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superheroes.”
    “Izzy!” Alina called as she stormed out.
    “Please don’t leave!”
    Isabel didn’t have time for her or anyone else. She left everyone else to pick up the pieces of her blow-out fight.

Chapter Three
    Alina buried her face in shame. Everyone looked to her after Isabel stormed out and she couldn’t help but feel like it was all her fault. It was something she said that angered Aaron. She couldn’t believe that Desmond struck him! She couldn’t believe how angry Isabel seemed to be. They both seemed like such wonderfully kind people.
    “I’m so sorry,” she said.
    “You didn’t do anything wrong,” Gemma said, scooting to a chair closer to her.
    “We both know that’s been brewing for a while.”
    Alina nodded in agreement and wiped the fat tears from her face. She’d nearly forgotten how to cry.
    It was only after she stopped crying that she felt Desmond’s hand resting on her back with the lightest touch. It surprised her that someone so strong with such large hands would be able to be so gentle. It surprised her even more that she hadn’t noticed the physical contact the moment he initiated it. How long had that gone on?
    “They were both way out of line,” said Gemma.
    Alina nodded, “It’s the frenzy. I know.”
    Carson frowned, “The shadow things? But I didn’t see one on either of them.”
    She shook her head, “No, you wouldn’t. They’ve just be touched by it… exposed, tainted, whatever you want to call it. Unless they get more or develop their own magic, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.”
    “Great,” Carson said with a sigh. He didn’t want to think about babysitting those two until all of this was over. He didn’t know if he’d be able to keep them apart either when they both clearly wanted to be a part of it.
    “I know it’s not ideal, but the best thing to starve the frenzy is to bombard it with positivity. It thrives on fear and anger; that’s why love between a Traveler and Evoker can defeat it.”
    Carson’s hand reached for Gemma’s instinctively.
    “You said you helped Waters; what did you do for him?” Ty asked, bringing the attention back to the important subject at hand.
    Alina nibbled her bottom lip and looked up at Dez. He nodded, urging her to answer.
    “I… My magic is able to track others,” she answered, looking deflated.
    “When an Evoker meets her match, they’re both “activated”, the surge of magic is like a beacon to me. I can find them from miles away.”
    It didn’t take long for everyone — except Desmond — to come to the obvious conclusion.
    “So, you helped him find Isabel?” Carson said.
    Tears welled in Alina’s eyes and she nodded, “I did. I had no choice… They threatened me, people I love, innocents — they starved me, kept me awake for days at a time… they…” her voice cracked and Desmond pulled her close. Her instincts told her to fight against him, but once his arms released her, she missed their presence.
    “We understand that you did what you had to,” Gemma said, hoping that she spoke for everyone.
    “So, without you, how is he finding them?” Carson asked.
    “I think I have an idea,” Ty said.
    He turned his laptop around and showed them a cheesy-looking website covered with tacky hearts.
    “Amoreforme.com? The dating website?”
    “Turns out,” Ty said, “amoreforme.com recently launched a mobile app for their users. Any guesses who they contracted the app out to?”
    Trick thrust his hand into the air, jumping around excitedly.
    “Preston Waters,” Carson answered.
    Trick dropped his hand and pouted, sending Carson a scowl for good measure.
    “I don’t know the answer often,” he said, “you could have let me have that one.”
    Carson suppressed a little grin and rolled his eyes.
    “It wasn’t a pop quiz, Trick.”
    “I would’ve had an A if it was.”
    “Do you want a gold star on your fridge before we continue or can we act like adults and actually