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yellow kitchen was located and put on some
water for tea. The only time she preferred hot tea was when she
needed to replenish her energy after a reading. Iced tea was her
favorite the rest of the time.
    Sharla was easy to read, though. So Secret's
energy level wasn't too depleted. The reason for the rejuvenating
tea was because of her next client, who would be there within an
hour. Adele Dubois was a psychic vampire in every sense of the
phrase. Her husband had divorced her two years ago and married a
lovely young woman, who was now pregnant with his child. Even these
small details did nothing to deter Adele from her firm belief that
her ex-husband still loved her and would be realizing that fact any
day now. Secret wasn't even sure why the woman kept coming to see
her, because all she did was argue about everything the cards
turned up.
    Lacing her tea with plenty of honey, Secret
stirred it thoroughly and went out onto the deck off of her
kitchen. This was a wonderful place to her; a place of calm and
peacefulness. She had added the deck just after buying the house.
With such an incredible back yard, she just knew the house needed a
small deck so that she could enjoy it.
    She sat down at the round table, sheltered from
the sun's heat by a large umbrella. The Louisiana sun showered down
on the grass in her yard, as well as her large plants and flower
garden. A green water hose snaked out into the yard from an outside
water spigot that Secret used on the days that the heat wasn't
broken by a rain shower.
    Not today, though, she thought. It's
going to rain within a couple of hours.
    It never occurred to her to wonder how she knew
those things. But she had no doubt that it was going to be raining
by the time she was able to close her door in relief on the
departing back of Adele Dubois.
    At the moment, she felt completely at peace and
would enjoy that for now. Adele would arrive soon enough to drain
her of both solace and energy.
    Secret wished that there was some way to
convince the woman that she needed to move forward rather than
staying mired in the past. It seemed that there was no moving Adele
from fixating on her ex-husband. Secret almost felt sorry for the
man.
    Checking her watch, she realized that she only
had about fifteen minutes before Adele arrived. Finishing the last
of her tea, she stood and went back into the kitchen. Rinsing out
her cup, she placed it into the dish drain beside the sink and
headed into her bedroom to freshen up a little.
    By the time Adele was ringing her doorbell,
Secret was ready for her.
    Well, at least as ready as she would ever be for
someone like Adele.
    Secret opened the door.
    "Hi, Adele. Please come in," she said.
    "Hi, Secret. I sure hope you have some good news
for me today," Adele began her monologue that wouldn't end the
entire time she was here.
    Just as Secret was closing her door, she felt
that familiar chill down her spine. Glancing out at the street, she
saw no one, but was positive that someone was watching her.
    "I've just had the most awful week," Adele
continued to whine in the background. "You just won't believe what
Sam's wife has done to me now. I called Sam only because I needed
to ask him a very important question and... Secret! Are you
listening to me?"
    "Hmm?" Secret asked, continuing to scan the
street for whoever was focused on her. "Oh yes! Of course, Adele.
Certainly. Please, let's go get started, shall we?"
    Looking once more, she closed the door and
walked with Adele back to her reading room.

    SHE FELT ME watching her! That's nearly all
the proof I need that she's the one.
    From his concealed perch in one of the many
trees lining the street, Kane Broussard knew that the woman hadn't
spotted him. But he knew when she had sensed him. He could feel her
as she searched for him both visually and psychically.
    He had first noticed her a week ago when she and
some women were exiting a bar in the French Quarter. Her scent was
intoxicating and immediately caught his