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“But the others.” MaryAnn had her hand pressed to her chest.

“What others?” Aaron asked. “There’s no one else but me. No one could or would help me.”

“Oh, baby! I’m so sorry!” MaryAnn was hugging him.

Aaron was being hugged by his mom. It felt so real. This might be a dream, but her thin arms had strength to them as she held Aaron tight. Tears fell. For the first time in his life Aaron allowed himself to mourn the woman in front of him. The mother that he didn’t remember. The person who should have been there to help him come into his powers.

“It’s okay, angel. We’ll figure it out. Everything will be okay.” Carter held him as Aaron clung to his mom.

“It’s good that you have a strong mate,” his mother said. “You’re going to need him.”

Aaron pulled back. “What do you mean?”

“You have a fight ahead of you.” She gripped his hands in hers. “You and your friends are going to do amazing things. As long as you’re ready to fight for them.”

“I…” Aaron cleared his throat. “You’re scaring me.”

“You don’t have to be scared. Trust in your mate. In your friends. Your family.”

“I don’t know what to do!” Aaron confessed.

“That’s what I’m here for baby. I’m going to help you become the oracle you were meant to be.”

Aaron couldn’t do this. He wasn’t good enough. “I can’t!”

His mom cupped his face. “Yes, you can.”

“You can,” Carter said as well. “We can.”

Aaron bit his lip as he slowly nodded. “What do I need to do?”

“Believe in yourself,” his mom said. Come to me in your dreams and I will help you.

“I don’t know if I can,” Aaron’s tears fell. “I don’t know if I can believe.”

“Then I’ll believe in you until you can,” Carter whispered. “We’re in this together angel.”

Aaron nodded. Together. The question was- what was going to happen next?