"Mom... why does he have our eyes?"The question struck Elena with a force that left her momentarily unable to think.Ethan stood between her and Adrian with a paper plate in his hands, a half-eaten slice of chocolate cake forgotten in the wake of his curiosity. He had asked the question with complete innocence, unaware that he had just exposed the secret Elena had spent six years protecting.Beside him, Liam frowned."Actually, I asked that before."The silence that followed seemed to irritate him."At the airport," he added, looking pointedly at his brother. "I told you.""You also said the airport security guard was a retired superhero," Ethan reminded him.Liam shrugged. "He looked like one.""This is why nobody listens to you.""This is why people should listen to me more."Under normal circumstances, Elena would have smiled at the familiar exchange. The boys could turn almost any situation into an argument, and somehow they always managed to sound completely serious while doing
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