Page 115 of Dark Shadow of Guilt

Then she turned, broke a flower off the plant, and sprinted barefoot into his open arms. With her grip tight around his neck, she waited. And waited. Silent.

“What’s all the commotion out here?” he finally asked.

She popped her head off his chest. “You need to see for yourself.” She opened her hand to reveal a dead flower.

“Okay.”

She arched a brow but didn’t speak.

“Uh ... I’m not up on plants. Disease? Not enough water? Too much water? End of the season?”

“Me,” she said. “Watch.”

The blossom sprang to life as if it had just bloomed.

Dom’s stare flipped from the blue flower to Maddy’s eyes.

“Wait for it.” She killed the flower, showing him its sorry remains.

He shook his head. “I don’t get it.”

“I don’t either. Freki and I thought you might.”

Dom sank to the grass, Maddy dropping beside him. “You’re telling me that you can kill plants and bring them back to life?”

Her hands twisted in her lap, having tossed the flower onto the grass. “That’s not all. Freki dropped by with some rowdy young ones.”

“And?” He leaned back onto his elbows.

“And I brought a dead pup back to life after he fell over the cliff and broke his neck.”

Dom jerked upright. “Impossible.”

“It happened. So, you don’t know any more than I do?”

“No. Are you sure the wolver was dead?”

“Positive.”

Dom held very still. First, they broke the OC’s law and now this. He feared Maddy’s new powers might not sit well in the halls of Sanctuary Keep.

“What are you thinking?” she asked.

He didn’t share his real worries. “I’m wondering if you can extinct Immortals.”

She gasped. “I have no intention of finding out.”

“Whatever you can do, Maddy, it’s important to keep it under wraps. For now. Until we figure out what the fuck is happening.”

“I’m good with that. We’ll just forget about it for a while.” She sat quietly. “I need a distraction.”

“We’ll try the gateway.”

“What? No.”

He unfolded from the grassy lawn and stretched his hand out to Maddy. “We have to. Where’s that fearlessness your famous for?”

“I’m a chicken. Let’s test my Scourge-ness other time.”

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