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by the end of school.”
    “Deal.”
    Chase jumped out of the car and ran around the other side to open her door. She gathered her things and they walked quickly to his car. They were on the freeway within ten minutes.
    Lyla put her head back on the seat and closed her eyes.
    “Lyla.”
    Lyla opened one eye and looked over at Chase. “Yes.”
    “McCown and I were at your place this morning.” Chase wasn’t sure how Lyla would take the news.
    “Oh? See anything unusual?”
    Chase smiled. “You could say that.” He paused. “It went on for a long time, Lyla. Too long.” He reached out for her hand. “Did it hurt?”
    “Yes and no. It was just intense, like you said it would be. My parents told me what McCown thought they would, that it would be delayed. It hurt to hear it.”
    “I’m sorry. Sorry I wasn’t there.”
    “Chase, there’s nothing you could have done. If my parents had even a tiny notion I knew anyone here besides McCown, we would be gone without a trace. And believe me we’re really good at not leaving a trace.”
    “You’re eighteen. Their tracker on you is gone now.”
    Lyla smiled. “Why do you think I said yes so quickly today?”
    “Are you tired?”
    “Exhausted. I never went back to sleep.”
    “Why don’t you close your eyes? You can get an hour in.”
    Lyla was already asleep. Chase took his coat off and placed it over her. He then took out his phone and called Jaden.
    “Chase, where are you?”
    “I’m not there.”
    “No. Really? I hadn’t noticed.”
    “I’m not coming in today. I’ll be back by the end though. Your dad will know what’s going on. Tell him I’m sorry I didn’t tell him, it was a quick decision.”
    Jaden lowered his voice. “Chase, is this about Lyla?”
    “How do you know about her?”
    “Cloaks don’t work on me. I’ve seen her since the first day of school.”
    “Why didn’t you tell me? Or the rest of the circle?”
    “Dad asked me not to.”
    “Got it. Okay. Well I’m glad I don’t need to keep my first secret from you.”
    “As long as we’re confessing, I have one.”
    “Oh?”
    “I’m the one who pushed Lyla into you in the hallway.”
    “You? Why?”
    “I was getting tired of the whole song and dance between you two.”
    “What song and dance?”
    “The one where you knew someone was near you and you couldn’t see her. You were starting to be a pain in the ass with your moodiness.”
    Chase laughed. He looked over at Lyla, worried he would wake her. “I guess I have you to thank then.”
    “I didn’t know she would kiss you the same day. I sort of saw that too.”
    “Freak.”
    Jaden laughed. “So, you like this girl?”
    “Yes.”
    “Enough to skip school for?”
    “Jaden, I can’t really explain it. It’s like everything was normal and then I took one step onto campus and the sun came out when I didn’t know it was gone.” Chase was quiet driving down the highway.
    “What about Kayla?”
    “What about her?”
    “She’s supposed to be getting married to you some day.”
    “Arranged marriages are stupid.”
    “They may be stupid but our kind still does it. What are you going to tell her?”
    “Listen, it’s not like Lyla and I are going to elope. We’re in high school for god sake. Kayla and I have never even dated, let alone want to, at least on my part. She’s like a sister to me.”
    “She’s still going to hurt when this comes out.”
    “It might never come out. Lyla might get tired of me and dump me.”
    “Not likely. I’ve never seen anything like what I saw between you guys. I think it’s kinda cool. Have fun today. Be careful, her aura is really big like yours.”
    “You and your aura stuff.”
    “Ha! You’re just jealous because you can’t see them.”
    “Yep, I’m just jealous, that’s what it is.” Chase hung up. Jaden had given him a lot to think about. His and Kayla’s parents would be devastated. He put it all out of his mind as he navigated the small beach town of