Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view
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I remembered Duke's bruises magically disappearing after his fight with Lazarus… and the fact that he was unrivaled in sports in high school… Duke's fight with four muggers, and with Lazarus…
My breathing hitched.
No wonder Duke looked at me smugly when I spoke on the phone with Calista. Actually, for every phone call I did in his presence, I had a feeling he knew what the other person said. My feeling was not wrong. He heard it.
I rested my forehead in my hand as all pieces came together, answering the questions I didn't know I had.
How come I didn't see it?
Why did I always justify him as being perfect, superior?
Why didn't I think he is more than human?
I shook my head helplessly.
"Jasmine, Japanese wisteria, rain…"
"What?", Aldus asked, and I raised my head to look at him.
