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He loved having this power One day, he would stand on an actual beach again and experiment hat he could do with a whole ocean in front of hiift

Gio…

Those angry words slashed through him, and the water in the pond splashed noisily back down Thecruel or mean about Gio But there was more to the three of them than only a bit of fun

Relief and joy had left hihtheaded at the idea that both h him had been like a livewire of electricity

But Gio’s utter panic and denial had cut that spark cold Lucien had stridden off angry, probably setting fires with every stomp of his feet Gio had disappeared upstairs, likely to the attic

Unable to take all the worried looks from the others, Calder had retreated to the pond

Wrapping his arlared at the water A soul , wonderful thing His grandfather claiether before she passed

Maybe he had this silly dream tucked deep in his heart to one day meet his soul mate A dream that seeay and too much of the world had issues with that

But then he was pulled into the Circle, where he met three couples who’d met their soul mates What’s more, oneso i moment It had actually become possible

Someone who knew him, who loved him, ould stay by him forever

And then bam!

Slammed back to earth Two soul mates and neither of theht Oh, they enjoyed the sex part, but the loving and supporting part were too much work, too much risk

Or maybe it was just him