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The village was quiet, the snow falling steadily. There was sure to be a good accumulation by morning. Trey hoped he’d find Bliss at Willow’s place. He didn’t want to think of her having gone off somewhere in the snow, in the dark of night and alone. Or was she alone?
What troubled him the most was that he couldn’t sense anything about her. While they traveled together, he could sense things about her so easily. But at this moment he could sense or feel nothing, and he grew fearful. Had something happened to her?
Trey’s fist came up as he approached the door, anxious to pound on it, gain entrance, and see his wife sitting there safely.
The door sprang open before he even reached it.
Stone stepped out. “Bliss was here, but she left sometime ago.”
“Where is she?” Trey demanded.
Stone shook his head. “I don’t know.”
“Look and find her, do what she does,” Trey snapped.
Stone kept his voice calm. “I do not have the power your wife has.”
Trey kept his voice to a harsh whisper. “You know that we are wed.”
“It was easy to sense, and I will guard your secret well. But Bliss’s power comes naturally, passed down from one to another, growing ever stronger in each person. While I inherited some ability, more of it was learned and grew stronger with practice.”
Trey’s fear mounted. Where could she be?
“Call out to her, and she should hear you ... unless?”
“Unless what?” Trey demanded.
“Unless she shields herself from letting anyone in or ...”
Trey shook his head. “No, even if she were dead, she would come to me like her grandmother comes to her.”
“So she can sense and see beyond this world.” His smile was one of envy.
“How can I penetrate any shield she erects?”
“You cannot,” Stone said. “But if you both truly love each other, and you continually reach out to her, she will eventually hear you, if only as a whisper. Fate allows nothing to stand in the way of true love.” Stone rested his hand on Trey’s shoulder. “Reach out to her. It is the only way you will find her.”
Reeve followed beside Trey when he turned and headed back to the keep.
“We could organize a search party,” Reeve offered.
“No, I will do as Stone says and reach out to her.”
“I must ask you. Doesn’t her power frighten you? A wife who knows your every thought?” Reeve pretended to shudder. “I love Tara beyond reason, but I would not want her in my head.”
“It’s not like that, and, besides, it eases my worry over keeping her safe to know that she can sense me and I her, though I worry that perhaps her sensing that Leora kissed me is what made her erect the shield.”
“Cheating on your wife so soon?” Reeve chuckled.
“You really do need a beating. I said Leora kissed me; I did not return the kiss.”
“But you did not stop her, did you?”
Trey shook his head. Reeve was right—he hadn’t stopped Leora from kissing him.
“Had to know if you still enjoyed it, didn’t you?”
Trey didn’t answer.
