Onyx

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  “The what?” I rubbed the back of my neck as I dropped onto the couch.

  “It’s a type of crystal—a very rare opal. ” He sat beside me, so close that his thigh pressed against mine. I scooted away.

  “What does it do?”

  He rested his head back on the cushion and gave me a lopsided shrug. “From what I’ve learned, it can help increase our powers. Possibly even stabilize them so we don’t grow tired like the Luxen do. ”

  The whole crystal business didn’t make sense to me. It sounded like a bunch of New Age crap, but then again, what did I know? “Do you have one?”

  Blake laughed. “No. They’re hard to get. ”

  Grabbing an abused pillow, I placed it under my head and closed my eyes, snuggling against the arm of the couch. “Well, then I guess it’s just me and sugar. ”

  There was a pause. “You did really well, though. You’re a fast learner. ”

  “Ha! You weren’t saying that the first week of training. ” I yawned. “Maybe this won’t be so hard. I’ll get control of my abilities…and everything will go back to normal. ”

  “Things won’t ever be normal, Katy. Once you step outside the range of the beta quartz, the Arum will find you. ” The couch dipped on my side, but I was too tired to open my eyes. “But if you can really control this, you’ll