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to explain. He sensed it had been traumatic for me anyway, so he just went straight into my mind to find out what happened for himself. He pulled away from my lips and laid his forehead to mine, watching the scenes play out. I hated to watch them all over again, but it was better than trying to explain it. I kept myself in check so there were no energy ribbons. When he finished, he leaned back and finally opened his eyes. He was wrecked. His shaggy, wet hair was flat, wrapping around his ears even when wet.
                  “You were gone for almost half an hour,” he rasped. “I couldn’t reach you no matter what I did. Your eyes were closed. It was like you were asleep. I couldn’t see what you were seeing, your vision. You never said a word, never moved, barely breathed.”
                  “Why am I wet?”
                  “You touched the water—the fountain took you under.” I squinted in confusion. “It sucked you in. I jumped in after you.”
                  I sighed. “The Watsons…they’re not finished with us.”
                  “What the hell does all this mean?” he growled and smoothed my hair when I closed my eyes. “Why are you being shown visions about the Watsons? Why them, when they’re human and can’t hurt us, for one, and for two, why can’t I see them?”
                  “You saw why. I’m their family.”
                  “I’m your significant and we share an ability. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to see the visions with you.”
                  “Let’s just go back to the palace and get on our way back to the states. It’s obvious that we’re supposed to go to the Watson’s compound and do something about this.”
                  “If it even belongs to them anymore.” He shrugged. “It was in foreclosure and the last I heard, some wine maker had his eye on it.”
                  “We have to try. I get visions for a reason.”
                  He nodded, leaning forward and kissing my forehead, lingering there to fill me with his touch. “I know, baby.”
                  We made a swift walk to the palace, a silent Lynne and Kyle following behind. When we got there, I informed the council of the strange visions and said I needed to handle them. I kept my mind wide open, listening and digging for anything and everything in their minds. I could hear them. Which meant none of the council members had taken the poultice that Marla and the rest of the Watsons had taken with my blood in it to keep me from hearing their thoughts. So, we didn’t know if someone on the council was just really good at hiding it or if we were back to square one with them. Maybe they weren’t involved at all and were just really bad at being rulers of our people.
    Either way, we were going to the Visionary’s library to do some research, and then my family was leaving.
                  To say they were happy about any of it was a flat-out lie. They said wasting any time on the Watsons was just that, a waste, and my time was better spent elsewhere. When I informed them of the experiments they were performing on humans to give them powers, in turn to try to give themselves powers again, they said humans weren’t our concern.
                  For someone who used to be a human and was tortured by that same family, I was insulted greatly by their lack of compassion. I mean, they had not even an ounce of it. But to not give any concern to the fact that the Watson family was playing a game of trying to get their powers back and the council didn’t care? Something had to give.
                  Caleb followed with silent, stoic steps as we ascended the Visionary’s steps to her library. Ashlyn was kept the princess in the tower and the captive, all in one, in this library. I wrapped my arms around myself as