Alec knelt down beside her and looked up at his father in anger.
“She was upset because she found out I could read her thoughts. If you'd given her a few minutes to calm down or let me talk to her, this wouldn’t have been necessary.”
Edwin gave his son a hard look. “This was inevitable. She’s her father’s daughter in every sense. I haven’t seen anyone with this much raw talent since he died.”
Alec returned his father’s look. He should have known his father wouldn't be reasonable where Kayla was concerned. She was too headstrong and too much like her father for him to view her as anything other than a threat. He'd hoped his obvious interest in Kayla would be enough of a deterrent. “And what do you plan to tell Seara? Or her friend Veridian?”
Edwin walked over to the communications device on the wall and pressed a button on the control panel. “Seara will be told the truth. She has no choice but to accept it. I made that clear to her tonight. Kayla’s little outsider friend is of no interest to me.
