LYRIC Jacesatnexttome,hisshouldersslumpedindefeat.
Atleast,tellmewhatyoudid,Ly.Whyarethesepeopleafteryou?IneedtounderstandhowIcanhelp.
Iexhaledalongbreath.He wasright.IfIneededhishelp,heshouldknow whatIdid.
ItwasterrifyingthatIhadtosaythis.Iwaslettingoutaverybigsecret,butIdidnthaveachoice.
Threeyearsago,IwasinMystopia.ItwaswhereImetPenelopeandhadmytwins.ButIdidntmentionthatto Jace.Itwasntimportant.
Igotajobinahospital,butIwasundertrainingandsupervision.Ihardlyinteractedwiththepatientsthere.Then,InoticedthatthefewtimesIdid,thepatientscouldeasilygetbetter.Ibitmylip,hesitatingforwhatIwasto saynext.Oneday,Istumbleduponacertainroom.Beforethen,Idnoticedthatroomwasalwayslocked,andnot everyonecouldbegrantedaccessintoit.Butonthatveryday,thedoorwasopen.So,Iwentinandfoundayoungmanonthebed.
Hewasasleep,hisfacepale.Hewasinacoma.IstillgotthechillsasIrememberedwhatitfeltlike.
Iwascurioustoknowwhatwaswrongwithhim.ButIalsosuspectedthatthismanwassomeoneimportantwhotheothershadbeenhiding.IwentforwardstupidmeandIItouchedhim.Idontknow; maybeIjustwantedtoknowhow coldorhothewas.Butassoonaswemadeskincontact,hecameawake.

Iwasscaredandquicklysteppedback.AnditwasinthatmomentthatmysupervisorWinniecameinto theroom.Themanwentbacktosleepagain,lookingpalelikehedidntjustopenhiseyes.Mysupervisorwasverymadatmethatdayandeventhreatenedtoget mefired.
Butthenextday,shecalledmetoherofficeandaskedhowIdbeenabletopullhimawake.SheaskedmeifIcouldtrytomakehimwakepermanently.IwasntsureofwhatIcould doyet,butwhenshepromisedmealotofmoneywhichIneededIagreedtogiveitatry.
Iwasledonwhattogetfortheman.Iheldhishandmuchlonger,andtomysurprise,hedidwakeup.ButIdidntstayforlongtohearwhatheandmysupervisorsaid.
Ishookmyhead,feelingguiltyandstupid.Idontknow,butIthinkImadeaterriblemistake,Jace.Somethinginmekeepsscreamingthatthatmanwasdangerousandwassupposedtostayasleep.IdontevenknowhowIhadthepower towakehimup.But…Iswallowedaroundthelumpinmythroat.Thiswasthescarierpartofthe story.Thefollowingday,mysupervisorendedupdead.
IcouldstillrecallthefearIdfeltwhenthenewsreachedmethatshehadbeenkilled.
Nobodyknewwhowas responsible,butIrealizedthattherewastrouble.Ihadagutfeelingithadtodowiththemanthatwasawake.So,Iran.Iranto adifferentcityand…withmydiscoveryofmyabilities,Iworkedonmyscarandgotthemremoved.Ishrugged.Thatsprettymuchwhathappened.
Jacewasspeechlessforsometime.Heexhaled,wipinghishandsagainsthisfaceandproppingtheminhisknees.
Goodness,Lyric.Youmustvedonesomethingreallydangerous.That manwasclearlyaprisoner,andyoujustreleasedhimwhenhewassupposedtostayimprisoned.
Mythroatturnedtodust.ThemoreIrealizedIwaswrong,thescarieritgot.IIdidntknow.Andwhenmysupervisor toldmeto- Yeah,beforesheendedupdead,Jacecutmeoff.Nowondertheyreafteryou.Theywantyoutopayforwhatyou did,justlikeher.

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Iburiedmyfaceinmypalms,coldcrushingmybones.Idontknowwhattodo,Jace.Howdo Imakethemunderstanditwasntintentional? Jacewassilentforacoupleofminutes.Haveyou…triedtounderstandwhatyou are? Iliftedmyfacetolookathim.Ihave.Apparently,wehavethisthinginourfamilywheresomeofusaregiftedwiththesespecialhealingabilities.
Iknow.Butdontyouthinkyoursisquitedifferent? Hewasdamnright.Idbeenconcernedaboutthataswell.
JacechuckledbeforerevealingtheheartshatteringtruthvitepourSphon.
Myheadspun.
IdIdontunderstand.
Successfullyunlocked! Itsobvious!Youhavethis knowledgeofwhatcouldworkforeveryone,andthehealingprocessoccursonlycompletelywhenyoumakecontact withthem.
1/2 57 Icouldntagreeanyless.ThefirstinstinctinmewhenIseea sickpersonistotouchthem.Ialwayshadthisfeelingthattheydbebetteras soonasItouchthem.
Yourenothealingthemthroughthenormalway youknow.Youresiphoningtheirsicknessesfromtheirbodytoyours.Onlydifferenceis,yourbodyhasbeenmadeforthingslikethis.So,youdontfeelit.Hestoodup,liftingandfallinghishands.Doyoufuckingknowhowspecialthatis? WehaventseenaSiphoninhundredsofyears! Mystomachchurnedwithdread.
No.Itcouldntbe.Ilovedbeingdifferent,butnotSiphonkindofdifferent.

JJace,whatdoIdo?AtremorranthroughmyquietvoiceasIstoodup.Idneverbeenmorescaredinalongtime.IcantbeaSiphon.Idontwanttobe! Oh,girlfriend.Jaceshookhishead.Therewasno funinhiseyes.Justworryforme.Youalreadyare.AndtheExecutionersalreadyknow,whichisthereasontheyregoing allouttohuntyou.
Siphonsweremoreofacurse thanablessinginourworld.Theywereforbidden,andeverySiphonthathadbeenborninthepastwasalwayskilled.
Youdorealizehowdangerousyouare,dontyou?Jacetookmyhands.Youcouldhurtpeople,Ly.Destroypeople.Youcansiphonsomuch,notjustapersonssickness.Helookeddownatourhandsjoinedtogether.Ifyoufocus,youcanactuallysiphonoxygenoutofmeandIlldropdead.Youcansiphonemotions,myreasoning,andevenmymemory!Hehuffed,shakinghishead.Yourkindhasalwaysbeenforbiddenbecauseyoucoulddothings thatarentallowed.
ButIdidntasktobethis!Myvoicewasfilledwithagony.Idontwanttobethis,Jace.Idontwanttobethisdangeroustopeople.
Iloweredmyhead,atearslippingdown.Im soscared,Jace.
Hey,hecooed,comingcloserandtakingmyhandsagain.Iknowyou,Ly.YourethesweetestdefenselessgirlIknow.Youwontwanttohurtanyone.ThatshowIknow youvegotthis.
MoretearsstreakeddownmycheeksasIlookedathim.Butif theothersgettoknow…Illbedead.
Youwont.Iwont letthathappen.Hesqueezedmyhands.Wellbothprotectthissecretwithourlives,andIllmakesurenoharmcomesto you.
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