered, her head dropped to Cassie’s shoulder "You will be safer, randht eyes shimmered with tears, but her cheeks reirl, just like your h Cassie She had been told she was just like her mother her whole life She looked like her mother, she moved like her mother, and she acted like her ifted and her mother had possessed the powerful ability toand acting like herlike herthat saer than her ht the bone wracking shudder that tore though her, she desperately wanted those seven years They may not seem like much, but they would be precious, and she had a very bad feeling that she was going to be cheated of them "There are times I wish that Luther had never found you"

Cassie tried to push aside the cold terror, and aching hurt, that was firmly embedded in her belly "There are times I wish that too," she admitted softly

If Luther had never found her that day, then she and Chris never would have known that they were Hunter’s Chris’s randmother, had decided to keep the truth hidden from them They had been determined to keep them safe, and to raise them as normally as possible Until Luther arrived, Chris’s power had been passed off as a psychic ability that sorandmother believed that they were the last of The Hunter line, and that no one would co

"You will be safe, right?" Cassie asked worriedly

Her grandmother smiled, but it did not reach her eyes "Don’t worry about et to behow to take care of yourself"

Cassie nodded, but she was not corandmother; she was not one to sit idly by, especially if she thought she would be keeping Cassie safe She could only hope that she didn’t do so crazy

"Eat your breakfast dear, Chris is on his way over"

Cassie glanced back at her bowl of oatrandma, I love you"

She dropped a quick kiss on her soft cheek as she grabbed hold of her bag and slung it over her shoulder "Love you too dear Have a good day"

Cassie glanced back at her, but she was still staring out the , a distant look on her pretty features A chill of apprehension slid down Cassie’s spine

CHAPTER 16

Cassie played with the applesauce on her plate, twirling it over on her spoon; her thoughts were distant and distracted She could not get the lonely irand that had seized hold of her Devon took hold of her hand, his touch soothing soed a wan s her head, she dropped her spoon; seizing hold of his hand she once again noted that it was abnorer over his skin, savoring in the feel of him His circulation had to be poor for him to be this chilled Either that, or he had just come fro it off, she ry"

He didn’t seem to buy it as he stared hard at her "Are you sure?"

"Yes" She studied hi to her "Devon, where do you live?"

Quirking an eyebrow, a small smile flitted across his full lips "Is that what has you so distracted?"

Cassie shrugged absently "I just realized that I don’t knowflickered in his eyes It was a quick flash, but she was certain that she saw it She couldn’t be sure what it had been though, but for a ht it was fear But ould her question cause him fear? "Well, ill have to rehtened briefly around hers "My place is in Oyster Hills"

Cassie blinked in surprise; she didn’t know much about Oyster Hills, except for the fact that it was very expensive, and highly upscale "Wow What do your parents do?"

His jaw clenched tight, a asped, horror filled her "I’ed absently, his finger caressing her hand lightly "It was a long tio"

"But the hole never heals," she whispered

His distant gaze ca as he studied her "I suppose not"