(Nisha)
I pushed out our shared powers. They itched to be let out as if they knew they would find their own soon. I searched for Zephyr and Llana; I knew Soleil could probably feel it, but if I used my shadows, that seemed even more suspicious.
For some reason I didn’t want her to know the extent of my powers, of how much they changed and grew once I had learned to not only accept but like them.
Well, I knew the reason. But it still felt oily to admit that I couldn’t trust the person in this world I was closest to. Well, used to be.
I sensed Zephyr. She was more familiar than Llana was; that name still felt wrong, but I couldn’t call her Laurel, so I had to f.orce that name to feel familiar.
Soleil looked at me, and I realized I relaxed a bit. “You're back home,” she said, and I no
