"We had guests?"Aurora asked the next morning. She was with Solomon who had a nervous look on his face.
"My sister and her mate." I looked at her from behind my book.
"I know I can smell them." She nodded sitting down across from me. "But I can't hear them. What is he?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Allegra was at the foot of the stairs and looking towards us. "Luca." She called up the stairs and her mate raced to her side.
"Luca, this is—"
"Aurora and Solomon." Solomon stepped forward to shake his hand. He squinted for a second, using his power to scan the makeup of Luca. "A blank slate. Are you like Bella Cullen?"
"I'll go get Edwin and Elsie, they might want to hear this." Aurora twirled around Luca and raced up the stairs to bring Edwin and Elsie down with her. Edwin was silent while Elsie was groaning about Aurora dragging her downstairs. She stood up straight when she saw our visitors.
"Luca," Allegra rubbed his shoulder. "May you explain yourself to my sister's coven?"
He was silent for a moment, thinking of the right words. "I… can tap into any vampire's mind. See what they're doing, thinking and even block them from reading me." Solomon eyes widened. "So no, sir, I am not like this 'Bella Cullen.'"
"Are there others?" Solomon asked, an excited look on his face. "There must be others of your kind."
"I'm not sure. We are unreadable even to each other." Luca shook his head
"What are characteristics?" Solomon paused. "Are there characteristics we should look for?"
Luca looked to Allegra. "No." He looked back at Solomon. "Not that I can remember."