You can keep people from reading your thoughts without
making an initial mind link. In Damian’s case, when you first kissed, you
created a link. The only way for someone to break into your mind without the
initial link is for them to catch you in a gaze. Damian, I want you to try to
link with her mind. Sara, I want you to keep from looking at him and try to
keep his mind from entering yours. Imagine you’re pushing him away from your
thoughts.” We were all amazed when she was able to do this on the first try.
“So even if someone has linked with your mind, you can still hide
thoughts from them. I’m sure you guessed that Damian was doing this yesterday.
Why don’t we try working on your transformation now? Damian shared that you had
found the memory of his most painful transformation. Would you like to see mine
as well?” She shakes her head. “I’m a little scared.” He smiles at her, “I
understand how scary it can be. There is another way. If it is too painful to
make the change yourself the first time, someone you are linked with can share
the pain. This would increase the mental bond between you as well.” I look at
Sara and shake my head. “Damian, what haven’t you showed your mother and me?”
Sara looks back at me. “Well, I told you that she found my most painful
memory on her own.”
My father looks at me, “It was too much for her. She was in so much
pain that she was on the verge of transformation again and you shared the pain
to stop it. I taught you too well son. What else? Tell me now before your
mother wakes back up and finds out. You know I can keep her from getting too
worked up if I tell her.”
I look at Sara, “I have to tell him. If you want to go out to the
garden or something while we discuss it all, I’ll understand.”
She smiles, “Curtis, if you would allow me to retrieve something from
my room, I think I can make this simpler on all of us. I have written all of
this down in my diary, with the exception of last night’s events.” Father nods
in agreement and she runs up the stairs. “You have done more than you told me,
haven’t you?”
I object, “It’s not what you think. We didn’t mate. Search my memories.
We did not have sex.”
I hear Sara coming back down. “A girl’s diary is her best friend. I
promise to only read from the day that you met my son, until now.” Dad gives
her a knowing smile.
She smiles back, “Thank you Curtis, but you can read it all if you’d
like. I haven’t had a very eventful life before I met Damian.”
Mother comes to the bottom of the steps. “Curtis, how is everything
progressing down here?”
He looks at me, “We are getting along fine darling. Sara has just given
me her diary to review because her memories were a bit fuzzy to me. She is
still getting use to letting others in. Damian says that her grandfather lives
close by, perhaps you could take the children to see him while I read this.”
She smiles sweetly. “That sounds like a wonderful idea. Shall we?” With
that we left Dad to read Sara’s diary. I was gonna be in a lot of trouble when
I got home.
Chapter Seventeen
“Little Sara Payano? Your grandfather will be so happy to see you. Wait
here and I’ll get him.” The nurse hadn’t changed since we placed Grandpa here.
Dad had handpicked his staff.
As we sit waiting I hear a wheelchair coming up. I turn to the door.
“Grandpa Zeke!”
He looks up at me. “Sara? My little Sara, is that really you? I’ve
missed you so much. Regina here reads all of your letters to me. How is your
fuddy-duddy aunt?” Grandpa never did care much for Aunt Lynn.
I lean in to hug Grandpa before answering, “She’s alright grandpa. I’d
like to introduce you to my new friend and his mother. This is Katrina and
Damian Lykaios. Do you recognize their name?”
Grandpa looked at them and then at me, “So they’ve found us? I knew it
would only be a matter of time. Why won’t you people leave us the hell
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