SELENE
We were in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city, just Kael and me and the quiet that came with being completely alone. I sat on the floor of what used to be a living room and closed my eyes and tried to feel the power sitting underneath my skin.
It was there, I could sense it like a second heartbeat, like something alive and waiting inside my chest.
I pushed, not hard, just a gentle pressure, like nudging a door that was already partially open. I opened my senses and tried to feel what was around me.
Nothing at first, then a flutter, it was like I was catching the edge of an emotion that was not mine. I pushed a little more and the flutter became clearer.... Anxiety, worry. Kael sitting across the room feeling both of those things intensely.
I opened my eyes. "I felt
