Chapter 21

Mateo shook his head. “Not me, no, but someone who doesn’t deserve your wrath. No one here is out to get you. No one here knows about you. Yeah, if they could, plenty of the people here would love to have your powers, but in their minds that’s merely a fantasy, and deep down they know it. They won’t come looking for you because they don’t think you’re real.”

The fire faded from Dazi’s eyes, replaced by something like shame. Mateo was about to assure him that everything would be okay so long as he and his friends kept their low profile when Kesi walked up, the sound of her footsteps covered by the splashing of the fountain.

“Are you two done? Tommo is getting fidgety and Kuhma is turning into a cranky old man. If we don’t get moving, his hair is going to turn white and his face will melt into a permanent scowl.”