Chapter 23

Jasper Vance was a chatterbox, an impulsive, preening mass of chitin and ego, but Julian found her honesty refreshing. Unlike the cryptic prodding of the matriarch or the heavy-handed demands of Arthur, Jasper was an open book written in rapid-fire telepathic bursts. She knew more about the finer points of psionics than any human he'd met, and if he had to endure her rambling to get at that knowledge, it was a price he was willing to pay. Currently, Jasper was picking through Julian's alchemy...