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healer, a kind woman who used her
gifts to heal the sick and wounded. The people who couldn’t afford to use the
healers Ulric employed.”
    Satisfied with the answer, she nodded. Inwardly she wished
she could make the story stop. That she could cover her ears and drown out this
insanity with some childish humming, but she knew better. “Okay, go on.”
    “She refused even as he threatened to harm her daughter.
Rose, your great-great-grandmother, employed the help of a woodsman to track
down her daughter and return her. He did so under great risk to his own
personal safety. When Ulric realized his plan had failed, he attacked Rose. He
dragged her from her house, burned it to the ground and then burned her at the
stake. As she was burning, she cursed him and all of his family line to live as
the wolves he had tried to feed her child to. That night Ulric and his clan
became beasts by night and men by day. Over the years, they have learned ways
to harness their power and change at will. Ulric believes that if he can
extinguish your family line then the curse will be broken.”
    She frowned. “Why does he think that?”
    Luc shrugged his shoulder. “I told you, he’s insane.”
    “Are you sure he’s the only one who is insane? Because that
story of yours is just a little bit out there, buddy.”
    Luc pulled one of the knives free. “I guess you’ll just have
to go on blind faith. But you know what? I might have a way to prove at least a
little something to you. Are you brave enough to try?”
    “Um…” Rowan shifted nervously on the balls of her feet. “Sure,
I guess.”
    “Close your eyes.”
    “Why?”
    “Just do it.” The groan he gave her told her he was starting
to run out of patience with her. She closed her eyes and his tone lightened. “Thank
you. Now, every member of your family has been gifted by your fairy godmother
to have an uncanny skill with blades. It is what helps you all survive at least
long enough to fall in love, have a kid—which is always a girl by the way—and
train her a little bit before you all meet your untimely end at Ulric’s fangs.
I want you to keep your eyes shut. Feel the room around you. Feel the flow of
energy and act on instinct. Do you understand that? Whatever your body wants to
do just let it do it. Be like water, flow with the current. Okay?”
    Rowan laughed. “That’s awfully Zen of you, Master Yoda.”
    “Actually I got it from an anime, not Star Wars .”
    She smiled and licked her lips. “Okay, I’m ready. Do
whatever it is you are going to do.” He didn’t make a sound. She was almost
positive he had vanished but she didn’t dare open her eyes. She could feel the
stillness in the room. Her own heartbeat was the only sound until something cut
through the air. It sounded like a knife cutting through paper. Her body
reacted before she even knew what was happening. She turned to the side and
extended her hand faster than she thought possible, catching something in
midflight. Rowan hissed as the knife blade bit into her palm. She dropped the
knife and opened her eyes. “What the hell? Are you trying to kill me?”
    He tossed her a rag and shrugged. “I expected you to catch
it by the hilt, but the fact that, with your eyes closed, you still managed to
catch a blade flying at you is still damn impressive for someone with virtually
no training.”
    She pressed the rag to her hand and winced to fight back the
tears welling up. Her eyes settled on the knife on the floor. She had caught
it, albeit by the wrong end but like he had said, she still caught it. Her eyes
widened. “Can you hand me another one?”
    “Sure.” He pulled out another knife by the tip and handed it
to her hilt first.
    She held it in her palm. It felt heavy but evenly weighted.
She flipped it in the air, catching it by the tip and smiled. Luc started to
step forward but before he could take a step, she drew back and flicked her
wrist. The knife cut through the air, end over end, and sank