Rain

Katherine ignores what I said, takes a bottle from a backpack, and tries to give it to me, but all I can do is glare at her. If not for her and her stupid phone call—

I bury my face in my palms and cry. Not even when Jordan rejected me did it hurt this much. It hurts so much, I can’t breathe. Without Caleb, I don’t want to keep breathing …to keep living. Safia is suffering as much as I am.

Someone pets my hair, and I snap. “Don’t touch me!” Safia growls.

Tristan puts his palm in the air, facing me. “Could you tell me what you saw?”

“What do you mean? You were here! You saw how those… those things killed my mate!” I snarl, not being able to contain my anger.

The child shifts her weight from one leg to the other. Katherine puts her left arm around her shoulder. “I have a power that can make people see their worst nightmare. My father called it myst. If people are inside it, they see what they fear the most. It can be very real.” She seems to be looking at Tristan. “Father says that my p