dead.”
Dead. Dead. Before I could dig into the details of
why he had said this—or if he meant that I would be
dead soon—I felt his hand touch my arm.
“Let’s go back,” he said. “I have some business to
take care of with Alex.”
Which was exactly what this was al about—taking
care of business. But Nicholas was never supposed
to show up in my vision. And I was never supposed to
go into a vision so…heavy and severe. I was
supposed to keep it simple. But if what Nicholas said
was true, then I fail miserably.
For now, though, as hard as it was going to be, I
was going to have to push this vision out of my mind
so I could take Nicholas and myself back to Adessa’s.
So I did, shutting my eyes so tightly; wishing I could
forget what I had seen—or what I didn’t see maybe I
should say—but also wanting to keep the peaceful
feeling with me.
“Alright,” I said. “Let’s go back.”
When I reopened my eyes, there was no bright
light, the only light was coming from the chandelier on
the ceiling. Dark blue wal s surround me, and black
and white checkerboard tile made up the floor
beneath my feet. I was sitting in the velvet purple sofa
with Alex on one side of me, and Laylen on the other.
The crystal bal was no longer in my sight because
Nicholas was standing in front of me, blocking it from
my view.
His sandy blonde hair swept over his forehead, his
golden eyes were locked on me, and his hand stil
rested on my arm. The navy blue t-shirt he was
wearing made the Foreseers mark on his wrist
visible.
“What the—” Alex shouted, leaping to his feet as he
took in the sight of Nicholas and I. He swatted
Nicholas’s hand off of my arm. “Why did you…How…”
“He showed up in the vision,” I explained quickly.
“Instead of here.”
“But that’s not al owed,” Alex said, his bright green
eyes burning with rage. “Foreseers are not al owed to
go into another Foreseers vision without permission.”
“Maybe I did have permission,” Nicholas said with a
sly smile. “How do you know for sure that I didn’t?” He
looked at me, and I could feel trouble boiling.
“Besides, I think it was a good thing I showed up
there, so I could explain to Gemma what she was
seeing.”
Alex gave me a so-what’s-going-on look, in which I
responded with an eye rol and a don’t-worry-about-it
shake of my head. I didn’t think this was the
appropriate time to bring up that Nicholas had just
told me my future was dead. Besides just because he
said it, didn’t mean it was true.
“So is there a reason why you let her use the crystal
bal again,” Nicholas asked, dropping down on the
sofa across from us and kicking his feet up on the
apothecary table. “Or did she just decide to do it al on
her own and let you suffer for it.” He paused, his
golden eyes glinting wickedly. “Personal y, I’d love to
think it was the latter.”
“Wel , it wasn’t the latter,” Alex said, irritated. “It was
for a good reason.”
“And what reason would that be?” Nicholas asked
with a sparkle of amusement in his eyes.
Alex hesitated and sat back down on the sofa
beside me. “The reason she did it is because I
needed to talk to you about…about a way to get
into…The Underworld by using the Ira crystal bal .”
I looked at Nicholas, but his expression was blank,
giving me no idea what he was thinking
“You think an Ira wil take you to The Underworld.”
He let out a laugh. “I’ve never heard of a more
ridiculous thing.”
“I know it can be done.” Alex’s face reddened with
anger. “So cough it up—where can we get one.”
Nicholas pressed his lips together, holding back a
grin. “Like I said, I have no idea what you’re talking
about—I’ve never heard of such a thing before.”
Laylen and Alex exchanged this strange look that I
couldn’t interpret. Then they both jumped to their feet
and charged at Nicholas, Laylen taking out
Dead. Dead. Before I could dig into the details of
why he had said this—or if he meant that I would be
dead soon—I felt his hand touch my arm.
“Let’s go back,” he said. “I have some business to
take care of with Alex.”
Which was exactly what this was al about—taking
care of business. But Nicholas was never supposed
to show up in my vision. And I was never supposed to
go into a vision so…heavy and severe. I was
supposed to keep it simple. But if what Nicholas said
was true, then I fail miserably.
For now, though, as hard as it was going to be, I
was going to have to push this vision out of my mind
so I could take Nicholas and myself back to Adessa’s.
So I did, shutting my eyes so tightly; wishing I could
forget what I had seen—or what I didn’t see maybe I
should say—but also wanting to keep the peaceful
feeling with me.
“Alright,” I said. “Let’s go back.”
When I reopened my eyes, there was no bright
light, the only light was coming from the chandelier on
the ceiling. Dark blue wal s surround me, and black
and white checkerboard tile made up the floor
beneath my feet. I was sitting in the velvet purple sofa
with Alex on one side of me, and Laylen on the other.
The crystal bal was no longer in my sight because
Nicholas was standing in front of me, blocking it from
my view.
His sandy blonde hair swept over his forehead, his
golden eyes were locked on me, and his hand stil
rested on my arm. The navy blue t-shirt he was
wearing made the Foreseers mark on his wrist
visible.
“What the—” Alex shouted, leaping to his feet as he
took in the sight of Nicholas and I. He swatted
Nicholas’s hand off of my arm. “Why did you…How…”
“He showed up in the vision,” I explained quickly.
“Instead of here.”
“But that’s not al owed,” Alex said, his bright green
eyes burning with rage. “Foreseers are not al owed to
go into another Foreseers vision without permission.”
“Maybe I did have permission,” Nicholas said with a
sly smile. “How do you know for sure that I didn’t?” He
looked at me, and I could feel trouble boiling.
“Besides, I think it was a good thing I showed up
there, so I could explain to Gemma what she was
seeing.”
Alex gave me a so-what’s-going-on look, in which I
responded with an eye rol and a don’t-worry-about-it
shake of my head. I didn’t think this was the
appropriate time to bring up that Nicholas had just
told me my future was dead. Besides just because he
said it, didn’t mean it was true.
“So is there a reason why you let her use the crystal
bal again,” Nicholas asked, dropping down on the
sofa across from us and kicking his feet up on the
apothecary table. “Or did she just decide to do it al on
her own and let you suffer for it.” He paused, his
golden eyes glinting wickedly. “Personal y, I’d love to
think it was the latter.”
“Wel , it wasn’t the latter,” Alex said, irritated. “It was
for a good reason.”
“And what reason would that be?” Nicholas asked
with a sparkle of amusement in his eyes.
Alex hesitated and sat back down on the sofa
beside me. “The reason she did it is because I
needed to talk to you about…about a way to get
into…The Underworld by using the Ira crystal bal .”
I looked at Nicholas, but his expression was blank,
giving me no idea what he was thinking
“You think an Ira wil take you to The Underworld.”
He let out a laugh. “I’ve never heard of a more
ridiculous thing.”
“I know it can be done.” Alex’s face reddened with
anger. “So cough it up—where can we get one.”
Nicholas pressed his lips together, holding back a
grin. “Like I said, I have no idea what you’re talking
about—I’ve never heard of such a thing before.”
Laylen and Alex exchanged this strange look that I
couldn’t interpret. Then they both jumped to their feet
and charged at Nicholas, Laylen taking out
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