Stumbling, Vanessa struggled to keep her body upright. She could feel how Katinya was shaking from her weight. They had crossed over the border, finally, after agonizing hours with few rests, but she didn’t know how long she would be able to keep anymore. Her body was giving up and her legs were exhausted. She knew that if she could just call out, someone would hear them, but she was even too tired to try and use her mind link and her throat was so dry she couldn’t call out.
As she stumbled another few steps, her vision suddenly went black. Then to her relief she felt the familiar, strong arms of her twin wrap around her as she sank to the ground. Slowly sinking with her, Jasz just cradled the sister that he loved more than life, against his chest. His eyes were scanning the horizon, tryi
