“Guys.”
I breathe.
Before I can lift my foot from the ground, my whole body’s being lifted and spun around.
Four sets of hands lie against my body everywhere they can reach. Fingers caress my face. Mouths brush against my skin. Their souls touch mine in frantic strokes that steal my breath.
The embraces are everything and more, yet I…don’t feel it as strongly as I expected.
A harsh breath tumbles from my lips as Riven sets me down and stares into my eyes.
Okay, emotional barrier, you’re not needed anymore.
Thank you for protecting my heart.
My power comes to my call, lowering the block I’ve miserably had up for almost two days now.
My chest hollows and my knees threaten to give out on me as soon as my power of Boundaries reaches my spine. Water builds in the back of my eyes, and I choke down a sob ready to force its way through my pinched lips.
Oh…no, no, no. Nope.
I summon it right back to the surface and slam it back in place.
The guys all take a step back from me as my hands grip my knees and I struggle to catch my breath.
“What the fuck was that?” Creed asks.
Ah shit.
That’s what Yemi meant when she warned me about the emotions I truly felt roaring to the surface.
“Thayla, what’s wrong?” Kyzen asks as he bends down in front of me.
“Nothing, it’s…I’ll have to explain later. We don’t have much time. Matter of fact, I need theexacttime right now. How long has it been since we first arrived here?”
“Almost forty-eight hours. Why? What’s—”
“No, Kyzen. Hours and minutes to the exact time.”
His eyebrows scrunch together as he studies me. I force my back to straighten, and I spare Amick, Riven, and Creed a glance as I feel the weight of their attention pressing in on me.
“Forty-seven hours and fifty-four minutes.”
Holy shit. We’re really cutting this close.
“Okay, we need to starshoot to the front doors, like now. I have no clue how to get us back through the house, and we don’t have time for that anyways.”
“What is going on, Thayla?” Amick asks, and I clench my hands.
“I swear I will explain everything I can as soon as I can. Please, everyone, starshoot to the front doors.”
I don’t wait for them to keep questioning me. The best way to just get them to listen is to make them.
My power wraps around me and carries me away. I pop out of my starshoot and Mara and Gladian whirl around to face me.
“Shit. Where are—”
Mara’s question is cut off as the air shifts behind me.
