CHAPTER 44Mara felt her pulse quicken as the haiku popped into her head: Forget all the fears preventing you from learning. Exchange memories. She also remembered Melanie Proctor reading her psyche and, disconcerting as that was, how she had felt as if her deepest, darkest secrets were laid bare for the world to pick at. Already shaking her head without realizing it, Stella interrupted Mara’s train of thought.
“There is nothing to be afraid of,” Stella said. “All you have to do is hold a stone in the palm of your hand and close your eyes. My memory will come to you. You’ll be able to recall it, as if it were your own experience.”
Mara held up her hands, as if she were warding off an attacker. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Reese. I’m a little skittish subjecting myself to these abilities from other re
