Unblemished by Sara Ella

Author:Sara Ella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

He Chose

I should tell him.

I can’t tell him.

He’ll hate me. We were just starting to get along.

I have . . . had a half sister. And now she’s gone.

My father raised Ky. I have so many questions. I don’t dare ask.

“Magnets, such as Stormy, can summon things. Their symbol is a moon.”

I blink. What’s Ky saying?

“Like Shields, all Magnets hold different strengths.”

The Callings. Right.

“Stormy is a water Magnet. Her ability is linked to that particular element alone. Other Magnets might control fire, wind, or earth. Still some have no connection to the elements at all, their gifts lying with matter or energy. Whatever their specialty, this Calling takes great focus and exertion. The summoned thing can remain only as long as the Magnet wills it.”

It all comes together. The storm. The Threshold water. Stormy is one talented Magnet. I wonder if she’d let me see her tattoo.

“Then there are Masks. Lark, Kuna, Isabeau, Wren, Robyn—they all have alternate forms. It’s a more common Calling than you’d think. They’re represented by a butterfly, the simplest and most beautiful example of transformation.”

Hard to picture Kuna with a butterfly on his back. “And Physics?” Act natural. Don’t let him see all I can think about is Tiernan and how he connects us.

We’ve reached the square, and Ky sits on an iron bench across from the inn. Two empty flowerpots flank it. The cat from the windowsill curls up on one end, its orange-tipped tale tapping.

Ky stretches his lean legs out in front of him. “Physics come in all shapes and sizes. Organic Physics, like my mother or Physic Song, have a knack for mixing medicines. They use remedies concocted from nature. Illusoden, for example, was invented by Lancaster Rhyen, my mother’s grandfather.”

As in the dude they made a statue of? “A Physic founded the League of Guardians?”

“Don’t sound so surprised. A Physic is more than a white coat and a fancy title. There are some Physics who guard their Calling with more ferocity than an Ever. A mere touch from such a Physic could cure even the deepest wound, which is why a Physic’s mark is a handprint.”

Nathaniel. Is his touch that powerful? Must be. Why else would Wade put so much faith in the man? Does Ky know my grandfather is his adoptive grandfather? Part of me hopes he never finds out.

“No matter what,” Ky adds, “if someone is already meant to die, if it’s their time, nothing can change that. Not a touch from a Physic or a drop of Ever blood. Death is a Calling all its own.” He scratches the cat’s neck, and it purrs in satisfaction.

I join him on the bench, trying not to sit too close. Otherwise he might hear my thundering heart, see the sweat forming at my hairline.

He scoots over so our thighs touch. Ky hesitates a second before raising his arm and wrapping it around me in one fluid motion. He’s just protecting me. Doing his job. The big brother I always wanted.

Moan. He has no clue how technically true that is.

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