She curls her finger toward someone else. “Come. You know what you have to do.” “What the fu—” Eli steps in front of me, turning over his shoulder at both Kyrin and me. “What are you doing? Get back here.” “I can’t, Lil. There’s something I have to do. I’m sorry.” His eyes fall to the ground, before his shoulders square. “Oh, you forgot.” Kennedy starts raising a finger with each word. “Surprise, sight, sound, trickery.” She starts laughing, and for the first time, I wonder how the fuck this woman could be my mother. …no, I can see how. I reach for Eli’s arm, pulling him back to me as Kyrin
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