"Super-powered" Noah Brandt is the ice to her twin sister Autumn's fire, but when Autumn falls into a mysterious coma, it's up to Noah to find out why and save her sister before it's too late. . . with a little help from Autumn's lifelong crush, Cai...
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By the time we get through the woods and to the Haas's lake access, my hair has abandoned its ponytail to fly everywhere in my face.
Kade, the cheater that he is, won the race, though Caiden pulled a miracle to come in second. Joshua and Philip, respectively, were close behind.
"I don't think it's thick enough," Philip calls from the edge of the lake. He's straddling the grass and the water, and the thin cover of ice has cracked where he's tested his weight on the lake.
"Are you sure?" Kade is determined to go skating. He runs around to another side of the lake, but gets the same result as Philip.
The boys jog back to their ATVs. Kade's scowl is visible even in the dark.
Caiden shrugs. "If we head back to the house, we can go swimming." He begins to turn the quad around, but I squeeze his shoulder.
"Distract them." I whisper, glancing at the boys as I slip away to the lake.
Caiden's expression is bewildered, but luckily, he follows my lead anyway. Making sure to choose a spot far from where the boys tested, I approach the water. Crouching low, I lay my hands on the fragile ice and call the frost from within.
The storm hardly stirs before it begins spew from my palms. It cascades and then eases as I target a particularly weak spot in the lake. I can visibly see the ice thicken, and by the time I gather the strength to reign the frost in, I know I've overdone it.
On the bright side, nobody will be falling through this lake anytime soon.
"Hey!" I cry as I step away. "This side seems to be steady."
When the boys turn as one, I watch understanding dawn on Caiden's face. His grin is wide, and our secrets shine within his honey brown eyes.
"You sure?" Kade is naturally skeptical, but I nod and retreat to let him check my handy work.
His expression is happily surprised when he whirls back around, and he tosses the boys a thumbs up before dashing away to retrieve his skates.
While Joshua and Philip join Kade in yanking off their shoes, Caiden walks across the grass to meet me.
