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should be committed.  I seem to be taking this pretty well.”
    He stood and his body tensed.  Oh no.  This didn’t give me a fuzzy warm feeling inside.
    “Sienna.  There’s more and I’m not sure this part is going to be easy for you.”
    I stood too because my nerves demanded it.  “What?”
    He turned to face me. “You said you never met your father?”
    Okay, now I was really confused.  Why this question?
    “Wouldn’t know him if he crossed me on the street tomorrow.” I threw my hands up.  Saying that still hurt.  A part of me remained bitter when I contemplated how a father could abandon his own child.   
    “Did you notice any changes after you turned fifteen?  Any sudden illnesses, changes in your senses or appetite?”
    Yes! I screamed in my head.  My mother had attributed everything to hormones.  His eyes narrowed at my silent debate and determination took over.  Something inside of me didn’t want him to continue with this line of questions.  But he did.
    “Do you know what color of eyes represent an Elemental and what their special power entails?”
    I nodded, my denial vividly apparent.  He squeezed my shoulder gently, keeping me grounded.
    “Steel grey.  Elementals control the elements.  If they’re young or new to their power, it can cause some havoc.  Lightening storms, fires and sometimes earthquakes.  An Elemental holds the greatest responsibility of our kind for this reason alone.  These disasters can be brought on by anger and even passion.”
    My mind pulled a rewind on the movie of my life for the past fifteen years.  The events playing back astounded me. 
    Closing arguments are suspended until further notice.  A freak tornado ravished the north wing of the courthouse.  Judge Thornton was taken to the hospital with a severe concussion…
    I remembered the case.  Opposing counsel had gotten away with several incidents all pushed under the rug by the judge.  I knew he was in cahoots with them.  Thornton had been suspected of crooked dealings for several months but no one had been able to pin anything on him.  I had been thrown off the case and assigned to another.  My only consolation…he had been nailed with enough evidence to keep him in jail for several years a month later. 
    There had been several other incidents; Johnny Sullivan flying out of his Nikes when he got too close and personal my freshman year of college.  How about when Merna Jakes, the dorm bitch, had her term paper catch on fire when she had been bullying my best friend? Things like this had happened around me all the time and it was only when I was extremely angry or frightened.   The day my mother had confessed she was leaving the country with jerko it had hailed on a bright sunny day in the middle of July. 
    “I see the chips are falling into place?” He asked. 
    I blinked, bringing my eyes to his. 
    “Our…ah…activities almost ripped the state in half the other day.” He whispered.
    I gaped again. The mini earthquake! It happened while we were…Oh my God! I sat down.  Hard.
    “Let me get you some water.”
    I watched in numb silence as Jax walked into another room, coming back seconds later with a tall glass.  The minute he placed it in my trembling hand, the liquid stared to boil.  I glanced up at him quickly; fear and anxiety causing steam to rise.  He made to take it from me but I stopped him.  Centering my thoughts, I took a deep breath and willed my jumpy nerves to calm. 
    The water settled in the glass, cooling back to its original temperature.  When I opened my eyes Jax was in awe.  He squatted in front of me, his gaze darting from the glass to my face.
    “You’re extremely strong for a hybrid .”
    I pulled back.  “What the hell is that?”
    “ It ’s what you are, a mix between human and vampire.  It explains why some of your powers are more developed than others and why you can survive without consuming blood.”
    I guess that explains the wicked flu