----Scarlet POV----
I woke up early the morning after my conversation with Dad and the Elder. Still half-asleep, I dragged myself to the bathroom for a cold shower—a quick fix to jolt me awake. I squealed as the icy water hit me, and then hurried through my usual routine, lathering on my berry-scented body wash and brushing my teeth.
As I towel-dried, my thoughts turned to my mate. How was I even supposed to start looking for him? And on top of that, I apparently had powers now—powers that hadn’t even shown themselves yet.
I sat down and began combing through the knotted mess of my red hair, muttering to myself. Powers… seriously, what kind of powers? Flying? Invisibility? Teleportation? I imagined web-slinging like Spider-Man and even tried his classic two-fingered hand pose, aiming at
