Chapter 22

"Twice when you were on the verge of coming yesterday, your eyes had flashed bright teal. Care to explain why?"

My mouth opened, then closed right back again. There was no need for me to hide my abilities from Vaughan or anyone here-- like I had done with father and my former pack-mates at Stillmoon. I reasoned to hide it here would be pointless, where I could quite possibly remain forever. It was better to get it out in the open first before they found out and thought I was some imposter.

I made to answer him then but was cut short when our drinks arrived.

After the waiter had gone, Vaughan faced me again. "So?"

"So," I said. "I was getting to it."

I positioned an empty glass in front of me. Fiddling with it, I said, "The things is, I don't know why.  It's been that way since I was little." When I was seven and could 'make flowers da