Book 1: Just the Voices in My Head

Blanca

‘It’s okay, Little Raven. I’m okay.’

Mr. Blake’s voice sounds in my head, and I freeze, afraid to breathe. This isn’t just like when a person thinks they hear someone’s voice because it’s so familiar to them. No, this is completely different. It’s as if I’m on the phone–something I’m never allowed to use–and I can actually hear Mr. Blake’s voice, and he’s talking directly to me.

“Wh-who? Who is talking to me please?” I say aloud as I also think the stuttering mess of a sentence.

‘It’s me, Blake. I can hear you, Little Raven. You’re mind-linking.’

Shock ripples through me as I gasp and hold a hand over my trembling lips. “Moon Goddess,” I murmur. The mind-link? But that’s not possible. I’ve never had the mind-link before, not even with my own family members. It’s not possible. There’s just no way that Mr. Blake can hear what I’m thinking.

‘Little Raven, have you given any more thought to what I said to you the other night? A