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Sebastian, I’m okay. They have me in the tower, very high up.
The pain struck then, mind numbing, earth shaking pain. I dropped to my knees. The high pitched whistle would not end. I grabbed my head, hoping that I could somehow pad my ears from it when I realized it wasn’t coming from outside
,
it was on my psychic connection to Sebastian.
Is he feeling this too when he tries to connect to me?
I wondered. Somehow they had blocked our connection, our lifeline to each other.

“
Ahh
,
I see you are back with us
,
Sadie
,
and you have tried to contact Sebastian?” It was Talia in all her glory, loving the fact that I was her prisoner. “Bram said that your psychic bond was already working so we gave it
an
unusual boost. Really helps the signal doesn’t it? You are trapped my soon
-
to
-
be Queen, and no little Mandurago is going to come through to rescue you. Sit tight, we are working on getting you out of here. Boys, tie her to the bed.” Talia smirked and walked out.

Bram and another man that I hadn’t seen before came in and tied my hands and ankles to each corner of the bed
,
leaving me helpless and spread eagle on the bed. This was not going to be easy to get out of, and I needed to somehow get a message to Sebastian. I looked around the room and saw my purse. I wondered if my phone was still in it. Sebastian and I both had
cell phone
s with distinct GPS apps so we could always find each other. We could locate our phones down to a corner block as to where we were. Hopefully they didn’t break my phone
,
so Sebastian could find me.

Meanwhile, Sebastian was back in his quarters preparing for the wedding. He had a lot to do, vows to write and a whole list of people yet to meet. One of his guards came in to tell him the bad news.

“Sir, I think we may have a problem. We are unable to reach Bram. He called for more men after Ludwik went to protect Wendy and we can’t find him now. He and Sadie have disappeared; Bram is not answering his radio. What would you like us to do?”

“Search the area where they were last seen. Look for anything. They have to be here somewhere.”

With that the guard left and the search for Sadie began. Sebastian knew he had been fighting off an uneasy feeling this last hour, and now it was confirmed. Why can’t they all just let us be
to
enjoy our lives? He opened his mind to send Sadie a message.

My Love
,
are you okay? Where are you?
And then the noise started. It was a metallic deafening hum. He had heard of the hum before. It was meant to stop Manduragos from communicating
psychically. He
swiftly
blocked his mind before it became too much to take. He needed to find her and quickly. Lars was undoubtedly making his move and she was in trouble. Someone had gone to a lot of trouble to keep us from communicating.

He called to Ludwik and the rest of the men. It was time to gather everyone up and find her. No matter what the costs
,
she was not going to Lars
.
  I would never let that happen.

Chapter
Twelve

“Good news
,
Kali Princess, my father is coming here personally to get you. He wants to marry you right here in this room.” Talia walked over and played with my hair. “You are uncommonly beautiful
. Y
ou will make an excellent mother to me. You know
,
my last mother liked me better than my father. We were extremely close
. S
he would visit me at night.” She reached down and ran her finger down my collar bone and over my shoulder. “I hope you like me
,
too. We can have a lot of fun together.” She leaned over and smelled my hair, again tossing it a bit. “I will look forward to your hair being draped over me as hers was. Maybe even before my father gets here. I would love to keep you for my own, but two princesses don’t work well together. You need to give our family children
. T
hat is your job in our hierarchy. My job is to give you pleasure.” She leaned down and kissed my lips softly then bit hard, drawing blood from my bottom lip. It hurt, but I stayed strong and tried to look as if it didn’t faze me. I knew that showing any sort of weakness would be to her liking. “I’ll be back later.”

I la
y
there feeling helpless. I was tied to
a
bed and in a very vulnerable position. I couldn’t contact Sebastian or even tell him there was a problem. The only person that knows I’m here has turned out to be a traitor.
It dawned on me that that Bram had been the one to take Talia into custody that day. I guess no one thought to check to see if he actually turned her as he said he would.

Not sure of what I should do, I closed my eyes and wept. Not loudly, not so that anyone would know but
just
to myself. I wept for all that I was losing, for the feeling of helplessness I was feeling and for fear that soon Lars would be there and claim me. If he performs the ceremony, he can marry me whether I say so or not, and there is nothing Sebastian or I can do. I will be a Dracco and I cannot live like that. I knew if that happened I would have to end my life
,
which in turn would end Sebastian’s.

“You are stronger than this…you are meant for more than this…you need to be brave little one…all things work out as they should.”

I could hear the voice in my head and it felt familiar somehow, yet I knew I had never heard it before. In front of me a creamy haze of shimmering lights appeared and swirled around the bed. They turned and circled
,
creating a faint outline of a person.

“You are more than you know you are. Why do you think everyone wants you so badly? The only one that doesn’t recognize her powers is you. Kali
,
my darling, awaken your powers and help yourself.”

The spirit in front of me came into clearer view, still transparent yet fully there…she was beautiful. She was
majestic
and so sure of herself. With her flowing dark hair and beautiful eyes, I knew her from the images Sebastian had showed me of my
m
other, Queen Kali.

“Mother? Is that really you or is it a Dracco trick?”

