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Hey, Madison,” Noah said, ignoring my expression. “If you wanted to sneak into my room to be alone with me, you really should’ve waited until night time.”
    “ Very funny,” I said with a grimace.
    He grinned . “How’re you liking it here so far?”
    With a shrug, I said, “I like it so far. I just can’t wait to meet more of the members.”
    “ Lydia’s somewhere in the building, but you likely won’t have any luck getting her to open up to you,” Mathias said and sat back down on Noah’s mattress.
    “ I have had no trouble getting her to open up to me.” Noah winked and we both glared at him.
    “ You might run into some of the other members that are hanging around, though. I know that Castus Bowman and Castus Chance returned yesterday from a trip to California.”
    “ What were they doing in California?” I asked curiously.
    “ Top-secret witch stuff,” Noah answered, smirking when he saw the look of disbelief on my face. “Not really. They were going on a short vacation together … getting away from the chilly Denver weather, I guess.”
    “ They’re a couple,” Mathias said, answering my unasked question.
    “ So couples do exist here in Haven,” I said, “not just sleeping around.”
    Mathias blinked in surpr ise. “No one here sleeps around — oh, you mean Noah. Don’t be fooled by any of the nonsense that drips out of his mouth. He’s full of it.”
    “ Hey! She doesn’t need to know that!”
    With a laugh, I pushed the dirty clothing off the computer chair and sat down. “Tell me more about them. Castus Chance and Castus Bowman, I mean.”
    “ Elijah Chance is one of the most amazing witches I’ve ever met, I mean as far as abilities go,” Noah said with a hint of excitement. “He can literally break a bone in his body and heal it without need of a doctor. Hell, he could have his leg sawed off and it would grow back.”
    I looked to Mathias for confirmation, and he nodded. “Castus Chance holds the gift of regenerative healing, meaning he can rebuild torn limbs or heal wounds — strictly on his own body. Some of the other witches have given him the nickname Starfish, because they, too, can regrow lost limbs. There are consequences, however ... he tends to believe that he’s immortal, but he’s not. For instance, if he was stabbed through the heart, he wouldn’t have enough energy or time to heal himself before he died. He disregards Artemis’s warnings, as well as Forrest’s.”
    “ Forrest?” I asked, certain I’d never heard of the name before.
    “ Castus Bowman,” Noah said. “Elijah’s boyfriend.”
    “ Oh ... oh ! ” I said and caught them both looking at me. “I just — I assumed ...”
    Mathias grinned. “It’s hard to know the difference between a male and female witch by their Clan name. Elijah’s sister is also here, but she’s not been initiated as a member yet.”
    “ Why not?”
    “ She hasn’t shown any signs of being a witch,” Noah answered with a disinterested shrug. “She’s like ... what? Fourteen? Elijah came here when he was ten, so their parents are pretty surprised that she doesn’t have a gift yet. It’s different for every witch, though.”
    “ Her name’s Eden, and if she does turn out to be a witch and join us, she’ll also go by Castus Chance ... so I imagine it will be rather confusing for us all. I would be greatly surprised if she didn’t have a gift, however,” Mathias explained.
    “ Why’s that?”
    “ Both of her parents are witches, therefore it’s assumed that any offspring of theirs would also be a witch.”
    I nodded and thought of my father briefly. “What can Forrest do?”
    “ He’s even cooler than Elijah,” Noah said, contradicting his prior statement about how amazing Castus Chance’s gift was, then looked thoughtful, “well, maybe not. It’s a tough choice.”
    “ You’re doing a good job of making me feel less and less important,” I said with a mock frown.
    “ Hey, you already