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He organized his thoughts and concentrated on finding the cave she would seek out for shelter

Ain front of a cave with a jutting rock partially obscuring its entrance He went inside and though he could see a bit in the d

ark, he knew she ht not yet be able to With a flick of his wrist,

torches were produced and light was everywhere

He strode towards soh it had not been exposed to the weather, it looked seriously aged He knew this fabric

His Jaz it when she had jued? Why? What the hell was going on? Just where was she?

The fabric was ragged, as though it had been torn

It was nearly disintegrating in his hands

Disintegrating in his hands—from time

And then just as he realized why and closed his eyes with frustration, he heard his Jazmine Decker scream his name in his mind

Their link—she had found a way to use their link Their link could not be stopped by distance, or even tiave him made him feel ith pleasure and helpless all at once

He had a job on his hands, for not only had the Portal sent her to this dimension—but it had slammed her back in time!

He paced frantically for a moment and then called back to her with his own link Do you hearin your cave, so stay there Don’t go anywhere while I figure out how to juet hold of you

He looked up, put his hand up and called, “Orb of Time, this Royal will not be denied!”

A moment later the Queen’s Orb was in his hand and he frowned as he commanded it “Orb, speak to me about my mate”