"Let's not worry about Vivian right now," I said, standing up. "We've got more immediate problems."
"Like the fact that you've been exposed using unregistered abilities on TV?" Cheon suggested.
"Or that Aurora kissed you and ran?" Mera offered.
"Or that Noel wants answers about your real abilities?" Cheon added.
I groaned. "Yes, all of those. Plus I've got semifinals for the Battle Trials on Monday, and I need to figure out what to tell Noel about my powers without giving away the whole 'I need to sleep with people to steal their abilities' thing."
Mera perked up. "You could always just sleep with her too. Solve two problems at once."
"I don't think that's a viable solution," Cheon said dryly.
"Why not? It worked for us."
"Because Noel actually hates Rome," Cheon pointed out. "Or at least, she thinks she does."
"Hate sex is still sex," Mera shrugged. "And Rome's drain works on strong emotions, not just positive ones."
I stared at Mera. "How do you know that?"
