Descendant (Secrets of the Makai)
by Kerr, Toni
In a world of trickery and manipulation, 15-year-old Tristan has tried to cope with hearing the thoughts of others. But that was child's play when an old woman appears with a murderer hot on her trail. Now, Tristan must find the possessed emerald he was destined to protect and learn to control powers he never knew he had while secret societies track his every move.