HEINA"Wow." Irana's gaze held sympathy and incredulity as though she couldn't believe what she'd just heard. "You went through all of that bullying. Damn! And you say this Jocelyn is the mother of the Blood Phoenix?"

"That's what she told me." I shrugged, suddenly tired and stressed.

"Why did she come to your world? I mean, she obviously isn't human." Irana wondered aloud.

Another weary bounce of my shoulder. "I have no idea. In fact, I don't know who I am anymore. My father, the twins' ...