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looks back at me. “Avalon, these are our sons: Paden,” he touches the shoulder of the boy with blond hair. “And Maverick.” I smile at the boy with the white strand of hair. I like his hair.
    “You three will be spending a lot of time together, okay?” Melody says.
    I shrug. “K.” I look back at the boys. “Want to go play?” They nod, and I look at Edgar, just to make sure it’s okay. He nods. We run off toward the jungle gym.
    I can’t breathe. My chest hurts too bad. I gasp for air, but that only makes it more painful.
    “Don’t cry, Avalon. It’s just a memory,” Maverick says at the center.
    “Avalon, remember our first kiss?” asks thirteen-year-old Maverick.
    I turn around, just in time to see a fourteen-year-old Maverick make a tornado with the dirt under our feet. It swirls slowly before picking up speed and crashing into the support beam at the center of the room.
    “Show off.”
    He grins and walks up to me. “You’ll get the hang of it soon. You’re still extremely gifted for someone your age. There are no thirteen-year-old girls out there like you.”
    I look to the ground. “I know. I wish there were. There’d be no reason for me to be in hiding like this, to not know who my parents are. You and Paden wouldn’t have to waste your childhood here. You could be raised with others like us. Now, Paden has gone off to Spearwood. What if they treat him like an outsider?”
    Maverick laughs. “That won’t happen. We’re Royals; you know that. I wouldn’t trade my life for another. I love that I got to grow up here with you and Edgar.”
    I sigh. “You’re just saying that.”
    He tilts my chin up. “Look into my eyes. Does it look like I’m lying? I want to always be by your side.”
    My heart beat picks up, and I pull away from him. I’m not supposed to have feelings for him. He’s supposed to be like a brother to me, like a brother, an annoying older brother. When did things change? Why did things change?
    “Lon, look at me. What’s wrong?”
    I stare into his ocean blue eyes again. “I can’t tell you.”
    “Yes, you can. You can tell me anything; you know that.”
    My sight lingers on his pink lips. Before my brain filters the action, I’m kissing him. Fast and quick, I press my lips to his warm ones before pulling away. My whole body heats up. My hand goes to my mouth. I can’t believe I did that. Have I gone nuts? “I’m so sorry. Just forget that happened.”
    I go to run. His hand stops me by grabbing my wrist. I turn to face him, but keep my eyes to the ground. I don’t think I can handle the rejection in his eyes.
    “I don’t want to forget it.” Pulling me close, he kisses me this time. My legs give out from underneath me. His arm wraps around my back, holding me up. “I want to do that forever.”
    “Maverick,” Edgar’s voice sounds throughout the barn. I turn to look at him over my shoulder. He frowns at us. “Can I speak to yau in private for a moment?” It wasn’t a question, and his Irish accent has come on a bit. Uh oh, he’s not happy. My cheeks flush. I can’t believe he caught us during my first real kiss.
    Maverick clears his throat. “Yeah, of course, Ed.” He rubs the back of his neck.
    I lie down on the ground and cover my head. I can’t take this. ‘Clementine, what’s going on down there? I can’t see what you see.’
    “Avalon. I want to show you something, too. Please look at me. I love you.”
    I can’t help but look up. His begging voice pulls me.
    “This is the life we could have led if we hadn’t made the choice to attend Spearwood.”
    “Okay, honey, just place your hand over the element, and the one that fits you most will react,” I say to a girl with ebony hair and a single white streak running through her bangs.
    “Is it going to hurt me?” she asks.
    I shake my head. “No, Nimue. It won’t hurt you at all. You’ll feel one with your element.” I give her back a rub, and she nods before sticking her tongue