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over and brushing the dirt and snow from his jeans. His breathing was hard, like I had him wrapped in my magic as well.
    Another tug from my insides sent me on the ground to my knees. My head hurt too badly to hold on any longer, so I let go of the magic.
    Dregan came bounding out from the trees , causing my heart to skip a beat. I couldn’t feel him when I held him with my power. How was that possible? He’d have to have been in spirit form. I gulped. I was definitely going to need more training.
    As scared as I was, I was also pissed. I stood up and spun around. “You told me to keep pulling.” I marched over to Jarak and swung my fist as hard as I could, hitting him squarely in the jaw. “You jerk! I could’ve killed him.”
    He rubbed his j aw. “You needed to try.” He turned and walked back toward the house.
    “To kill him?” I squeaked.
    He shook his head and yelled over his shoulder, “No, of course not. You just needed to try and pull him in, that’s all. I didn’t want to see you give up.”
    I hated that man. I could feel my anger build inside until every inch of me burned to react upon that emotion. I wanted him to hurt the way I hurt, to feel all the pain my heart felt over losing him as a friend. I felt hands on my shoulders. I leaned back soaking in the comfort. “If it’s any consolation, you did amazing. You did just what you needed to do.” Ian kissed the top of my head. “I’m proud of you, even if it was painful for me.”
    I let out a frustrated cry before replying through grit teeth, “Thanks.”
    Ian glared at Jarak. “As for you, just leave. If I see you much longer there might be another dead body I have to dispose of on this mountain. You knew damn well that was Dregan and what was happening.”
    Jarak gave another smug grin and shrugged. “Whatever.” He whistled for Maztic and they both walked away.
    A thought entered my mind. “Luna, did you know it was him?”
    “ No. I knew that we can stay as spirits to help the guardians, but I didn’t know that he could use it against you, so you couldn’t feel him.”
    Ugh .
    “Come on . Let’s go inside for a bit and warm up.” Ian rubbed my shoulders, and I let him lead me toward the house, but stopped just outside.
    I caught sight of Jarak and Julie walking hand in hand along the river, the same place where he tried to tell me about her for the first time. I cringed inwardly. I wasn’t upset about him not loving me. Heck, we both realized we weren’t meant to be. Besides, I loved Ian and Jarak loved Julie, but it hurt that he no longer acted like my friend.
    “You know I would never hurt you, right?” Ian grabbed me around the middle, pulled me close to his chest , and leaned his head down on my shoulder.
    I let my shoulders fall even more. “I know. I just don’t understand why we can’t be friends , ya know? Hell, I brought his girlfriend back from the dead. You’d think he’d be at least grateful.”
    Ian chuckled. “Come on. Let’s go inside and warm up.”             
    He held the door open for me. I stepped inside the house and the scent of hot cocoa filled the room.
    Ailaina came around the kitchen corner holding two steaming cups. Her long blonde hair was pulled up in a high ponytail. She was totally rockin’ the image with a black and pink track jacket and black yoga pants. She walked over to us and held out a cup for me to take.
    I squealed and wrapped my arms around her. “Oh my gosh, when did you get back? I missed you so much!”
    She carefully held the cups out from our bodies. “Careful, Es, I’m gonna spill our drinks.”
    I released my hold on her and took my cup. “So?” I gave her a cheesy smile. I missed her so much. She had to go back to Nevada for a bit to see her parents before they freaked out completely. At least they ended up being pretty cool about everything once she told them she knew everything about their family—and mine. Coming from a long line of Seers, they