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will be pleased that you loved it.” Serena sat up a bit straighter, and put her no-nonsense business face back in place. The transformation was astounding. One moment, she was a free, magical, happy cartoonish character. The next, she became a woman to be reckoned with. “Now, on to the business at hand. I need to know everything that took place with Natalia before we call them to us.”
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    “Thank you for coming,” I greeted Natalia and Evan as they entered my house.
    “It’s not like we had a choice,” Evan complained.
    Natalia glared at him, and apologized, “please, forgive him. He has no manners.”
    “I am well aware.” I agreed.
    “I would like to have help. To understand what has happened to me, and how to control it better.” Natalia seemed genuine. Her thick accent washed over me in waves as she spoke, calming my nerves. It took a moment before I realized something wasn’t quite right about that, and I shook free of the feeling.
    “Did you…” I didn’t even finish getting the question out before Serena was upon us.
    “You, my dear, just glamoured the White Wolf. I think this is far more serious than we originally thought.” Serena tugged on Natalia’s arm, and pulled her into my living room. Before I could follow, Evan stopped me.
    “What just happened?” He actually looked concerned now.
    “A feeling of calm washed over me, like I was okay with what Natalia could do, and nothing was wrong. I was ready to just go bake some cookies, and invite her to stay for tea, but...” I bit into my lip as I thought about what snapped me out of it. “I don’t know. Something deep down inside me told me it was a lie, and the minute I let that doubt kick into full gear the feeling of calm fell away.” I studied Evan’s expression and he was not happy to hear the latest news. “She doesn’t affect you, does she?”
    “No. At least, not that I am aware. I have seen her affect other things, and people before, but I never felt any different during those times either. Just like now, with you. I knew something was off, but I didn’t feel it myself.”
    “You do remember when I told you yesterday that I would hunt you down to the ends of the earth and beyond if you didn’t play this straight with me?” He nodded that he remembered. “Why the hell didn’t you tell me about her doing this to people before?”
    “Honestly, I didn’t think she would be able to affect you. I mean, you’re the White Wolf. You even managed to beat my father’s compulsion.”
    I sighed then. “You know, maybe your bond makes you immune to whatever is going on with her. We’ll talk to Serena about that in a minute though. Come on, we better not miss any of this.”
    I listened as Evan and Natalia re-told the story of how she discovered her abilities, watching Serena for any sign that she was afraid or worried. I saw only interest on her part.
    “So, these abilities didn’t really manifest until after you became a mated pair?” Evan and Natalia looked at each other then, and while Evan acknowledged what Serena said, Natalia appeared thoughtful instead.
    “No, I think I remember my sister and I making things glow when I was younger, but…”
    “But what?” Serena prodded.
    “It’s like the memory has just come back to me. It wasn’t there before, so maybe I am just making the memories happen in my head while searching for an explanation?”
    “You said you and your sister both had bracelets given to you by your mother?”
    “Yes, we did.”
    “And yours was taken off by a woman Antoine knew?”
    “That is correct.”
    “Did these things also start happening after the bracelet was taken off?”
    “I don’t know. I was given some kind of medicine from the woman. It made me not feel so good all the time, and there are spots that I don’t remember. Everything is blank, but the girls say I was gone for long periods of time.”
    “Hmmm,” Serena offered, as she took a closer look at the woman who sat