thought the risk was worth it. "Yes. Thinking back to their interactions, I could definitely see that he was in love with her."
"Alright. Thank you, Rose. I have a lot to think about, but just know that as soon as I hear from Balam I'll call a meeting to discuss our plans to go after Meredith. I want to make sure you'll be there. No more secrets, I promise."
"Thank you, Evie. That means a lot to me."
I watched as she gracefully made her way out the door and thought to myself... n o more secrets? Yeah , right.
* * * * *
(Christian)
As I rounded the corner at the end of the hall , I saw Evie knock ing on Rose's and my door. She rarely entered our private rooms , so I was more than curious about her presence here.
I watched as Rose answered the door and then Evie disappear ed inside. I thought now was as good a time as any to practice my newly developing skills , so I eased up to the door and flattened myself against the outside wall.
I 'd never tried to use my super-hearing on purpose before, s o I was unsure of how to even begin . But remembering the advic e Evie had once given me, I began to relax and concentrate d on exactly what I wanted to do.
I took four deep breaths as I imagined my ears opening up to let the outside thoughts around me filter in and then I heard Evie asking Rose, "...but do you truly believe that he loved her?"
I remained calm and listened as Evie continued to talk to Rose about Terrance and his feelings about her mother. But i t didn't take long for me to realize that I couldn't hear anything Rose was thinking in response. T he thoughts rapidly drifted away and I was left with nothing but my irritation.
Why did Rose still feel like she had to hide her thoughts around us ? I knew t hat was exactly what she was doing because she'd explained Terrance had once informed her i t was necessary . At the time though, she didn't know that only Evie and Dax were capable of scanning , and they could only see the thoughts of what you were im mediately thinking. We explained all of this to her , and I thought she trusted us enough to no longer feel it was neces sary. G uess I was wrong.
I supposed I couldn't blame her for not wanting Evie to know what she was thinking at the moment . I'm sure her head was spinning, having to contemplate another man besides her father being in love with her mom. Under those circumstances, I would probably want to keep those thoughts private too.
I let go of my frustration and waited for Evie to emerge from our room. I wanted to ask her why she thought questioning Rose about this was necessary.
She didn't seem surprised to find me waiting outside. "I heard you approach and was scanning you as you tried to use your new ability. I take it you couldn't hear any of Rose's thoughts either?"
"No. But I'm sure it's just a habit of hers at this point. I was thinking about trying with her again later. I'm hoping if I can get my ability to work around her it might give me a clue as to what she's planning and give me an idea of how to s mooth thing s over between us. "
"Alright. Just let me know if you're successful. And to answer your internal question, I'm debating releasing Terrance against Balam's judgment. I have a theory I want to put to the test , and Rose 's thought s about his feelings for her mother may prove important ."
"What's your theory?"
"I'm not ready to discuss it yet, but once I have all the puzzle pieces in place, you'll be one of the first to know. Now why don't you give Rose some time alone and accompany me upstairs. There's something else I'd like to talk to you about."
As much as I wanted to enter our room and apologize to Rose yet again, I didn't think it would help at the moment. So following Evie's suggestion, I left Rose alone and trailed behind her as we made our way back up to her office through her private entrance from the pit.
"Have a seat," Evie said, extending an arm in the direction of the couch along the far wall of her office.
Her
"Alright. Thank you, Rose. I have a lot to think about, but just know that as soon as I hear from Balam I'll call a meeting to discuss our plans to go after Meredith. I want to make sure you'll be there. No more secrets, I promise."
"Thank you, Evie. That means a lot to me."
I watched as she gracefully made her way out the door and thought to myself... n o more secrets? Yeah , right.
* * * * *
(Christian)
As I rounded the corner at the end of the hall , I saw Evie knock ing on Rose's and my door. She rarely entered our private rooms , so I was more than curious about her presence here.
I watched as Rose answered the door and then Evie disappear ed inside. I thought now was as good a time as any to practice my newly developing skills , so I eased up to the door and flattened myself against the outside wall.
I 'd never tried to use my super-hearing on purpose before, s o I was unsure of how to even begin . But remembering the advic e Evie had once given me, I began to relax and concentrate d on exactly what I wanted to do.
I took four deep breaths as I imagined my ears opening up to let the outside thoughts around me filter in and then I heard Evie asking Rose, "...but do you truly believe that he loved her?"
I remained calm and listened as Evie continued to talk to Rose about Terrance and his feelings about her mother. But i t didn't take long for me to realize that I couldn't hear anything Rose was thinking in response. T he thoughts rapidly drifted away and I was left with nothing but my irritation.
Why did Rose still feel like she had to hide her thoughts around us ? I knew t hat was exactly what she was doing because she'd explained Terrance had once informed her i t was necessary . At the time though, she didn't know that only Evie and Dax were capable of scanning , and they could only see the thoughts of what you were im mediately thinking. We explained all of this to her , and I thought she trusted us enough to no longer feel it was neces sary. G uess I was wrong.
I supposed I couldn't blame her for not wanting Evie to know what she was thinking at the moment . I'm sure her head was spinning, having to contemplate another man besides her father being in love with her mom. Under those circumstances, I would probably want to keep those thoughts private too.
I let go of my frustration and waited for Evie to emerge from our room. I wanted to ask her why she thought questioning Rose about this was necessary.
She didn't seem surprised to find me waiting outside. "I heard you approach and was scanning you as you tried to use your new ability. I take it you couldn't hear any of Rose's thoughts either?"
"No. But I'm sure it's just a habit of hers at this point. I was thinking about trying with her again later. I'm hoping if I can get my ability to work around her it might give me a clue as to what she's planning and give me an idea of how to s mooth thing s over between us. "
"Alright. Just let me know if you're successful. And to answer your internal question, I'm debating releasing Terrance against Balam's judgment. I have a theory I want to put to the test , and Rose 's thought s about his feelings for her mother may prove important ."
"What's your theory?"
"I'm not ready to discuss it yet, but once I have all the puzzle pieces in place, you'll be one of the first to know. Now why don't you give Rose some time alone and accompany me upstairs. There's something else I'd like to talk to you about."
As much as I wanted to enter our room and apologize to Rose yet again, I didn't think it would help at the moment. So following Evie's suggestion, I left Rose alone and trailed behind her as we made our way back up to her office through her private entrance from the pit.
"Have a seat," Evie said, extending an arm in the direction of the couch along the far wall of her office.
Her
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