Kaden didn’t feel wonderful.
You have a very interesting biological structure, yet there is metal in you too.
Kaden’s hand slid to his heart. “That’s my pacemaker. Not everyone has one of those. It’s to keep my heartbeat steady.”
Yes.
“Breathing is essential too. You choked me.”
It was the best way to get inside you.
“Right, well you can leave now.”
Not yet.
Kaden swallowed hard He couldn’t force Joe out. Sticking his fingers down his throat hadn’t worked before and wasn’t going to now. He suspected Joe was somehow everywhere inside him, in his veins and arteries, in every cell. And even though he’d healed the damage done by Harris, he could also kill him.
No! I don’t want to hurt you.He sounded indignant.
“You’ve already hurt me.”
Sorry.
Kaden sucked in a breath as he realised what he’d missed. Joe could hear him thinking. Did he not need to speak out loud?
No, you don’t have to. I can mostly hear your thoughts but I like hearing your voice. It’s soothing and it will help me understand others.
Kaden was trembling again now. Adrenaline surging… But as quickly as he’d felt anxious and afraid, the feelings faded.
“Did you do that? Make me not worry?”
Yes. I don’t want you to be frightened.
“Don’t mess around with my feelings. If I want to be scared, let me be scared.”
You want to be scared?
Kaden groaned. “No! I don’t want to be scared, but I don’t want you interfering with the way I feel.” That somehow seemed to make everything worse. Panic surged, and faded again.
Did you want Harris to hurt you? Was it a game? Usual behaviour?
Chills whispered up Kaden’s spine until Joe stopped them. “No, it wasn’t a game. I didn’t want him to do that to me.”
I heard you shout out but I couldn’t get to you.
Kaden chewed his fingernail. Yet again, he wondered if this was actually happening. If Harris hadn’t come and beaten him up? Maybe he had a brain tumour. That was worrying but—
Your brain is fascinating. There is no tumour. There’s nothing wrong with it. I like it.
“Why didn’t you ask first before you did that to me?”
Because I can speak English so well.
“Sarcasm?” Kaden dragged his fingers through his hair.
I learned it from you. Even if I’d been able to ask, you’d have said no.
Yes, he would have.
