Theo suggested to Kassandra that they keep the current matter a secret.

It wasn’t just about him avoiding attention related to any "prophecies" involving him—he didn’t want others finding out about his ability to read stray thoughts. The implications of that revelation were unpredictable. 

Though he feared Kassandra might refuse, she surprised him with a simple nod.

“Sure. That’s fine.”

Her response was so casual, it bordered on anticlimactic.

“Besides, no one believes my dreams anyway. My mother always told me not to talk about them recklessly.”

When she mentioned her mother, a fleeting shadow crossed Kassandra’s face. But she …