Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother
Chapter 166

Strings of Fate

166- Success and shock

After sending off the email to Shelly giving her my number to share around, I decided I needed a breakbecause between the email, the phone call and my nightmare visions, I’m exhausted and completelyoverwhelmed. Bellamy sends me up to bed. He does offer to come lie down with me but I can tell hehas stuff he needs to get done, I’ve seen his inbox and he has like ten unread messages on his phone.I convince him to stay and do something productive. I doubt he will stay away for long, he hasn’t reallylet me out of his sight in days. I probably have an hour tops before he comes looking for me. I lie in thebed, but it feels oversized. Probably because I’m by myself, usually Bellamy is crowding me, or I’mclinging to him. I suppose I’ve gotten used to it. I close my eyes and try to sleep. I toss and turn forabout half an hour before I give up and decide to try meditating again instead. I’m very high strung rightnow though so I don’t expect I’ll have much success. I start with my breathing, forcing myself to takeeven, slow breaths. I can hear a dripping coming from the shower in the ensuite bathroom, so I matchmy breaths to the constant sound;. Next, I work on my b*dy. I replace a comfortable position half curled upon my side, then stretch and relax each individual part of me, starting from my toes and working myway up in tiny increments. By the time I reach my n*ck, I’m actually feeling much better. I turn mythoughts inward and focus on Kiara Brooks. I picture her and mentally begin listing every detail I knowabout her. By the time I reach the new information about her magic, I can tell that something isdifferent. Every other time I’ve tried this I can vaguely sense her, but this time my awareness of her fillsmy mind. My b*dy aches, my heart feels small and like it’s beating so hard it might burst. My face feelslike someone has taken a sledgehammer to it. I’m cold and shivering and I am struck by a nearlydebilitating amount of fear and guilt. I am also starving, which is odd. because I ate not too long ago.Except, no. I’m being stupid. I’m not the one who needs to eat, Kiara is. With that realisation, shecomes into view. She’s sitting with her knees pulled up to her ch*st and her arms wrapped tightlyaround them. She looks so small. Oh Kiara you poor thing. As I think of her name, her head suddenly

darts up. She looks around in confusion, her eyes darting from place to place. Is someone talking toher? But why does she look so confused? Unless…

“Kiara?” Speaking out loud slash in my head feels odd, but somehow it works. She sits up straightagain. She speaks, and for the first time, I can hear her soft voice.

“Who said that?” She asks quietly.

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“I’m so shocked at Kiara actually hearing and responding to me that I gasp and my eyes fly

166- Success and shock

“Hello?”

“Tonight. Eight O clock. Go to the bar Witches Booze. Talk to the bartender.” Dr Dae states firmlywithout waiting for my response. She hangs up without so much as a hello. I guess that means herWitch contact agreed to speak to me. But, the bartender at Witches Booze… I mean there are probablyother bartenders there. But given even what I’ve seen and heard about Cam giving away spells andpotions, I’m willing to bet that she’s the contact. Which is actually ideal. Hopefully having met before willallow her to trust me a little more. I’m glad I’ll be meeting with someone who is approachable. Bellamywas of course listening to my phone call and when I look to him for confirmation about us going to themeeting he nods. his approval. Bellamy contacts Darrien to have him come and stay with Megan whilewe’re out. Meanwhile, I go to update Megan on the phone call, my decision to help the Shifters, myprogress with connecting to Kiara and our plans to go out this evening.

“Woah, you have had a huge day, and it’s not even over yet.” Megan observes. I nod.

“I know, I feel like I’ve been floundering around for weeks, not making any progress, then all of asudden, everything is happening all at once. I’ve barely had tome to catch my breath!” I

can hear the exhaustion in my voice. My head also hasn’t stopped pounding since I spoke to

Kiara.

“I get that. You’re doing a good job, you know. I don’t know if anyone has told you that, but you are.Soon we’re going to replace Kiara and save her, then you’re going to get a hold of everything here and lifewill be a lot less stressful. Maybe when this is all over we can have a proper relaxing night togetherwithout worrying about everyone else.” Megan reminds me and I kind of want to cry. Megan smiles atme.

“Now, go put on something cute to go out, and for goodness sakes brush your hair woman, it looks likea nest on your head!“” She calls out after me as I head to go freshen up.