Thelma's POV
I had to do something. But what? I was trapped in a silver-lined room, cut off from my wolf, with no weapons and no allies. I was completely powerless.
Or was I?
Xavier had told me I was an Alpha heir, that I had abilities I didn't even know about. Maybe the silver was suppressing my wolf, but what about my human mind? What about the bond we'd formed?
I closed my eyes and tried to remember everything I'd felt when Xavier and I had kissed, when we'd first recognized each other as mates. There had been something there, some connection that went deeper than physical attraction.
Xavier, I thought, concentrating as hard as I could. Xavier, can you hear me?
For a long moment, nothing happened. Then, faintly, like a whisper from very far away, I heard his voice in my mind.
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