Strings of Fate
166- Sess and shock
After sending off the email to Shelly giving her my number to share around, I decided I needed a break
because between the email, the phone call and my nightmare visions, I’m exhausted andpletely
overwhelmed. Bemy sends me up to bed. He does offer toe lie down with me but I can tell he
has stuff he needs to get done, I’ve seen his inbox and he has like ten unread messages on his phone.
I convince him to stay and do something productive. I doubt he will stay away for long, he hasn’t really
let me out of his sight in days. I probably have an hour tops before hees looking for me. I lie in the
bed, but it feels oversized. Probably because I’m by myself, usually Bemy is crowding me, or I’m
clinging to him. I suppose I’ve gotten used to it. I close my eyes and try to sleep. I toss and turn for
about half an hour before I give up and decide to try meditating again instead. I’m very high strung right
now though so I don’t expect I’ll have much sess. I start with my breathing, forcing myself to take
even, slow breaths. I can hear a drippinging from the shower in the ensuite bathroom, so I match
my breaths to the constant sound;. Next, I work on my b*dy. I find afortable position half curled up
on my side, then stretch and rx each individual part of me, starting from my toes and working my
way up in tiny increments. By the time I reach my n*ck, I’m actually feeling much better. I turn my
thoughts inward and focus on Kiara Brooks. I picture her and mentally begin listing every detail I know
about her. By the time I reach the new information about her magic, I can tell that something is
different. Every other time I’ve tried this I can vaguely sense her, but this time my awareness of her fills
my mind. My b*dy aches, my heart feels small and like it’s beating so hard it might burst. My face feels
like someone has taken a sledgehammer to it. I’m cold and shivering and I am struck by a nearly
debilitating amount of fear and guilt. I am also starving, which is odd. because I ate not too long ago.
Except, no. I’m being stupid. I’m not the one who needs to eat, Kiara is. With that realisation, she
comes into view. She’s sitting with her knees pulled up to her ch*st and her arms wrapped tightly
around them. She looks so small. Oh Kiara you poor thing. As I think of her name, her head suddenly
darts up. She looks around in confusion, her eyes darting from ce to ce. Is someone talking to
her? But why does she look so confused? Unless…
“Kiara?” Speaking out loud sh in my head feels odd, but somehow it works. She sits up straight
again. She speaks, and for the first time, I can hear her soft voice.
“Who said that?” She asks quietly.
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166- Sess and shock
“Hello?”
“Tonight. Eight O clock. Go to the bar Witches Booze. Talk to the bartender.” Dr Dae states firmly
without waiting for my response. She hangs up without so much as a hello. I guess that means her
Witch contact agreed to speak to me. But, the bartender at Witches Booze… I mean there are probably
other bartenders there. But given even what I’ve seen and heard about Cam giving away spells and
potions, I’m willing to bet that she’s the contact. Which is actually ideal. Hopefully having met before will
allow her to trust me a little more. I’m d I’ll be meeting with someone who is approachable. Bemy
was of course listening to my phone call and when I look to him for confirmation about us going to the
meeting he nods. his approval. Bemy contacts Darrien to have hime and stay with Megan while
we’re out. Meanwhile, I go to update Megan on the phone call, my decision to help the Shifters, my
progress with connecting to Kiara and our ns to go out this evening.
“Woah, you have had a huge day, and it’s not even over yet.” Megan observes. I nod.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
“I know, I feel like I’ve been floundering around for weeks, not making any progress, then all of a
sudden, everything is happening all at once. I’ve barely had tome to catch my breath!” I
can hear the exhaustion in my voice. My head also hasn’t stopped pounding since I spoke to
Kiara.
“I get that. You’re doing a good job, you know. I don’t know if anyone has told you that, but you are.
Soon we’re going to find Kiara and save her, then you’re going to get a hold of everything here and life
will be a lot less stressful. Maybe when this is all over we can have a proper rxing night together
without worrying about everyone else.” Megan reminds me and I kind of want to cry. Megan smiles at
me.
“Now, go put on something cute to go out, and for goodness sakes brush your hair woman, it looks like
a nest on your head!“” She calls out after me as I head to go freshen up.