Federal Bureau of Investigation The FBI, a government organization in the United States that handles crime. jab Poke (someone or something) roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed. stark Severe or bare in appearance or outline. poached Cook (an egg), without it's shell, in or over boiling water. niggling Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety. serf An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. nobility The quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. swagger A very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner. mussed Make (someone's hair or clothes) untidy or messy. Any information you publish in a comment, profile, work, or Content that you post or import onto AO3 including in summaries, notes and tags, will be accessible. jostled Push elbow or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd. fraud Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. psychic Relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.Absentmindedly (Of a person or a person's behavior or manner) Having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition.

And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length. Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head-and under her skin. What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides- especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has been a competitive cheerleader, a volley-ball player, a teen model and a primate cognition researcher. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people.

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