15: Zack's hot buns

I have finally reached the 4th rank.

Yess

Now I can go back to my cafe it's been months. I hurriedly skip out of the meditation cave barely spending time to admire the beauty as usual. In my haste, I knock down a lady.

Ooof

Oh my bad. I am so sorry. I reach a hand and help her up.

She chuckles as she stands. I can sense your excitement, what is the matter.

I grin broadly. Bethany is a Powerful empath and my mom's closest friend, i thought her closest friend was Zara but that is the past. Stopping my train of thought.

I finally did it, I reached the fourth rank.

Well, congratulations. Are you treating me to a drink as I am the first person you told.

Definitely. My room tonight. I move past her as I continue running.

Don't forget to come with your wine, I yell

You... she laughs.

Quickly I am at the Sisma. The Sisma is a pretty house built within the clearing that is reserved for Zack, our leader. Knocking, I wait for a response.

Come in Zenith.

The door opens by itself and I stride inside. I do not see anyone in sight and I call ou.

Mr Zack.

Come to the kitchen.

I see Mr Zack bringing his buns out the oven. He drops them on his kitchen table and I unconsciously inspect his work. He pulls off his oven gloves as he glues his eyes on me.

What do you think?

Uhmm. Well it smells nice but I am not sure what I am looking at. Is this a cupcake or a bun?

He gives me a fatherly smile as he says I like your honesty.

Thank you.

Well, I tried experimenting. it didn't come out as envisioned. Hopefully, it will taste nice.

Hopefully.

Mr Zack, I

Hey hey. Zenith we are not strangers, call me Zack.

I smile, Zack.

He pinches off a piece of the cake bun and pops it in his mouth.

My mouth drops open as I watch him chew.

What?

Isn't that like super hot?

I guess. I am incapable of feeling any kind of physical pain.

At all

Yes

Okay... I drag out. Well, the reason i am here is because I just hit the 4th level of my power.

That's great news. Congratulations.

Thank you.

But that is not the only reason I came here.

He looks at me weirdly as I force a breath out and face him.

Mr Zack sorry Zack.

I want to go back to my life. I miss my cafe, I miss my friend Ese. I have stabilised my power so I am not a danger to the fold if I leave.

Zenith...

He goes around the counter to come to my side. Holding my hand, he leads me to a sofa.

Zenith. Our kind are few and even as we are few we have been hunted by those with malicious intentions. Although we have not been hunted in the past century, it is never bad to be cautious. All it takes is one slip up. Many lives of gifted have been wasted by the fear of other people who although not bad feared the unknown.

I nod my head.

He continues. There are two ways to discover our powers. One is to be on close contact with our kind and learn from them. The other is to be marked and mated by a wolf.

Even children if gifted and born to gifted parents won't discover their powers if they are not within the fold or mated to a werewolf.

I look at him with my jaws clenched tight.

Now, Zenith. It is for your own good. You have discovered and consolidated one gift, well done. But what if you have more than one gift?

What if your mate comes for you? What happens then?

I would rather have you stay here at least one year before I am comfortable enough to let you go back

One year!!

Do you know what one year of my life is?

What about my business?

Zenith, you do not have to be selfish. Think about the fold and how we might be exposed because of your actions.

What?

How will I be the one to put the Fold in danger?

If I am careless enough to get caught then I should be the only one who pays for it.

How do you

Zenith

I can protect myself, I am after all the strongest person here right now

Zenith

Well in terms of physical strength. I can

Zenith!!!

What! I fling up to see Zack surprised face and pointing.

What is he pointing at? I look around me and see nothing.

Zenith can't you see it?

I look around confused. There is nothing.. Ohh.. I noticed that about few paces around me seemed to have a filmy look. if I didn't look harder I won't have seen it.

What is that?

He stands up and touches it, he meets a resistance, he tries to force his way in but it repels.

Zenith.. He looks at me in awe..

It seems your second gift has been found and it is some kind of force field