“She has reason to believe Eden is in danger.”
Chapter Eight
What the actual fuck?
Alex was still trying to comprehend what Dan had just said when Eden broke through the tension-laced air.
“Me?” She looked over at Dan as if he’d lost his mind. “That makes no sense. I’ve never met you before today. And I don’t know your wife.”
“All true.” Dan nodded.
“You’d better explain yourself, Romeo. And pretty fucking quick.”
“Before I do, I need to explain something to you both.” Alex’s former teammate’s gaze shifted from him, to Eden, and back again. “Mia has a gift. She’s what is known as a precognitive.”
Eden’s sharp intake of air had Alex’s head turning. Wide-eyed, she looked over at him and explained. “That, uh…that means she can see events before they actually happen.”
Dan nodded. “That’s right.”
Holy shit.Alex sat silently, processing what his friend had just said. What were the odds that both he and his former teammate would end up with women who had extrasensory abilities?
“Trust me.” Dan stared back at him. “I know it’s hard to swallow, but I swear to you, her gift is very real.”
“No, I-I believe you,” Alex quickly assured his friend. “I just didn’t realize…” He looked over at Eden. “I mean, I knew you could…” He cut himself off again, not sure if she would want Dan to know about her ability.
“I have a gift, too,” Eden told Dan bluntly.
Guess that answers that question.
Alex watched his friend closely to see what his reaction would be, but if Eden’s admission surprised Dan, he didn’t show it.
“Mine’s usually referred to as psychometry,” she explained further.
“So, you can learn things about a person either by touching them or something of theirs.”
Eden blinked in surprise. “Most people have never heard of psychometry.”
Dan gave her a sideways smirk. “Most people don’t know what I know, Eden.” He looked at Alex then. “We’ve added a new department to The Phoenix Agency. One that directly involves using psychic abilities in order to help solve some of our more difficult cases.” His eyes slid back to Eden. “My wife heads it up, but there are others. Each with their own, unique gift.” He smiled. “Actually, the other Phoenix partners are all married to women with psi abilities.”
Alex couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Frozen beside him, Eden seemed just as shocked.
“That’s…incredible,” she whispered, almost to herself.
Appearing curious, Dan asked, “Eden, if you don’t mind me asking, what did you see when we first met?”
“H-how did you—”
He smiled. “I’ve gotten better at being able to spot someone with your type of special talent.” Dan paused a moment. “You saw something when we shook hands, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” Eden answered honestly. She turned to Alex, her golden eyes filled with trepidation before sharing with Dan what she’d gotten when they’d first met.
“I saw you and Alex. You were in military fatigues playing soccer with a young boy.”
Alex’s eyes met Dan’s, his chest tightening from the memory.
“Go on,” Dan encouraged her.
“I got a flash of fire and then some images of a woman I’m assuming is Mia.” Eden frowned then. “Was she injured at some point?”
