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"Wrong He does" No reason to play games here "I read his mind I saw that he’s confused--just as confused as you are--but there are real e si neat, but it is real"

This confir, her expression becaht"

My chest grew tight and I hugged her "Don’t worry Nobody has to know you’re breaking the balance rules with him I swear I won’t tell anyone You’re safe"

"It’s not that"

I leaned back "Then what is it?"

She wiped her eyes Then her gaze rose to ain "Wait You can read minds, too? Is that like what you did with Bishop--how you saw his ht she already knew this Letting h I hadn’t considered this one a secret-- "It’s just more of that supernatural intuition," I said evenly "I think Jordan’s got the sa on"

She studied me a little too closely and I could practically see the wheels turning in her head Her eyes widened with shock "Sa "What?"

"It would explain everything, actually I’m not sure why I didn’t consider it before Butif that’s truehow could you be a gray, too?"

I fought to stay calm and look confused instead of panicked over this hypothesis "I don’t knohat you’re talking about I’ special Just aon"

Her strained expression didn’t ease off "Sure you are Or maybe, just maybe, we’re both in way more trouble than we’d like to adthe door softly behind her I sat down heavily and stared at hts Even up here I still felt Bishop’s presence downstairs My hunger swirled,it difficult to catch my breath

Now Cassandra knew my secret, too

I ju hot water--a relief after being locked in that basehtest I got out in record time

It wasn’t until I turned on my blow-dryer that I had the vision

I didn’t have many of these But when I did have them, they flattened me with their intensity This one wasn’t an exception to the rule

Like a waking dreaes shifted, sliding, turning so I could barely see anything properly

It was a house--a big house with tons of kids there wearingout, talking, having fun Music blared all around