"You told my co-worker -- and your husband's co-worker -- that you've been messing around with your cousin for two years? I can't believe she never sa...d anything to me, never acted differently."Jen shook her head fiercely. "She never would, Ed. She promised me she'd take the secret to the grave. I think she probably told Rob, but she'd never tell anyone else."We were both silent for a moment, before Jen continued in a small voice."I hope you don't hate me, Ed. I hope you're not mad at me. But. He looked worn out, tired. She felt empathy well up in her. ‘Want to talk about it?’ she asked, surprised that she had dared to ask him such a question. She didn’t really want to know, but she was a nurturer, and nurturers did things like that. Helped people. She sighed inwardly. One of these days, that was going to land her in a big pot of trouble. ‘My father’s dying and I need to get married within the next week,’ Chris replied, his voice still muffled. For a moment, Cassie thought she had. Then I thoughtabout Ben, he's been my best friend since we were in diapers, was Jennygoing to tell him? She wouldn't would she, but they were going out. Howwas he going to take all this. I'm only fourteen years old and today wasprobably the biggest and most important day of my life up until now and itfelt like it was all happening so quickly.Mom could sense I had a million thoughts running through my head, I'mguessing she probably had a few too. She reached over with her free handand held my. Something had been nagging at Corec’s mind ever since he’d met with Yelena a few days earlier. Wardens were supposed to be able to sense other mages. He’d felt something—that strange sense of familiarity—when he’d first encountered Razai and Sarette, and now Leena, but he’d never felt it with Yelena or her bondmates, or with Priest Telkin, or Vartus or Galina back in Snow Crown. And he’d never felt it randomly on the street, though he must have passed by other mages along the way.After he’d.