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Let’s just look at this for what it was—a learning experience.”
    River exhaled. “What else did Lissa say?” he asked, still hiding his face.
    “She thinks you might have caused the tropical storm when Adin was on vacation.”
    River’s head shot up, and he looked at her. “What?” He was clearly shocked by this.
    “She said that it might not have been you, but if it was, then you might not have realized you were doing that. You could have subconsciously wanted to sabotage his vacation because he’d asked me out. But that’s just a guess.”
    “I…I don’t know what to think about that.”
    “Well, if it was you, and you didn’t know you were doing it,” she paused, raising an eyebrow, “then you need to work on controlling your emotions too.”
    “I guess that’s possible. Did she say anything else?”
    Legacy looked down at her hands. “I asked her about the prophecy. I know I want to be with Adin.” She looked at River, and he’d shut his eyes at this acknowledgement. “But I didn’t want you hurt because of my choice.” River opened his eyes to look at her. “She said that I may already know what I want, but that there were other factors to be considered. Factors that haven’t presented themselves. Once those elements are considered, then my legacy will become clear.”
    “So she thinks there’s a chance you won’t end up with Adin?”
    Legacy sighed and looked down. He didn’t have to sound so freaking happy about it.
    “I’m sorry,” River said as he stroked her arm. “I didn’t mean to say it like that. I meant to ask if she believed in the prophecy.”
    “I didn’t specifically ask her that. She just thinks my destiny is unclear at this point because of those unknown factors. Well, they’re not all unknown.”
    “What does that mean?”
    “It means that a factor has surfaced, which is why I’ve been in a funk.” She shrugged in an attempt to make light of her mood, but she felt her eyes moisten.
    River reached up to stroke her face, and she could feel his hand trembling. She wasn’t sure if it was because he was touching her face or if it was from some adrenaline rush at the thought of her future and what that meant for him.
    “Stop,” she breathed, and reached up to pull his hand down.
    He leaned his head over and rested his forehead against hers. “I’m sorry. You know I’m trying, and I usually do a pretty good job at respecting your boundaries, but it’s harder for me to do that when you’re in pain.”
    She leaned way from him. “It’s okay.” She looked up at the ceiling, folding her arms across her chest.
    Out of the corner of her eye, she watched River move his hand as if he were going to touch her again, but then check himself, putting it back in his lap and clamping it onto this his other hand. “What factor surfaced?” he asked, looking at her.
    “Umm, Adin took me to his freshman banquet at school Saturday night,” she whispered.
    “And?”
    She looked at River. “I met Venus. She’s Aphrodite’s likeness. The original Aphrodite is with the original Adonis. I’m sure you know that, just like you know that Adin is Adonis’s likeness.”
    “I see.” And she knew he did. He understood all too well what this meant.
    She pursed her lips and shook her head, looking away from him. “This isn’t fair.”
    “I agree,” he snapped. His tone was not what she expected. Why did he sound angry? He should be jumping for joy.
    She looked at River. “What’s wrong with you?”
    He narrowed his eyes. “My mother,” he practically growled. “That’s what’s wrong with me.”
    She stared at River as the words he just spoke sank in. “Your mother?” she shrieked.
    “I don’t know for sure, but it sounds like something she’d do.”
    “Why do you say that? If she wanted to hurt me, she could just kill me. Why bother with the theatrics?” It wasn’t as if she hadn’t tried already.
    “Because death is too easy. She wants you to suffer