uncertainly, afraid she would do something wrong. He kissed her slowly at first, savouring the sweet taste of her. He’d waited so long just to hold her like this.
She felt as if she had been waiting all her life just for this moment. His arms came up around her waist; she linked her arms around his neck, pulling him down so she could deepen their kiss.
Suddenly, the bliss inside her dream abruptly vanished as she saw Tasha emerge from the shadows.
“Find it for me.”
Cate felt Tasha’s vice-like grip clamp around her throat, strangling her. She choked, unable to breathe as images started hitting her like bullets to the head.
“Cate!”
“No, no, no!” she screamed, struggling against the stranglehold.
“Cate! Cate, wake up!”
Her eyes flew open; Cate found herself back in her bedroom, with Jason on the bed beside her, his hands on her shoulders as he tried to shake her awake. There was a loud bang as furniture hit the floor. She was breathing hard, still feeling the tightness around her throat.
“What happened? Are you alright?” he asked anxiously.
Cate turned the lamp on and saw the concern etched on his face. “I – I think so.” she rubbed her neck, but there were no burn marks there. “I was dreaming.”
She remembered her earlier dream, of seeing Jason standing there, but now his eyes looked their normal shade of grey, not the swirling silver. Everything else was the same. The only visible tattoos she knew he had were a Denai star on his right bicep and a crescent moon on the left, the symbol of a Mavis. She knew she’d better not mention the first dream; it was too weird to think about.
“I think I had a vision, it felt like when Tasha forced me to use my powers earlier.”
“What did you see?”
“I’m not sure, it was all a blur. At least my head isn’t killing me for once.”
“Glad my magic seems to have done some good. Are you sure you’re okay?”
Cate nodded. “Yeah, I’ll be fine. How’d you know I was having a bad dream?”
“You were crying out and the place was shaking. When I came in everything in the room was levitating – except for your bed.”
“I didn’t know I could do that,” she said, biting her lip nervously.
“Well, at least nothing seems to be broken,” Jason rose to his feet. “I could stay and watch you for a while if you want – just to make sure nothing else happens.”
Cate hesitated, she was afraid of going back to sleep, but it wasn’t only because she was worried about having bad dreams. What if she dreamt about them again? “You shouldn’t have to lose sleep over me.”
“I’ll probably just lie there worrying about you anyway.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, if it’s not too weird for you.”
“Just stay and keep an eye on me for a while, then you can go back to your own bed.”
“Okay.” He slipped into the opposite side of the bed as she lay down and turned the light off.
Goddess, this is weird. She closed her eyes, but knew sleep would be a long time coming.
As if sensing her unease, she felt Jason slip an arm around her and she moved closer, resting her head against his shoulder, just as sleep finally took hold again.
CHAPTER 8
The team set out early the next morning to start raiding the Thorn’s compound. Cate was feeling a little awkward around Jason, but tried not to show it, and he seemed a little distant too.
“Hi sweetie.” Jade smiled brightly as she came into the courtyard where the rest of the team were already gathered.
Some people could be so cheery in the mornings. It just wasn’t natural!
“Morning.” Cate took a gulp of coffee.
“Which building do you want us to take first?” Steve asked.
“Start in the main building,” she replied.
Jason was joined by a redheaded male that Cate recognised as Doug, a Werewolf and fellow Enforcer.
“Is Mel going to join us?” Cate asked, referring to Doug’s Denai other half.
“I think she had a meeting with the GM this morning,
She felt as if she had been waiting all her life just for this moment. His arms came up around her waist; she linked her arms around his neck, pulling him down so she could deepen their kiss.
Suddenly, the bliss inside her dream abruptly vanished as she saw Tasha emerge from the shadows.
“Find it for me.”
Cate felt Tasha’s vice-like grip clamp around her throat, strangling her. She choked, unable to breathe as images started hitting her like bullets to the head.
“Cate!”
“No, no, no!” she screamed, struggling against the stranglehold.
“Cate! Cate, wake up!”
Her eyes flew open; Cate found herself back in her bedroom, with Jason on the bed beside her, his hands on her shoulders as he tried to shake her awake. There was a loud bang as furniture hit the floor. She was breathing hard, still feeling the tightness around her throat.
“What happened? Are you alright?” he asked anxiously.
Cate turned the lamp on and saw the concern etched on his face. “I – I think so.” she rubbed her neck, but there were no burn marks there. “I was dreaming.”
She remembered her earlier dream, of seeing Jason standing there, but now his eyes looked their normal shade of grey, not the swirling silver. Everything else was the same. The only visible tattoos she knew he had were a Denai star on his right bicep and a crescent moon on the left, the symbol of a Mavis. She knew she’d better not mention the first dream; it was too weird to think about.
“I think I had a vision, it felt like when Tasha forced me to use my powers earlier.”
“What did you see?”
“I’m not sure, it was all a blur. At least my head isn’t killing me for once.”
“Glad my magic seems to have done some good. Are you sure you’re okay?”
Cate nodded. “Yeah, I’ll be fine. How’d you know I was having a bad dream?”
“You were crying out and the place was shaking. When I came in everything in the room was levitating – except for your bed.”
“I didn’t know I could do that,” she said, biting her lip nervously.
“Well, at least nothing seems to be broken,” Jason rose to his feet. “I could stay and watch you for a while if you want – just to make sure nothing else happens.”
Cate hesitated, she was afraid of going back to sleep, but it wasn’t only because she was worried about having bad dreams. What if she dreamt about them again? “You shouldn’t have to lose sleep over me.”
“I’ll probably just lie there worrying about you anyway.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, if it’s not too weird for you.”
“Just stay and keep an eye on me for a while, then you can go back to your own bed.”
“Okay.” He slipped into the opposite side of the bed as she lay down and turned the light off.
Goddess, this is weird. She closed her eyes, but knew sleep would be a long time coming.
As if sensing her unease, she felt Jason slip an arm around her and she moved closer, resting her head against his shoulder, just as sleep finally took hold again.
CHAPTER 8
The team set out early the next morning to start raiding the Thorn’s compound. Cate was feeling a little awkward around Jason, but tried not to show it, and he seemed a little distant too.
“Hi sweetie.” Jade smiled brightly as she came into the courtyard where the rest of the team were already gathered.
Some people could be so cheery in the mornings. It just wasn’t natural!
“Morning.” Cate took a gulp of coffee.
“Which building do you want us to take first?” Steve asked.
“Start in the main building,” she replied.
Jason was joined by a redheaded male that Cate recognised as Doug, a Werewolf and fellow Enforcer.
“Is Mel going to join us?” Cate asked, referring to Doug’s Denai other half.
“I think she had a meeting with the GM this morning,
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