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Ashaya nodded after a moment’s pause "He’s flaht take days for them to recover"

"But they will recover," Sascha reassured her "They’ve just overstretched their psychic muscles"

"We’ll have to be careful who and e expose them to," Lucas said "Keenan adores her so much, he’ll follow her lead, and she won’t be able to help trying to heal the injured even if it lance at his mate

As Sascha made a face at the DarkRiver alpha, Ashaya whispered, "A tandeiftIt’s extraordinary"

"Not really," Dorianthem all "Keenan has a twin for a mother, after all"

A frozen silence

"Oh" Ashaya blinked "Yes, of course Ae"

"So maybe," Sascha theorized, "Keenan was born with an innate ability to e with another ht ht environment - tandem abilities are unlikely to flourish in a network that punishes any kind of an emotional connection"

"Yes" Ashaya nodded "It’s a very intimate link"

Sascha turned to her packe with simple practice That’s why they ceased to exist But the potential was always there"

"We have to monitor them," Ashaya said, eyes worried "I don’t want either of the the other Keenan’s ht fro when it comes to their psychic abilities"

Dev shook his head, watching Keenan help Noor onto the first branch "That, I don’t think we have to worry about They enjoy each other too e the other person"

"It would be considered bad form to mind-control your future hed at Dev’s surprised look "Those two are quite deter we’ll have a hard tie horrin The kids played on, unaware of just how extraordinary they’d proven themselves to be

Chapter 56

Dev wanted so badly to talk to Katya, but she re to see that the fine silver thread that connected theot a surprise the fifth tiold had become platinum, a solid, unbreakable rope

His nani found him in the ShadowNet "Look at that, beta Beautiful"

"It’s stronger than any other thread" He kept running his psychic fingers along the length of it, ahed "Of course it is" A wave of affection surrounded him "It’s love"

"Yes" He felt his heart expand "It’s also because she can’t access the biofeedback by herself She has access to the ShadowNet because her h to ours to allow it, but she’s linked to me, not jacked into the network itself I have to draw in the biofeedback for both of us"

"Does that bother you?"

"No - there’s o around" His heart swelled "I wish I’d known it would work like this before"

"Love is unpredictable, Devraj Those bonds, we can’t control"

"Never liked surprises," Dev said "But I think I’ve changed hed, he felt Katya awaken, their link to each other so deep and true, the knowledge was instinct Dropping from the net, he strode into the bedroom just as her eyes lifted "Hey, sleepy" It took incredible control to keep his tone light, his face calently on the te double time She’d spoken telepathically and he’d heard It was another piece sliding into place, another joy "I’ll explain everything"

And he did No one interrupted therandmother, she’d played sentinel and barred the doorway

"Those two are miracles," Katya whispered "Dear God, Dev, if the Council ever - "

"They’ll never find out," he promised her "All of us, Shine, the cats, we’ll all protect them"

Her face twisted "And to think," she said, "that Larsen would’ve destroyed Noor had he had the chance He’d never have understood the gift of what she is"

"You did" He ran his hand over her hair "Lucas plans to apologize to you for chasing you in panther forht"

"No," he said, closing his arms around her "You had to live to meet me"

Her hand spread over his chest "How ah rees - your connection is only through s put it, that’s keeping you in the ShadowNet"

"Abond" She smiled "I like that"

"Katya - thatlook up at his, you know One dies, the other doesn’t last long"

"How do you know?"

"I did so over his cheek