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Silver entered and paused at the sight of me, her expression exactly the same as Kayla's had been when she first saw anew after I woke up. Her eyes wide and her skin pale for the first time, she raised her hand to her mouth.

"I had to see for myself," she whispered.

Her eyes nearly bulged out of her head.

"You are alive...?" It came out as a gasp. "You are awake."

Without letting go of Kayla I turned to her. "Was I not supposed to survive transformation?"

She turned her gaze to Kayla then back to me. "It's too soon," there was fear in her voice. She took a step forward, almost stumbled then with firmer steps made her way toward me. She stopped even before getting within 6 feet, her eyes riveted on mine.

"Your eyes..."

She looked her Kayla, grey eyes filled with questions. "Is this natural? Is it possible?"

Kayla gave a helpless shrug.

"Has he fed?"

"I am not hungry," I told her firmly.

"But how is that possible?" Silver wondered again. This is the first time I have ever seen her spe