“So, since we’ve got all that out of the way,” Scarlet said before turning to me.I braced myself for what was about to come.“Do you have any other secrets we should know about?”
“No,” I said.
Scarlet gave me a doubtful look.I couldn’t tell if she was angry at me or not.
“Really,” I insisted.“You know everything now.Do you hate me?”
CHAPTERSIXTY-NINE
Ellery
Scarlet frownedat me before a guilty look crossed her face.“No.I know I didn’t react well to learning you were a lightning bearer, but I could never hate you.I just….I….it’s hard to realize I don’t know everything about you.”
“But you do… now.”
Scarlet gave me a wan smile.“Your parents must have been so scared when they learned what you could do.”
“They were.”
“You must have been too.”
I closed my eyes and recalled the first time I uncovered everything I could do.At first, I’d been so awed, and then reality sank in, and so did the fear.
“I was terrified,” I admitted.
Scarlet ignored Ryker as she stepped closer and hugged me.When he released me to her, we embraced before separating.
“Please know that you can trust me,” Scarlet said.
“I do know that; I always have.I… I….it was so…scaryto learn these things about myself.”
“I know.And I’m sure your parents wanted to protect you.”
“They did.”
“How is it possible that you can control all the weathers?”Callan asked.
I shrugged.
“What is your family history?”Tucker asked.
“My mother and father controlled three weathers.None of my ancestors ever controlled more than three at a time, and it was rare for that to happen.”
“What does it feel like to release all five at once?”Callan inquired.
“Freeing,” I admitted.“But I’ve always kept them a secret, so it’s rare when I get the opportunity to let them all out at once.”
“We were training with all of them,” Ryker said, “but we haven’t had much time lately.We’ll have to remedy that soon.”
“Yes, we will,” Tucker said as he eyed me in that curious, inspecting way he had.
“I’m not a specimen,” I snapped.
He quirked an eyebrow before smiling.“No, you’re not, but youarea marvel.”
My mouth pursed at this assessment.I didn’t want to be anything other than me.
“So we’re going to stay away from the gargoyles,” Ianto said.
