The immense agony made it near-impossible for me to control any of it. More bursts of resonance shot from my fingers into the nexus.
But I couldn’t—
No, Icould.
I didn’t waver.
I didn’t fail.
I wouldn’t.
I clenched my fists, forcing the resonance to remain within me, blocking any further exit.
Then I fought to focus on the connection to make the invasion of so much actually fuse with mine.
But the struggle against the agony was—
A soothing rush coursed through me.
When more bones shattered, I only felt the motion of it, my body writhing and jolting in response. There was no pain that went along with it anymore.
The blazing burning became numbness.
And then I felt it.
Zayn’s protection.
Winter’s magic.
It flooded my system, spreading with a discernible urgency.
Little death.
Emotion welled, threatening to get the best of me.
Since Winter had been abducted, I’d been trying so very hard to compartmentalize where that was concerned.
We all had.
But now feeling him through me… it was a great deal to reconcile.
A tear trickled down my cheek and I blinked the rest away.
I drew in a steadying breath, panting a moment later, though.
Sweat trickled down my back.
Damage was still being sustained so very horrifically.
But I latched onto only what mattered.
All that could matter.
Seeing to it that this worked.
There!
The connection sparked and I pushed, sending out a roll of my own vibrational resonance internally and externally.
