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Gram. I didn’t want you to think I was a freak. We just met and you don’t seem to believe in too much.”
    “I believe in you, Lily.” Talon’s eyes met mine directly. “If you say it, I believe it, even if I don’t understand it.”
    “Since I was very young, whenever I’m in the dark, I see them, like darkness flowing in the dark, shadows in the shadows. If I have a light on, I don’t see them for some reason. It’s why I keep the lights on at night. So they can’t get me.” I paused to see their reactions.
    “Just because you can’t see them, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t still there,” Hunter said, almost apologetically. “I’m not trying to scare you, just making an observation. Have they ever touched you? Spoken to you?”
    “No, it’s like they don’t exist unless it’s dark, but there is always an overwhelming sense of panic when they’re around. That Light— it came and it’s almost like it chased the shadows away. I’ve never seen it before.”
    “Look, obviously there’s something here. We can’t dispute that. We have too much proof.” Owen glared at Talon as though he was going to get a debate, but Talon didn’t disagree. “We’re all in this together, so from now on we share everything that happens. No secrets in the circle.” Owen gave me a pat on the back as Hunter spoke up.
    “Sorry, little brother, there’s four of us, so technically, we’re a square.” Hunter ducked Owen’s swing and headed into the hall. “Let’s go build that trap.” He motioned for us to come along.
    We followed them outside and noticed our parents had made it back. Talon’s eyes got wide. “We better get home, Lily. We have to clean up the mark before Cate finds it.”
    We ran to the house, dodging our parents out front, and ran straight to the bathroom to clean the mark. The rag from earlier was still in the hamper. No need to dirty another one.
    This mark was larger. It was almost the entire length of the door and the grooves in the wood grain made it harder to get off. I was glad Talon was there with me. I was a little hesitant to be in there so soon after being locked inside. I figured I’d never lock the doors again, which would make sharing a bathroom even more interesting.
    Just as we finished, Talon’s phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and then went to his room to take the call in private. I wondered if it was the stalker again, though his actions spoke otherwise. Maybe it was the girl with the gorgeous body. I gave it a second thought, realizing his body language was way too stiff. I guessed it was not my business either way.
    Out front, I found Mom and Tom trying to figure out how to lay the pavers for the walkway. Mom wanted it to curve around to the driveway. She argued that it would be prettier when she got to plant flowers, but Tom thought a straight shot would be more practical. Mom was determined to have it her way. She even resorted to calling Tom by is given name. “Stephen Thomas!” she snapped during her plea, and he caved. He put up a pretty strong fight, but he never really stood a chance.
    “Did you have fun in town?” Mom finally acknowledged my presence.
    “Sure, small town, not much to see. We went straight there and back so the drive took longer than anything else.” I sighed.
    “Where’s Talon?” Tom asked, glancing over his shoulder at the truckload of pavers.
    “He’s in his room. He had a call.”
    Tom went inside to find his helper and Mom and I rested on the steps. “How do you like it so far?” She nudged me with her elbow.
    “So far so good, I guess. Talon’s nice. It’s good to have someone here to talk to and hang out with.” I thought about it. It really wasn’t so bad. It was a lot different than I had imagined, different than it was when it was just us girls, but I could adjust. Nothing to do, strange neighbors and ghosts. I would tolerate it all to get to know Talon better. It wasn’t like I had a choice.
    Back home, I