Chapter 1
Secrets collide
Dante's POV
"Mr. Vale?" A wooden voice asked.
"That's me." I turned and found a blond man in a suit and glasses.
"Mister Xanatos will see you and your party now." He said and led us to the elevator.
I realized that it would a tight fit with the whole team, but only Den and Sophie complained. It was a long way up. Everyone was so happy to get out of the elevator. The man still had a blank face.
"Ah, Dante Vale. A pleasure to meet you." The six foot tall billionaire shook my hand. His brown hair was in a ponytail and his black suit was wrinkle free. He had a charisma to his voice and a glint in his brown eyes.
"It's all mine." I said.
"When you emailed me and said you could identify the artifact I acquired, I was thrilled. Isn't that right, Owen?" He turned to his assistant.
"Yes, sir." Owen said.
"Follow me." He led us through the halls and took us to a safe.
Which was already open and a young girl was looking at the amulets. She had an adorably curious look in her intense green eyes. I recognized her as Talia Xanatos. Lok oh-ed as he realized who she was.
"Talia, I told you to leave those alone." Owen scolded her.
Zhalia and I exchanged looks. Why was Owen more concerned than her own father?
"But they're so cool." She pouted.
"Talia, give Dante Vale the ancient necklaces." Xanatos gestured to me.
She walked over and handed me them. "I'm Talia."
"It's nice to meet you." I smiled.
I held out my hand and she shook it. I felt power course through her. It was unlike anything I ever felt. She seemed to feel my powers as well. Did her eyes just flare green?
She shook hands with everyone else and they were just as surprised as I was. When she got to Sophie, I held my breath. Their hands locked and Talia squirmed, her eyes definitely flaring with power now. Sophie gasped a little. She let go and Talia got her power under control and suppressed.
"Owen, I need help with my math." She said.
Owen looked at his boss. "Go help her. We'll be fine."
"Yes, sir." He left with Talia.
We all glanced at each other. Something strange was going on.
Xanatos tried to distract us with the amulets, but it only half worked. I spouted out some bull about the amulets and he thanked us. Then he let us back to the elevators and saw us off. Zhalia cast Thoughtspectre.
"Did you feel her power? It was amazing." Sophie asked.
"It was ancient." Zhalia said.
"It felt like pranks." Lok added and we looked at him. He shrugged.
"No, I think I get it. It was mischievous and tricky." Den said and Lok nodded, smiling.
"They must know about her power." I thought.
"What are we going to do?" Lok asked.
"We'll come back later. We still didn't get the amulets." I told them.
Dante's POV End
Talia's POV
"Dad, they saw my eyes glow. I know they did." I told him.
"It's not your fault, Sweetheart. You weren't excepting it." He assured me.
"They all had the same basic powers, except the lady and brown haired boy. They had dark… versions of it? It was weird. It felt really old too, but limited. Like they specialize in something." I frowned.
"They'll be back. They were interested those artifacts." Owen said.
"They have magic." I said.
"Mixing magic is dangerous. It's not Fae." He frowned.
"They're human and I'm half human." I pointed out.
"No, Talia. You could get hurt. At best, your body will reject whatever is in those." He said sternly. I looked away and I felt his arms wrap around me. "I know it doesn't seem fair, but it's for your safety, Tai."
"Fine." I huffed.
"Don't be like that, Sweetheart. Or I'll have to do something drastic." He said with a hint of a smile.
"Like wha-" I started to say as he peppered my face in kisses. "Dad! Stop it!" I laughed.
"There's that smile." He gave me one last kiss and stood up.
"Cheater." I frowned at him.
"I did no such thing." He said. "Now, let's check your math."
"That was just a way to get you alone." I said.
"I know, but you tend to make mistakes when you want to spend time with Puck." His lip turned upward.
Sighing, I teleported my math worksheet to my hands and sat down at the table.
Talia's POV End