“Are you able to watch yourself in the past?”
My eyes narrowed because that sounded more like undisguised curiosity.
“Never tried it.” I thought over what happened earlier and corrected, “Until we
were standing over Tito’s body, but it didn’t work. Don’t know if that’s because I
can’t remember anything or what.”
If I was hoping to shock Wolf, I failed. His expression didn’t change as he drummed his fingers on his knee. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to figure out if your
ability is damaged or your memories are just blocked. I’m betting on blocked so
you can’t identify who was with Tito.” He cocked his head and asked another question. “How do you identify which past you want to see?”
I nibbled on my lower lip, completely forgetting the swollen edge. I winced
and stopped. “I focus on a specific person or event.”
“Are you living it with them, or just watching?”
I thought of Kelsey, and endured the resulting ached that was becoming all too familiar. “Until recently, just watching. The closer emotionally I am to someone, the more details I get.”
Interest lit in Wolf’s eerie eyes. “What changed?”
I couldn’t stop my glance to Kayden. He covered my hand that rested on my
thigh and wove out fingers together. “We figured out I help boost her reception
and strengthen the emotional impact.”
Wolf looked between us, whatever he was considering well hidden. “How
did you know to combine abilities?” His attention was aimed at Kayden.
“I didn’t.” Kayden’s fingers tightened on mine as the two men stared at each
other for a long moment.
Then Wolf shook his head. “Son of bitch, Shaw, you took a hell of a risk.”
Color rose under Kayden’s skin. “It was mine to take.”
“And hers,” Wolf snapped.
“Time out!” I cut in before the two could really get going. “Focus, guys.
Delacourt’s already read us the riot act, so let’s move on.” Wolf turned to me, anger glittering in his eyes. Undaunted, I lifted my chin. “Look, Kayden told me
straight out he wasn’t sure it would work or what the consequences could be, but
at the time, I didn’t care.”
Wolf held my gaze for another moment or so before coming to some internal
conclusion he didn’t bother to share. “How connected are you two now?”
Confused, I repeated, “Connected?”
He snorted and rose to pace in front of us. “Connected, as in how much of
your psychic energy is tied to his?”
“I don’t know,” I offered hesitantly. “I can tell when he’s there with me psychically. He comes across as a warm light.” Saying it out loud made me squirm.
Wolf rubbed a hand over his bald head and turned to Kayden. “How deep did
you two go?”
Next to me, Kayden stiffened. “She needed an anchor so she wouldn’t get
stuck in the past. I almost lost her twice.”
“Once,” I corrected, thinking of Ellery’s presence in Kelsey’s condo.
“Twice,” he repeated, looking at me. “At the cabin in Sedona you stopped breathing.”
I blinked. That was news to me.
