i_0937d4e52a964987 by Unknown

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Chapter Thirteen

Dex vanished, taking the Fates with him.

The room, which had seemed full of overwhelming personalities, suddenly seemed empty. And Vivian felt abandoned. She hadn’t known Dex when she woke up that morning, so why should she feel empty just because he left?

Although, granted, he didn’t just leave. He vanished, along with the three Fates, who had been the cause of her difficult day. And he’d abandoned her to Blackstone, Nora, Ariel, and Andrew Vari, people she still wasn’t sure of.

She stood near her plate, staring at the three empty chairs across from her, feeling the emptiness of the chair beside her. She felt more unsettled than she had all day—which was saying something, considering what had been going on. Partly, it was because she had no idea where Dex was or when he’d be back (if he’d be back, her insecure subconscious was saying to her), and partly it was because she missed his presence—in her mind.

She hadn’t really realized it had been there. Not completely, anyway. She had recognized the psychic connection and had even noticed when Dex blocked his thoughts from her. But she hadn’t realized that his being—his personality—had been inside her mind, like background music, something she wasn’t aware of until it was gone.

Odd that realizing how close they’d been in the short time they were together didn’t bother her. She used to hate being hooked up—as she called it—to anyone, not that it happened often. It happened with Aunt Eugenia, but as Vivian’s mother used to say, Aunt Eugenia was a Presence. No one could ignore her. It also happened sometimes with Vivian’s sister Megan, but they were as close as siblings could be.

It had never happened with someone outside her family.

“Are you all right, Vivian?” Nora asked. Nora stood alone on her side of the table. A few moments ago, she had seemed surrounded by Fates.

Vivian rubbed the back of her neck. That ache had become almost a headache. “I’m still not used to people popping in and out of my life.”

Both Nora and Ariel smiled. “You’ll get used to it,” Ariel said.

Blackstone stood and put his napkin over his plate, as if the conversation offended him. “I’ve got to get into the kitchen.”

“That can wait,” Vari said. “We still have work to do.”

Work? What kind of work would they have to do? It looked like Dex was doing all the work. And like Vivian was now out of the equation. “Am I done?” she asked. “Can I go home?” “Good question,” Blackstone said. “Maybe I’ll have an answer after I’ve ducked into the kitchen for a moment.” He hurried from the group, as if he couldn’t get away fast enough. Nora stood too, and started busing the table. Ariel took another slice of bread.

“They’ll work this out,” she said to Vivian.

She wasn’t so sure. That feeling of being watched had returned. “I hope so.”

Nora took a pile of soup dishes into the kitchen, then returned with a bus cart. Ariel helped her clear off the table.

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