Chapter 0561

Jackson growls a little, not very pleased at the idea, but then turns to Tony with his hand out.

"Sorry," Tony says, looking cheerfully down at Jackson's hand. "As nice as it would be to hold your hand, Jacks, what's...what's happening?"

"I can give Ariel my energy," Jackson says, bland. "Through our bond. She can pass energy to her brother and cousin through their bond."

"They...have a bond?" Tony asks, peering around Jackson curiously.

"They have since they were babies," mom says, sighing happily, I think at some memory.

"Weird," Tony says, but he lifts his own hand and smacks his palm satisfyingly into Jacksons. Then, Jackson closes his eyes as he always does and, I think, tries to pass the energy.

We all wait. Tony looks around at all of us.

Nothing happens.

"See?" Jackson says, taking his hand away from Tony after a minute and looking back at me. "It only works with you, because of our mating bond."

We try more formulations after that, seeing if Jackson can pass energy to my mom or to Cora, and then if I can pass energy to mom, Cora, or Tony as the intermediary, like how I can with Rafe and Jesse. Nothing works.

if it would work with Luca," mom says, turning her head to the side. Jackson stiffens at

a bit at the end of his patience with the experiments. "Now, your turn, sweetheart," she says, turning a

pet names in front of my peers," Jesse says, holding up one finger. His mom's smile just deepens as she makes no promises. "And two...do I have

shuddering a little at the thought

do pretty much every night as I light the fire in our little room. If I had a gift I didn't like? God, but

you again, if you need it. But I

you've got this."

Tony asks, frowning over at Jesse. "But I thought

asks, turning to Tony,

as he tries to put the pieces

very little bit quiet as I whip my head to

my mom, who is very studiously studying the ceiling,

on," Cora says,

her amused

to see

Jesse. "Jess, if you don't want to, you don't have to. But...I'd love you

one

mom, shaking his head a bit as if

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