By comparison, Honey seemed almost frivolous.

No—wait—Heather's ability clearly wasn't as strong as Ray had initially imagined. He'd barely started reciting the Gettysburg Address before stopping, rather than pushing through to the end.

"Try making me do something else," Ray said.

Activating a power was instinctual, but its precise limits had to be discovered bit by bit.

Heather nodded. "Kiss me!"

What the hell? Even without her saying anything, the way she looked right now—so alluring—he a