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Selena and I had just gotten to be good friends I recalled the Moon raising her beautiful face to the drizzle as she’d talked about ame: "Jesus, Evie, what if it catches on? What if we could all live in peace? Use these powers for good?"

What if fate had ame? Had I lost Jack as punishment?

Matthew had once told ame deot it You tanna look over?"

Shaking e of Aric’s desk, daring hian to read the list:

The Cursed Twenty-Two

0 The Fool, Gaician, Master of Illusions (Finneas)

II The High Priestess, Ruler of the Deep (Circe)

Aric tapped the page beside Circe’s name "Just the Priestess Also known as the Water Witch"

Lark wrote "Hand of Fate" next to Matthew’s, then edited Circe’s "Considering Poseida of the deep, or whatever, has been parked outside the castle for weeks, I think we should discuss this witch What’re her weaknesses, boss?"

I added, "If she remains in the abyss, how could she ever be defeated?"

Aric looked amused "Give up my ally’s vulnerabilities?"

My? I drew my head back So did Lark

I said, "If we are your allies and she’s one too, doesn’t that make all of us allies?"

His tone was flat as he answered, "No, it does not"

I parted ue, but I didn’t trust ue, and we read on

III The Empress, Our Lady of Thorns (Evie)

IV The Emperor, Stone Overlord (Richter)

"How did you defeat the Eo?" I asked Aric