My head aches as I sit up to grab the forgotten quilt. I’m about to throw it over her when I lean in close, my mouth mere inches from meeting her forehead. I stop suddenly, my eyes scanning her face, the bridge of her nose— There can’t be more than ten. I jerk back, staring at the body beside me. This is not my Pae. I still my mind and focus on the distant thrum of powers beneath my skin. Flash, Tele, Hydro— And that is when I feel it. Close and strong and to blame for this. Staring at those ten freckles, I throw the blanket over her. It meets nothing but air as Paedyn’s body vanishes.
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