He is pissed so he starts telling everyone at school that they went all the way and he dumped her afterwards.Ī new boy named Blake moves to town and he and Katy become friends. To try to ignore the attraction to Daemon, Katy goes on a date with a football player named Simon, but when he gets "handsy" she leaves. Weird things start happening to Katy, such as items moving in her house, glass shattering, etc, and she realizes it's her that's doing everything and knows it's from Daemon's trace. She and Daemon are connected now and can sense whether one or the other is in danger or present in a room. Daemon tells her that when Luxen heal humans it can leave a trace and that is what caused her to get sick. This book starts out with Katy getting sick and being hospitalized. Characters: see summary for Obsidian (Lux #1)Ĭharacters introduced in this book: Blake- Katy's new friend from school
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