Thought

Chapter Twenty Nine

Word Count: 1599

¬Luella

Thought sits in front of me, looking me dead in the eye.

He's dragged me right to the top of his estate, in a small room clouded in dust with one small window letting in a small amount of natural sunlight. His plan, to see how capable I am with the powers I'm developing. Thought doesn't think it will go any further than being able to get into Time's mind, but I have my doubts. I feel different, like there is power flowing endlessly through my veins.

"We need to work on controlling your power. You waking up in the middle of the night not realising your set on walking an immortal off a cliff cannot happen anymore. Especially if we want Time on our side," Thought tells me softly, trying not to be mean, but clearly insinuating how serious this is.

It's been a few days since the incident, and luckily, Time hasn't take it too personally, and is acting no different. If he was offended by it, he could tell everyone about how my power is growing.

And that would likely get me killed.

"I know, but how can I keep a check on my power when I don't even know how much I have," I mutter, slumping back in my chair defeated. Thought exhales. He's been trying to convince me over the past few days to give myself over to the curse, and the moment I accept it, the moment it will fit with my body, and I will gain control over it.

But how am I meant to accept this? I never wanted this, but I suppose Thought didn't either. Whatever part of Fate's power that paired us together must have thought I could handle this. But the idea of hurting someone else inadvertently with these powers makes my stomach turn.

"Why don't you try to get into my head? I can't exactly predict what part you'll access, but we will know truly how powerful you are, if you can get into my head," he says.

I immediately balk.

"No way. I'm not going there. What if I can't control it, and I hurt you?" I question. Putting Time is danger is one thing, but my mate is a whole other issue I don't even want to think about. He already admitted I could be a danger to him, and now he's openly inviting me to a place we aren't even sure I can access. Plus...what would I see? His private thoughts surely don't deserve to be on blast.

"Luella, I'm awake, aware and ready to react if anything happens. If I feel like it's getting out of hand, then I will shut you out. You have no reason to worry," Thought tells me firmly. It's his way of saying that he's powerful, he's had his whole life to practice and master his abilities.

There's no way I could overpower him.

I shift uncomfortably, reluctant, but also curious to see if I have the ability to pull this off. "Okay, I'll do it. But there's no guarantee it will work."

Thought nods, leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes. I'm not sure where to start, what to do. Each time I've gotten into Time's head, I didn't know I was doing it. I just had a splitting pain, and it happened. Now, I have to harness that power, and control it, which as I stare at Thought's impassive expression, waiting for me to do something, I don't know what to do.

Concentrating as hard as I can, I think back to that feeling I had when I was in Time's head, and as if I summoned it, it appears, right in the back of my head. It starts slow, like a dull thud, which increases to encompass my whole head. The moment it becomes almost too much to bear, my consciousness changes.

I see darkness, first. It takes me a second, through the dazed confusion that surrounds me, to realise I can't see anything because Thought has his eyes closed, and I'm now in his head.