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something. Anger, sadness, rage or even relief. Instead, she felt numb.
    A little disturbed she didn’t feel anything at all, Sunny shook her head and changed the subject. “Will I be able to do the cool healing thing once I learn to control my magic?”
    Matthew shook his head. “Sorry, you’ll probably be able to do basic spells, but your magic is pretty much contained to creating and manipulating fire. By the way, Leith’s healing magic only works on people who aren’t part of the MacAlister clan. Which sucks, but it is what it is.”
    Sunny pouted for a couple of seconds before she thought of another question. “So, if I’m the fire handler, and you’re still missing the earth handler, it means you have a water handler?”
    “Yes. The water handler’s name is Sloan Shirer. And we have an air handler too, Anna Carrow.”
    “You said every witch knows when a handler comes into their magic. How?” Sunny was fascinated.
    “There’s a kind of shock that runs through a witch’s body when there’s a big surge of magic, I guess. The clan’s seeker, that’s Leith, can use the energy as sort of a homing beacon. The rest of the clans send out scouts to try to beat the seeker to the new handler,” Matthew answered.
    “So, I’ll know when the earth handler comes into her powers?”
    “Yes. And the handler might be a guy.” Matthew rubbed the back of his neck and glanced out the window as if he was uncomfortable with something.
    Sunny gulped, afraid Matthew was reliving some kind of painful event. “What does it feel like?”
    Matthew rubbed his neck again and sighed. “I don’t know. I was born without magic. That’s why I became a lawyer.”
    No wonder Matthew suddenly looked so uncomfortable. She didn’t know quite what to do to make him feel better.
    Leith rushed over and leaned across Sunny to look Matthew in the face. “I came out of the office and saw you were distressed. Are you all right, son?”
    Matthew rubbed the back of his neck for a third time. “Yeah. Thanks, Leith.”
    “Mmm. Okay. Do you have those papers ready for Raven?” Leith asked.
    “I do.”
    “Good.”
    “Right.” Matthew’s voice was cheerful but Sunny could hear right through it.
    They both watched the blond man collect his coffee and strut back to the office, once again shutting himself in.
    Sunny gazed at Matthew, her heart breaking for him.
    Matthew blinked once and focused on her again. He gestured to her cup and raised his own. “Cheers.”
    “Cheers.” As she clinked her cup to Matthew’s, Sunny couldn’t help but wonder what there was to cheer over.

Chapter 6
    The flight seemed to take forever and Sunny yawned. All the sleepless nights had caught up with her, and she was having trouble staying up.
    There was only one problem.
    Every time she started to drift off, Matthew, who was bent over his work next to her, would yelp at her to wake up, yelling about how she was about to blow up the plane. Apparently, the closer she got to the clan headquarters, the stronger her magic became, which resulted in small sparks flying from the tips of her fingers.
    She started to rethink her decision about not having caffeine, but Matthew’s horrified expression when she’d asked the flight attendant for a Red Bull convinced her not to risk it.
    Leith’s reaction was not much better. He kept rushing in, looking more and more worried each time.
    Finally, it seemed Leith had had enough. “Sunny,” he said with a thin, somewhat stressed smile. “Why don’t you come to the back? There’s a bed you can lie down on. I can help control your magic if we’re in the same room, but I really can’t work at these dreadful trays.”
    She wanted to say no, if only to show these men, who’d kidnapped her for all intents and purposes, she wasn’t a pushover. The thought of a soft mattress and the idea that she could let go of some of her rigid control on her magic, however ineffective it had been so far, was too much to