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Sweet Ruin Kresley Cole 16580K 2023-09-01

She gasped That hadn’t happened since all those years ago at the otten it

Had she just moved the furniture with her mind? One way to find out She returned to his museum, filled with his precious relics His priceless ones What better place to test an unpredictable power!

She eyed a small vase across the roo it

The vase wobbled!

Holy shit, she was telekinetic! More clearly she saw that vision of the cru her hand to control her telekinesis

Jo ai shattered Uh-oh Hope he didn’t like that one She turned to another antique, a delicate-looking box atop adown telekinetically would have to be easier than lifting She concentrated on flattening the box and waved her palm down The box--and the pedestal--were crushed

Aweso a focused beam like that wo a great shooting gallery

She turned to a medium-size bust of some man who’d probably written books Jo couldn’t read Asshole

BOOM! She laughed as chunks of marble landed all across the room Okay, not focused, but Hulk-smash was more Jo’s style anyway

Then came the real test Would she be able to wield her telekinesis while ghosting?

She deazed from one treasure to the next Which one to practice on? He’d said these ar prizes, but she’d bet soifts from women he’d screwed

When Jo pictured hi down at them with those seductive eyes--a wave of power blasted fro in her ears Crashing, ripping, shattering Once the dust settled, she blinked in disbelief She’d trashed everything in the room

Hulk Smash

He was overly proud of his hoazed around with a discerning eye

I’ll s her heart

She turned to the next room to practice some more She’d been a killer before With these new talents, she would be an undefeatable one

She frowned Nïx had made it sound as if Thaddie was like Jo If so, how could he cope with changes like these?

With the Valkyrie’s help?

Jo had been forced to let MizB raise Thad; she’d be dae of plans, N&iu access to Thad, but not in the way the Valkyrie had envisioned Jo wasn’t going to spy on anyone; instead she’d do what she did best