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Taking a deep breath, I envisioned the grassy area where we practiced fighting at Caleb’s parents’ house and teleported us there.
When I opened my eyes, I was shocked to find Dan, Emrys, and his parents outside.
Jolie took a step towards us, but Deryn grabbed her and stopped her. Tears filled her eyes. “Ember, how are you feeling?”
Scowling, I said, “I feel great. What’s wrong? What’s going on?”
A white sedan raced down the drive, up to the house, and skidded to a stop. As soon as it stopped, Kara jumped out of the passenger side and walked quickly towards us.
“Kara, what’s going on?” I asked, my heart pounding still.
“I need you to do something that you won’t like,” she informed me.
“What?” Caleb asked, growling softly.
“You have to sever the connection you have with them,” she said and swallowed hard. “It’s going to hurt and you’re immediately going to feel the curse come back to you and that’s going to hurt even worse.”
“What?” I gasped. Sever our connection? I didn’t even know that was possible. Plus … what would happen once it was severed?
“Nana, there has to be another way,” Caleb said, his chest heaving and eyes darting towards me.
“She’s killing you all by sharing the curse with you. The only reason she’s not dead yet is because you’re sharing it with her and your shared powers are keeping her alive!” Kara yelled.
I gasped. “How do I sever the connection?”
“Ember,” Riddick pleaded.
“I’m not going to let you die.”
“You’re going to sacrifice yourself again?” Caleb snapped.
“She’s not going to die, Caleb. I’m going to break the curse once it’s back on her,” Kara said and smiled reassuringly at him.
“Why can’t you break it now?” Riddick asked.
“Because it’s spread between you all and it’s not possible to break like that. Please, Ember, we don’t have much time. Take this, and cut your bonds.” She tossed a knife towards me that had strange symbols on it.
Jolie gasped and stumbled backwards, hands at her chest.
Her mates swarmed around her, blocking her sight and consoling her.
Caleb growled loudly. “No. No! There has to be another way.”
“There isn’t. Besides, you’ll still be able to form a mate bond,” Dan said as he tried to soothe Caleb.
Turning to face him, I smiled and said, “Well, I guess we’ll find out once and for all if you are with me for the connection or not.”
My attempt at levity fell flat as all four of the men growled.
“It’s going to hurt you four as well,” Emrys advised them. “And you can’t touch her until after Kara removes the curse.”
“Ember,” Branson whined.
“How?” I asked Kara.
“Look at your chest, you should be able to feel the bonds there. Grasp one, and cut it with the knife.”
Jolie sobbed and dropped to her knees.
