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"You," he said, ignoring Daeht about not co on, but there’s my uncle…and you That’s not ht by the DOD You need to knohat kind of danger you’re in"

"But you don’t even know me" It seemed absurd that he’d risk so much

"And we don’t know you," Daeed "I like you Not you, Daemon" He smiled "But Katy"

"I really, really do not like you at all"

My stoet into that mess My brain was on overload "Blake…"

"That wasn’t said tothe fact I like you" He glanced at me, eyes shuttered "And you don’t knohat you’ve stepped in I can help you"

"Bullshit," Dae her abilities, then I can do it"

"Can you? What you do is second nature to you Not to Katy I had to learn how to rein in my abilities I can teach her Stabilize her"

"Stabilizeto happen? I’?"

He looked atyourself or others I’ve heard things, Katy Some mutated humans… Well, let’s just say it doesn’t end pretty"

"You don’t need to scare her"

"I’ to It’s just the truth," Blake responded "And if the DOD finds out about you, they’re going to take you in And if you can’t control your abilities, they will put you down"

I gasped, turning away Putway too fast Just last night I’d been having a good, nor I’d wanted from Blake, who turned out not to be normal at all And the whole time I believed Blake was attracted to me because he wanted to be, he was drawn to me because ere both X-Men wannabes

Ha Irony was such a bitch

"Katy, I know this is a lot But you have to be prepared You leave this town, the Aru to be on you That is, if you can slide by the DOD"

"You’re right This is a lot" I faced hiforto be a Snack Pack for an Arum And better yet, I may lose complete control of whatever powers I have and wipe out a family of four, then be put down! All I wanted to do today was eat sooddamn fries and be normal!"

Daeoing to be norain"

"No shit," I snapped I wanted to hit soether If I’d learned anything froed But I could change how I dealt with theed

Taking a deep breath, I pulled in the anger, fear, and frustration Perspective was needed "What are we going to do?"

"We don’t need his help," Daemon said

"But you do," Blake whispered "I heard about thething with Silanced at Daemon, and he shook his head

"What do you think will happen next tiet so lucky again"

Simon’s disappearance wasn’t luck I didn’t want to look at it that way Tipping my head back, I closed er a fear of exposing the Luxen, but myself now, too And my mom

"How do you know so irl I was telling you about? She told et away, but she wouldn’t leave The DOD had so or someone that meant a lot to her"

God The DOD was like the mafia They’d use any ," he said "Don’t know her last name"

The walls of the car seemed to shift even closer Trapped I felt trapped

Dae over in the seat next toht now"

"Yes, there is" Blake’s voice was even "There’s Katy and the fact I doubt you’re a cold-blooded killer"

Daemon stiffened "I don’t trust you"

"You don’t have to Only Katy does"

And that was the thing I wasn’t sure I did trust him, but he was like me And if he could helpIt was just that si else would have to be played by ear

I looked at Dae ahead now, hand on the dashboard as if the plastic was grounding him somehow Did he feel as helpless as I did? It didn’t matter I couldn’t--wouldn’t risk him