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small town getting dropped in the middle of New York City. He might have some of the basics down, but he didn’t actually know how to navigate the strange world he was suddenly thrust into the middle of.
    Still, that didn’t mean he couldn’t and wouldn’t do something to hurt her or someone she loved. “We’re going to talk,” she said, flicking on the safety and placing the gun on her desk. “And while we’re talking, I’m going to need to touch you. You understand why?”
    “You want to See if I’m telling the truth.”
    “Right.” She wished she could also See what the best set-up would be. The easiest thing would be to hold his hand, but that would be way too awkward with some guy she didn’t know. Actually, it was often awkward with the guys she did know. Awkwardness aside, there was also the issue of personal safety. Without her gun, she had no advantage, and by getting close enough to touch him, she was pretty much at his mercy. She’d picked up a few self-defense tactics over the summer, but she knew she couldn’t actually take on a fully grown Shifter, even if he was completely submissive.
    But he doesn’t know that. Jase’s voice reminded her. You’re only as badass as people think you are. Fake it.
    “Sit in that chair,” she said, pointing towards her roommate’s desk. “Keep your hands palm down on the desk. Move them and it may very well be the last thing you do. Are we clear?”
    “Crystal.”
    Talley squared her shoulders, and in her mind, imagined herself as Agent Romanoff from The Avengers . Strong. Lethal. Incapable of taking crap off of anyone. She could do that, couldn’t she? Pretend to be that kind of girl? At the very least, she could give it a try. What’s the worst that could happen?
    The words “raped” and “pillaged” come to mind.
    Shut up.
    You know, you always say, “shut up” when you mean, “please stop being right.”
    There were times when Talley wasn’t sure if these mental conversations with Jase were a sign she was spending too much time with him or evidence that she was going insane.
    Still, the Jase voice had a horrible habit of making sense she decided as she walked behind where Walker was sitting, his hands sprawled out across Allie’s World Civ notes. There were a number of bad things that could happen, including being raped and pil laged. She looked across the room to where her gun still sat and regretted leaving it out of reach. Thankfully, the first impression she got when she placed a hand on Walker’s shoulder wasn’t one of malice or ill will, but genuine fear, which made her feel all kinds of guilty.
    There are all types of Seers in the world. Some women can See simple, everyday things which can easily be misinterpreted as a normal, human talent. Talley’s mother, for example, could See colors and patterns. It made her quite good at math and mind-blowingly amazing at costume design. Though Mrs. Matthews lived in a modest house in Timber, Talley’s mother was actually exceedingly comfortable financially. Despite sending half of all the money she made to the Alpha Pack due to her belief that any earnings made based on your Sight was to be shared with the entire world of Shifters and Seers, Talley knew she could have gone to college anywhere and her mother would have just wrote a check to cover tuition.
    While Sights like Mrs. Matthews could be profitable, they were considered minor and weak in the eyes of the Shifter and Seer world. The Sights which had a decidedly more supernatural tint were considered stronger and more enviable. Talley’s ability to See emotions and thoughts with a single touch was considered one of the most prestigious. Only one or two Seers every generation possessed the power, and each was given great respect. Most of the women could only get a glimmer of an emotion or a whisper of thought, but still they were treated like royalty, most earning a spot in the Alpha Pack. Talley didn’t catch glimmers. No, when