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he rose to open the door. I instantly ached for him once his touch vanished from my skin. How could I be feeling so strong for him after only a short time?
    Seconds later, I heard the pounding of footsteps as Dad and Kimber rushed into my bedroom, relief relaxing their faces as they saw me. Jace followed behind them, his eyes finding mine and locking on them, like he was afraid I would blackout again if his gaze left me.
    “Oh my God, sweetheart, how are you feeling? I was so worried about you!” my dad exclaimed.
    “I'm fine, Dad, but I think I could've been better prepared if you had told me about the Elementals and our history. How could you keep something so monumental from me?!”
    “I was going to tell you everything today. How was I supposed to know that you would sneak off the island and run into a bunch of Elementals?” he replied, sending a perturbed look at Kimber, who just looked down at my bedroom floor.
    “That's not an excuse! I have no idea what's going on—this is all overwhelming, and I'm still not entirely sure that this isn't some twisted nightmare. I feel like I'm losing my mind!” I retorted. Now that my adrenaline wasn't in full force, all my other emotions were hitting me like a ton of bricks.
    “You're not losing your mind, Brie. We may have kept this from you, but we would never deliberately lie to you—all that you have seen, and everything we have told you is the truth,” Kimber replied.
    “How can I trust you guys?! The only one I feel that I can trust is Jace, and I'm probably crazy for feeling that way since I just met him last night!” I yelled. My eyes went to Jace, and I immediately regretted what I said when I saw his pained expression. This wasn't his fault, and I didn't want him to feel like I was blaming him when the blame belonged on my dad and Kimber. The two people closest to me had been lying to me my whole life, and that thought caused my heart to clench in hurt. Tears sprang from the betrayal I felt as I said, “Look, you guys, I'm just scared. I wish you would have told me all of this a long time ago. You have basically lied to me my entire life, and that really hurts. You two mean so much to me, and just the fact that you could do that to me is like a knife to the heart.”
    “We just wanted to protect you. I, for one, didn't want the Prophecy to come true. I thought that, maybe, if I hid you and kept everything from you, you would be forgotten. I didn't want this life for you,” Dad sadly admitted.
    “Well, that's not your choice. I can make my own decisions now, and I want to know everything, especially about the twin flame thing,” I firmly stated. I needed my answers. I felt that if I didn't get them, I was going to break down from the rising fear, anger, and doubt welling inside me. The somewhat calm demeanor I was portraying was a defense, masking the madness coursing inside me, ready to rip me apart from the inside out.
    “I just can't believe all this—you supposedly meet your twin flame on the same day you receive your Elemental powers, and then you use two of them like no Elemental has ever done before,” he said.
    “I am her twin flame - there is no denying it. I felt our souls recognizing each other, and I know she did, too,” Jace interjected. I blushed at the memory of Jace and I kissing, the warmth and electricity running though my veins was so arousing…focus, Brielle, focus!
    “I saw it Mr. De Luca. Trust me, they are twin flames,” Kimber added.
    Dad sighed, obviously not liking the idea of me meeting my twin flame, “I don't know where to start…” he trailed off.
    “How about the Prophecy, and how you knew it was me,” I suggested.
    He nodded, saying, “When your mother was pregnant with you, the Oracle appeared to us, reciting the Prophecy:
     
    ' A child will be born, who, within,
    the blood of Air, Earth, Fire and Water dwell,
    The Sky will fall to reclaim the Earth,
    and bring forth the depths of Hell,
    Five will journey to