“Good. Now kiss me.”
“Faolan, we don’t have time?—”
“Exactly,” I all but shouted. “Kiss me like there is no time left.”
She grabbed me, pressing her mouth to mine and parting her lips for me. I pushed forward, unable to touch her with my hands shackled behind my back but determined to have this moment where she was mine as if it was our last. But it couldn’t be. I wouldn’t allow it.
We parted, and I fixed my eyes on hers. “Now take me the fuck with you. I know you can do it.”
“But Faolan, I?—”
“No, listen. You can do it with Nova because she is your twin. You are halves of the same soul. Well, I am your mate, Caly. Do you understand what that means? We are one soul now, too. You can do it. I have faith in you.”
Caly studied me, then nodded. “I’ll try,”
“Hurry!” Nyx called from outside the cell. “The guard is coming, and I don’t want to have to use force against our own.”
“You’ve got this,” I whispered into her lips, giving her one last kiss.
Then I was being pulled into—nothing. Caly was with me, but otherwise, there was nothing. As if we’d passed through a tear in the fabric of existence. Time seemed to not exist either. I turned to her, only to find her flagging. This jump had used the last of her reserves. Could she get us through to the other side?
“Caly,” I shook her.
“Hmm?’ She rolled her head to look up at me with heavy-lidded eyes.
“Come on, I need you.”
“I—” she had nothing left.
I felt for my own power, weakened from Dragon's Bane, but it was there. A tiny reserve. Now that the shackles were gone, I could reach it. I took everything I had, keeping nothing back, and forced it into her.
Her eyes widened, and I knew it was working.
Suddenly, we were locked together, power flowing between us that hadn’t been there before. What was this? Had we found a source of power in this nothingness, or were we creating it together? Then it hit me, we were melding!
She gasped at the rush of power, her entire body tensing with it. I felt mine do the same. It was more than I’d ever had flowing through me.
With great effort, she fought to channel it and went to that place inside herself. Then, pulling on my power, she pushed us through to the other side.
We arrived to mayhem outside the cell. There was no time to process what had just happened, or that I felt as if I’d been dragged through a mangle. Jaxus and Nyx were holding off Arkyn’s special guards.
“Stand down at once,” Nyx barked.
The guards with their swords drawn looked torn.
“That is a direct order from your general,” growled Jaxus
“They are loyal to Arkyn,” I told them. “These were the guards he had capture me and drag me in here.”
“I see,” said Nyx. “Well, will see about where their loyalties lay once the King hears of this.
I caught one of the guards swallowing. He looked like he was regretting his life choices. The rest stood firm.
More guards burst in, led by their captain. They all skidded to a halt and took in the scene. “What is the issue, General?” the captain called to Nyx over the heads of the traitors.
“There seems to be an issue of loyalty in your ranks, Captain. These males were holding one of the King's flyers prisoner down here on the order of the prince. Take them to the cells like the traitors they are while I brief the King.”
“Yes, General.” The captain nodded, directing his guards to arrest their own, and we watched as they were dragged away.
