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opened the door to his bedroom, which
was adjoined to the dojo. “What is it? Are you hurt?” He asked as
he hobbled towards me.
    I ran to him and hugged him tightly. “It’s
closed! I closed the third eye! I can’t see your other faces!”
    Akio’s eyes widened in shock. “Closed?
Completely?”
    I nodded my head. “I did it Akio. Finally,
after all of these years I closed it.”
    Akio frowned. “Open it.”
    I stared at him in shock. “What?”
    “ Open it,” He said
again.
    I stepped back from him. “No. No Akio I just
closed it. What if I can’t do it again?
    He glared at me. “What if you can’t open it
again?”
    I raised my voice at Akio for the first time
in my life. “Good! I hope it never opens again!”
    He shook his head, “You must open it. You
must be able to control it, not lose your ability. Now open
it!”
    I shook my head and walked backwards away
from him. “I thought you would be happy for me? I closed it and am
normal now.”
    Akio sighed. “You will never be normal,
Ciara. You are a Seer and you must open your eye. What if a
prophecy comes and you cannot see it? We must train you to close
and open. Not just one. It is dangerous to keep it closed.”
    I gaped at him. “Dangerous? It’s dangerous to
have it open. You know that as well as I do. No, I won’t open it.”
I turned my back on Akio.
    Akio spoke softly. “You will understand,
Ciara. You will need it open. Come back when you are not being so
childish.”
    I fought the urge to yell and ran out of the
dojo and back to my house. Tears stung my eyes and wet my cheeks. I
ran into my house and locked the door. He was wrong. I knew it. I
would not open the eye. I climbed up the stairs and into bed and
closed my eyes.
     
     
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CHAPTER THREE
     
    The alarm blared rock music in my ear, making
me sit up in bed. I slowed my breathing and turned the alarm off.
My first day of work at my new position was today. I hurried
through my morning routine so I could spend extra time on my makeup
and hair so I would look perfect for my new boss. Once I felt that
I looked decent enough, I grabbed my backpack and started my walk
to work. I looked at everyone’s face and smiled. All human looking!
My eye was still closed. I walked a little faster and walked in the
front doors of the building at seven ten. The guard nodded his head
at me and I opened the doors to the executive office. Only two
other secretaries were in and both looked human. I smiled wide and
walked confidently to my new office. I stopped in the doorway and
stared at a man placing flowers on my desk. He turned around after
setting them down and smiled at me. “Oh, you’re early. I was hoping
to have these here when you came in.”
    He wasn’t handsome, he was a god. His black
hair was cut short and his golden brown eyes seemed to be looking
into my soul. His wide jaw was strong and his shoulders wide. His
suit hid all his muscles but I could tell he was much bigger than
an average man. He had to work out often, but the best thing was
that there were no other faces, just his. I realized I was staring
at him and not speaking and cleared my throat. “Thank you for the
flowers. It’s very thoughtful.”
    He reached down and picked my hand up. “One
can never be too kind to a lady.” I watched in amazement as he
kissed the back of my hand. His lips were warm and soft against my
hand. “I am looking forward to working with you, Ciara.”
    I swallowed the drool threatening to leak out
of my mouth and nodded my head. “I hope I can meet your
expectations.”
    He released my hand and smiled. “I’m sure you
will surpass all of my expectations.” I shivered at the multiple
meanings behind his sentence. “Get settled then come into my office
and we’ll go over my calendar and your things.”
    I nodded my head as I set my backpack down,
turned away from his office and took a cleansing breath. I had to
get my hormones in check. He was my boss and you do not date