Chapter 0455

"Mom?" I ask, my voice tense, moving immediately to her side. Dad, too, looks over at mom with concern.

Mom blinks, coming back to herself, and holds out her arms to me as she stands, wrapping me in a warm hug when I come close enough. "Hi, baby," mom murmurs, holding me tight.

"Are you okay, mom?" I ask, pulling back a bit, and studying her. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I'm all right," she says with a little sigh, glancing towards the door. "Just..."

I glance towards the door too. As Luca and my dad murmur greetings to each other, Luca reaching across the table to solidly shake his hand.

"Just what?" I ask, ignoring Luca and dad. "Was it something with Tony?"

She sighs and shakes her head - not denying it just...wanting to move on. "It's nothing, Ari - just...a strange interaction."

about it?" I push, wanting

and...intense. I've only experienced something like it once before - my magic calling to someone else's like that - and this time it was very different. A

intense, mom?" I ask,

me with another sigh. "He

go wide as I stare at my mother's drawn face.

like he was...already dead..." she

Tony feels like he's death to

got magic?" Luca asks, his mouth falling

Mom sighs, realizing what she did and clearly feeling guilty

towards the chair next to her. "We wanted to meet with you and Luca about something else - something

I quickly cross to give my dad

a good meeting!" mom says, smiling around at all of us. "No

frown as he returns my kiss and I move back

with a happy sigh, giving me a smile as she

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