“You don’t want to go jump in freezing water?” I smile at Ezra, thinking my question is innocent enough and instantly regret it when something dark shifts behind his eyes. There’s a flash of fear or something more malignant that’s there one second and gone the next. And I swear, for one flicker of a breath, the shape of his irises changed. I blink and turn back to look at the crowd, shaking off the odd feeling.”