Chapter 102
I close my eyes and search deep within myself. I search for that thread. That flicker of flame that is Thane and find it. I can see a red tether in my mind and a blue tether. The blue must be my gifting because this giant bubble I am currently in and still need to have a discussion about. The red must be my mate bond. I feel myself pulling on the tether. A tugging sensation in my chest. I hold it and hold it. I refuse to let go. I refuse to let him go. As long as I am holding this, I know he can’t leave me. I am going to use the bond to keep him here. I just don’t know how long I will be able to hold it.
I don’t know how long Cyrus has been gone for, but he bursts back into my room. “Ayla can you hear me in your freaky mind bubble?” I nod yes, and I can, it is just very muffled. “Look, I don’t know how you are doing this and maybe you don’t either, but I need you to try and get rid of this thing. I have two things in my hand, and I need to see how Thane reacts to them. It could tell us if any of these are the poison.” I think stare at him for a moment and back to Thane. I close my eyes and find that blue thread within and give it a slight tug. When I tug the thread, the blue shield vanishes. “Holy shit. You literally made a force field. He says before kneeling beside the bed. “I researched odorless poisons with Greg. Don’t worry, he has been threatened with his life if he tells anyone about your blue bubble. I actually told him you would melt his brain, so if he says anything you can do that and roll with it.” I roll my eyes, but deep down, that would be pretty awesome. “I have two options or ideas. We can inject him with both, but we don’t know if they will counteract each other. We can try one and then try the other, but we have to wait at least 12 hours in between.” “Just pick one and start. I am holding the mate bond. My wolf thinks if I hold on to it, he can’t leave me. I just don’t know how long I can hold it Cyrus, it feels like I am in a tug of war match that I am not strong enough for.” “You survived ten years of captivity, overcame being mute and Della. You can hold that bond.”
Cyrus rotates Thanes arm out and injects him in the elbow area. “I don’t want anyone in here Cyrus. I don’t trust anyone. My wolf wants revenge for this, I don’t trust that she won’t hurt anyone. She is raging inside; I feel like my skin is crawling.” “Aww, your wolf has a little murder side to her, does she? Man, I hope my mate wants to slaughter anyone that looks at me.” I raise an eyebrow at him, and he just shrugs his shoulders like a little murder never hurt anyone. I hear a knock on a door, but it sounds further away. I realize it is coming from Thane’s door. I look up at Cyrus who places his finger over his lips to silence me. The knocking stops, but only because his door is creaking open. It isn’t locked? Why wouldn’t it be locked? I bolt from the bed before I can even think about what I am doing and rush through the adjoining door. Cyrus is murmuring something in the
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background, but I can’t hear it because I am standing face to face with Della and the bitch has keys hanging from her hand.
