Double Helix Collection: A Genetic Revolution Thriller by Kerrion Jade

Author:Kerrion, Jade [Kerrion, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Danyael’s mind drifted, lost in a gray haze between waking and sleeping. Too tense to rest fully, yet too exhausted to wake, Danyael found it easier to give in to the needs of a body that seemed to take longer to recover each time he pushed it past exhaustion.

I’m getting older, he thought ruefully.

A female voice whispered through his mind. We all are.

In his sleep, he smiled. I missed you.

The voice was briefly silent. I wasn’t sure you even realized I was there, she said finally.

You were at ADX with me. I remember your voice in my head telling me to hang in there, not to give up. You were the last voice I heard before losing consciousness, the first I heard upon regaining awareness. Where have you been?

You’re okay, now. I didn’t think you’d need me anymore.

Danyael hesitated briefly before asking, It’s you, Miriya, isn’t it?

Several moments passed in silence before she answered. Yes.

Danyael inhaled deeply. Thank you.

That was not what I expected you to say. I thought you’d be mad that I’m still hooked in to your mind after all this time.

You gave me strength. You kept me sane.

Are you okay? I felt—

Danyael tensed. You can feel what I’m feeling? I didn’t realize that anything but location conveyed through a psychic hook.

I’ve since learned the standard rules rarely apply to you, Miriya replied dryly.

Guilt, a dull heartache, seized him. I’m sorry.

What happened to you at ADX was not your fault. Besides, Miriya continued, I could have dropped the hook any time I wanted. I chose to hold on to it.

Danyael chuckled in his dreams, a low, sad sound. I’ve been called stubborn, but it appears that you are too.

It takes a stubborn fool to recognize another.

Amusement laced Miriya’s voice now, an improvement, he supposed, from the wariness that had infused it before.

She asked again, Are you okay?

Yes, I think so. Just tired. You know where I am, don’t you?

She paused, hesitating, and then said, Yes.

In his sleep, Danyael sighed softly. I can’t go back to ADX, Miriya.

I know. I’m not going to let them take you back to ADX, if only to preserve my own sanity. Your pain very nearly drove me crazy. I just wanted to make sure you’re okay.

I am now.

Good. Um, is it all right if I check in with you sometimes? Miriya asked.

Is there anything I can say to convince you to drop the psychic hook in my mind?

Probably not.

Danyael knew he sounded like a petulant child, but there was no helping it. I don’t like people in my head.

I know, but I didn’t hold on to the hook in your head through a year of hell at ADX just for giggles. As far as I’m concerned, we went through ADX together. I’ve bloody well earned the right to hang around.

Danyael was silent for a long moment. While he finally spoke, it was with a resigned smile. I guess everyone needs a voice in his head, so why not?

If you think that’s a compliment—

I owe you more than you know.

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