Page 249 of The Lost Ones

Now that we’re out of immediate danger the pain from my peeled arm is starting to make itself known but once again I push it away.

My father start to approach me as I walk towards Toby and Levi but I shake my head.

“Not now. We have a lot that we need to talk about but I need to geteveryone to safety first.” I say firmly, when he’s close enough.

His eyes fill with sadness and he looks like he’s going to argue for a moment before he sighs in defeat.

“Ok Sage, if that’s what you want.”

I nod and carry on walking towards Levi and Toby, I can’t deal with that right now.

“Hey, Toby. This is amazing thank you so much.” I say as soon as I’m within hearing distance of them.

“It’s no trouble at all, it’s the least we could do. I just can’t believe that they’ve been held there all this time.” He replies anger starting to swirl in his eyes.

“Sage!” Maverick calls coming up, interrupting me before I can reply.

“Excuse me.” I say to Toby and Levi squeezes my hand gently as I walk past.

I feel like I haven’t spent any proper time with them at all since this whole thing began and I guess that’s because we haven’t really. Apart from stolen moments in between shit, we haven’t really been together. I’m aware that probably doesn’t make sense. As soon as all of the Centre’s and Bonded are at the academy I’m going to find any free room I can and lock us in it for at least a week. Unfortunately we won’t be able to get to know each other better in the one way I really, really fucking want to thanks to our gifts not fucking behaving themselves but still.

“Harry is working on the portal now,” Levi says before I walk to Maverick, “He might need help but he’s going to let us know.”

“Got it.” I reply to Levi before turning back to face Mav, “Yes?”

“I need to heal your arm.” He says, his tone leaving no room for argument as he takes my hand and pulls me off to the side.

He gently takes off the gauze and I wince as it sticks to the wound below where the blood has started to dry.

“Fuck me that hurts.” I curse.

“I know, Titch. But it wont for much longer, I just need to see what I’m working with so that I can heal it.” He replies and I kiss his cheek, whilst he’s working making him grin and two pink spots appear on his cheeks.

He makes short work of removing the gauze and is so freaking gentle that it melts my heart. Then just like when he’s healed me before he holds his hands over my arm that honestly looks so damn gross in the flickering light from the fire and the torches that it makes me feel freaking nauseous. Magic surrounds Maverick’s hands as he heals me and within a couple of seconds its already feeling infinitely better.

Less than a minute after he’s started he pulls back and I look down to see fresh and completely healed skin not even a scar.

“You’re getting really good at that.” I compliment and he grins.

“Thanks. Come on lets go and see the others.” He replies.

We find them gathered off to the side stood separatelyfrom everyone else.

“Hey, what’s going on?” I ask.

“I’m not going to be strong enough to keep it open long enough to get everyone through. I’ve never made a portal this big.” Harry says, sounding stressed and clutching Cole’s hand.

“We should all be able to give you enough power to get everyone through. Like we did for Erin to help her put that shield up.” Levi says.

“In theory that should work but it means that we are all linked and can’t protect everyone if the Order manage to locate us.” Maverick says, bring up something that hadn’t even crossed my mind.

“I don’t think it would work with less of us either. In order to keep it open long enough to get everyone, our horses and us through its going to take a hell of a lot of power. I’m not certain that just us alone will be enough if I’m being completely honest.” Harry says, frowning.

“The Centre’s won’t be able to help either, they’ve all had their gifts blocked so they’ve got no power to give.” Dash says.

“Guys I think I might be able to help. Just me like with Erin.” I say following my instincts.

“Goddess?” Jax asks.