CHAPTER 32
Kadin
ISTARED AT THEMboth. Gideon, the Jinni I was using to fight those born of the Jinn. And Arie, the girl I’d been falling for, who was one of them.
One of the very people I hated more than anything else in the entire world.
Arie reeled back, as if I’d slapped her.
Gift of Intuition,she’d said,hearing thoughts.
I took a step back.
Howdareshe read my mind. I threw all my willpower into envisioning walls thicker than a dungeon around me, imagining pouring the cement myself, thickening it with every bit of my resolve.
“Kadin, let me explain,” she began, pressing her hands together, pleading with her eyes for me to listen. Was that a trick too? If she was one of the Gifted, I couldn’t be sure.
I spun on my heel and pushed through the crowd, aiming for distance.How far can she reach?I asked myself, feeling my usual calm slip away completely.
No one answered, and I realized I’d half expected Gideon to, but maybe my walls were working.
I couldn’t believe I’d been harboring a Gifted girl for so long without knowing. How had I not seen it?
I gritted my teeth as I remembered how every time I would enter a room, she seemed to know. Even if her back was turned.
I’d been flattered. Thought it meant we had a connection. I wanted to punch a hole in the wall.
Shoving my way through the crowd, I curled my fingers into fists. Something in my expression made those who saw me move out of my way.
“Kadin, wait!” Arie yelled, and people turned to look.
She was drawing too much attention.
I pushed through a closed door, not caring where it led.
She followed me through. “Please, Kadin.”
