“Empath,” she repeated softly. “I read emotions. Other people’s emotions.”
“…Can you read mine?” he murmured finally, brows furrowing together as he gazed at her curiously, deciding to believe her rather than doubt her. “But why would that cause you to have seizures? I don’t understand…”
She nodded, still not opening her eyes. “The human body isn’t designed to handle that much emotional input. One person’s worth, two people’s worth, okay. More than that? It has to go somewhere.” She shivered, a full-body ripple. “Like putting your finger in an electric socket.”