“No
,
my darling, it is I
,
your
m
other. I have been watching over you all these years. You have grown up to be an extraordinarily special young woman, even calling your mate early. I am very proud of you. The road in front of you is a hard one
,
but you can succeed. Inside of you is the power, you must feel what you truly want. Then and only then will you be able to make your way. Call on your powers my child, they are there for you.”

“Mother
,
I don’t know how. They haven’t come in yet and I don’t know how to call on them.”

“Your mind
,
Kali, your mind is your key. Think of what you want and the power will be there, but you must believe. You are a powerful being; don’t let them take your destiny away.”  With that, the lights started to shimmer and dissipate… and she was gone.

I thought about what she had said. My mind is the key and I had to believe it for it to work. I thought about what I truly wanted. I wanted Sebastian
.
I wanted to be
b
ound to Sebastian for all eternity. I wanted to be out of here, I wanted to be away from these Draccos and for them to be gone from our lives. I wanted to see Sebastian now and not later. And I wanted Lars to find real love, not just a baby factory so he won’t kill her when she no longer can reproduce. My list was long, but what I wanted now most was to be out of this room and in Sebastian’s arms.

Mind, with my mind…I thought. How in the world am I supposed to make this happen. I laid there on the bed and imagined the ropes on my wrists and ankles disappearing. I tried several times laying there to imagine them gone, but they didn’t go. I needed to find another way to do this and quick. I could hear the voices outside the room, and I could feel they were getting ready for something to happen. Not knowing what they had planned or when
,
I knew that I had to do this now or risk never being with Sebastian again.

I tried to get comfortable and block everything out, like when I have tried to meditate. Only problem with trying to meditate is that I always fall asleep. This time I was no different. Once I cleared out my mind I found myself asleep and in the dream world. It was all white as usual, with a floating mist like fog everywhere. I cleared my mind more and imagined the mist gone. I used my dream state to call on Sebastian. I willed him there with all my might. I closed my eyes in the dream and imagined when I opened them, he would be there walking towards me. Counting to three in my head, I opened my eyes. The fog had cleared and on the horizon I could see a shape walking towards me. It was out of focus, blurry like when you have to focus your camera. I imagined a sturdy camera in my head getting our dream world we shared into focus. Then suddenly he was there walking towards me. I ran to him and jumped into his arms
. H
e looked surprised to be there.

“Sadie, how? I was walking down the corridors at the compound looking for you. How did I get here?”

“I called you. I used my powers in the dream state. I am
in
big trouble Sebastian, I need your help.”

“I know
. W
e lost Bram and you. Where are you?”

“Bram is half Dracco! He is totally a traitor and has taken me to Talia. She is sick Sebastian, sick …like a loony. Lars is coming here
too…in
the compound. They are going to perform the wedding right here! I have just a little time.”

“Where are you at the terminal?”

“I’m in a room really high up, still on the grounds and I think it’s in the tower, but much higher up than where mine and Wendy’s rooms are. I can hear several men
,
so there must be a big group of them. I was hoping I had my phone with me. You could try to track me.”

“I did try that, but it just shows you’re on the complex, not where. We are trying to track a signal too it to try and pinpoint it further down. They are working on that now
.
I just fear it won’t come through in time.”

Sebastian held me in his arms tightly.

“Sebastian
,
if they force me to marry Lars, you know what I must do
.
I can’t live like that.”

“I know
,
my l
ove, I know. It will not come to that. Somehow I will find you.”

He kissed me deeply like he had never kissed me before. His whole world, his whole life, was in that kiss. I could feel his emotions, his love, and his need. It was a sad kiss also; I could tell from it that he was afraid, and that was an emotion I hadn’t actually felt from Sebastian before.

“Sebastian…I love you.”

“I love you too
,
Sadie.”

With that the dream world disappeared around me and I awoke, still spread eagle, lying on that damn bed.

The door burst open and in walked Talia and a group of Draccos. There were four men with her and two women. Talia ordered them to untie me and told the girls to get me ready for the ceremony. They cut me free of the bed, and the men dragged me into the bathroom. I went kicking and screaming. I wasn’t going to let them get me ready without a fight.

In the bathroom, the men tied my wrists together in back of me, and then sat me on the edge of the shower. “You can wait outside
men
while we get her changed,” said Talia, “Undress her girls and put her in her ceremonial gown.”

Talia stood back and watched as the two women slowly undressed me. First taking off my shoes, then working their way up my body, taking off each piece of my clothing one by one. Talia licked her lips when they pulled my pants off, her eyes not leaving my panties. They had a little trouble getting my shirt off with my arms tied up, but Talia just told them to rip it off of me. I swear she might as well of been rubbing herself as she watched. I was so afraid they would leave me alone with her and I would have no way to defend myself. I looked in the eyes of the woman closest to me. I could feel her feelings and knew she was afraid of Talia
,
too. I knew they were rushing to get me dressed before Talia decided to have her way with me. Smiling at the girl beside me, I tried to send her a thank you via my thoughts. She stopped what she was doing for a minute and looked up at me. She smiled and I realized it worked! I sent her another thought, saying that I knew she could hear me, and to please help me get dressed before Talia does something worse. She smiled at me, letting me know she understood, and moved a little faster. Putting the dress on me with all the speed she had.