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I looked deep into her eyes, seeing the unyielding support and love she offered. “I love you, Violet. More than any mission, any past, or any power. I love you. And I will do everything to keep you safe.”
She nodded, a tear escaping her eye. “And I love you. We’ll find a way out of this.”
Her confidence was infectious.
But as I sat there, bound and facing the female I loved, I had to come to terms with the gravity of our situation.
Ikhax wouldn’t stop, especially now that he knew the truth about my abilities.
The stakes were too high.
I needed to act, to do something that would ensure Violet’s safety.
Even if it meant…
A plan began to crystallize in my mind.
A desperate plan, one with consequences that I couldn’t fully predict.
It involved my newfound powers, the ones that Ikhax coveted.
If I could harness them, control them, maybe I could create a diversion, an opportunity for Violet to escape.
But it was risky, and it might lead to my own end.
I wasn’t ready to share this with Violet.
Not yet.
She’d object, I was certain of that.
She wouldn’t want me to risk myself.
But sometimes, love meant making hard choices.
“We’ll find a way out,” she whispered, reinforcing her earlier words.
She believed it, and she wanted me to believe it too.
I nodded, pressing my forehead as close to hers as possible, our bond growing stronger despite our bindings.
And while my heart agreed, my mind was already racing ahead, formulating and refining the dangerous plan I was considering.
* * *
The vibrations of the ship’s descent rumbled through my body.
The familiar hum of an engine coming to rest gradually gave way to silence, before the muffled sound of footsteps echoed around us.
I could sense the anticipation from Ikhax’s men, feel the tension in the air.
Their grip tightened on our chairs, and Violet and I were hoisted from the cargohold, each man wary of the power I held within.
Though restrained, my mind was anything but bound.
Every second, I assessed our surroundings.
From the dim lighting of the ship to the path we were being carried down, I looked for any potential advantage, any momentary lapse that I could exploit.
