CAMDEN Dominique called a meeting and had us contact Dent. We were not entirely certain what was going on right then. The urgency in her voice chilled me. Vanosti had been excited with her progress, but something must have happened for Dominique to need everyone. “Long story short. Jadelynn is in a magically-induced coma. She is safe, but we need to extract her tonight. Vanosti let slip that he was bringing someone else in because she was showing progress and found something he believed was what he needed. He was going to have both of us work together. I lifted the fog that eclipsed you and everything she learned about herself. I told her to antagonize him and that I needed him to blast her with his magic. That was the only way for me to put her in the coma. I also ensured that my contact reached out to him to inform him that the power he seeks will be checking into a hotel two towns over tonight. The hotel room is already booked, so Vanosti will be waiting in that room for his arriv
JADELYNN The last thing that I remembered was unimaginable pain followed by Camden apologizing to me over and over. I remembered hearing him sobbing, but I could not open my eyes or move. I was stuck in limbo between being awake and asleep. No matter how hard I tried to move towards his voice, I could not move. He explained to me what Dominique had to do and how I would be stuck like that. It was very disconcerting, but it was necessary. The pain was what confused me though. I had become used to pain over the past year. All types of pain at that. This had felt so different though. I felt as something blasted into me and ripped my insides apart. It was something that I never wanted to feel again. It felt like I was floating and surrounded by pain for days or months or years. There was no way to tell how long it had been before the pain went away, and I was no longer floating. My body was surrounded by warmth, and an interesting scent. It was like a rainforest and very refreshing. I
JADELYNN It was great to spend time with Camden in the real world instead of in a sadistic world that thrived off torturing me. Everyone was really easy to be around. Camden shared many stories about all of them over the months that we were together, but it was even better getting to know them personally. They were all great people, and I owed them more than I could ever express. This was what they always did because it was their job. However, I did not see it that way and never would. They went above and beyond for me, and I would always be appreciative of everything they did. They saved me, and that was something I could never repay. The medic gave me special herbs to block me from entering the Dreamworld for which I was very thankful because I definitely needed a break from there. Eleven months of that place felt like a lifetime and a half. Camden only left my side once during the day when Dent needed to talk to him about something. He had been hesitant to go, but I told him tha
JADELYNN “Jade, Thad’s here to see you,” Dad informed me quietly because he must have caught onto everything so far, or he knew that I had to let him go. I thanked him. I was not pissed off at them anymore. The past was in the past. If Douchewad’s enslavement taught me anything, then it was that life was fleeting. We could either take hold of what was precious to us or not. Either way, it might not be there one day. He had taken everything from me, but he would not take any more. My breath hitched when I saw Thad. I missed him so much more than I missed anyone else. I thought about him constantly, daydreamed about him multiple times a day, and held fast to every memory I had of him. He was what kept me strong and got me through everything. The Dreamworld tried to destroy my memories of him, but they were not the real Thad. This was the real one. That was all that mattered. It seemed that it was not only me who changed in all of this. He was just as handsome as ever, but he looked l
CAMDEN Well, this was a fuck show that I had not been remotely prepared for. This week was supposed to fly by so that we could leave and take Jadelynn back to Command where she would be safe. The girl of my dreams, the most beautiful and strongest woman that I had ever met, just so happened to have a Guardian who was the same dude that she had history with and extremely deep feelings for. Their bond surpassed everything. It connected the two of them together. He would be there too wherever she was. There would be absolutely no chance for me now. There was no way for either of us to know that he was her Guardian. I knew of her feelings for him from the beginning. But that did not stop me from feeling something deep for her. We had both been patient, with the understanding that she would have to break things off with him before we could explore us. I did not blame her if she felt differently now. She had been heartbroken when she learned that she would have to leave him behind. I held
THAD Getting my girl home had been my entire focus for the past year. I never imagined that I would have to worry about her having feelings for someone else too. I did not blame her one bit. After losing her, I could not imagine her not being in my life. She was honest with me about everything, and hearing that they both refused to act upon their mutual attraction because of me really showed me his character. That was what led me to offer her what I did. Trust me. It was not easy to make such an offer. Jadelynn had been my girl for years. I could not leave her, nor could I make her choose between me and someone she truly did care about. I saw the hell she went through while she was gone. I might have found her, but he saved her. That was not something small in my book. Yes, I was a stalker because I wanted to see them interact with one another without her feeling bad about hurting me. I wanted to make sure that she could truly express herself to him. She did it honestly, and that re
JADELYNN Both Camden and Thad were given rooms to stay in while we were here for the week. My parents thought that it would be good protection in case anything was to happen. I was okay with that because it kept them closer to me. After having Thad separated from me for a year, I did not want to be separated from him again. Reuniting with him might have been what led me to stealing a pair of his clothes to wear to bed. Little Bitch knew that his clothes meant a lot to me, so he destroyed them. Karma got him though because Camden shot him in the head. Served the piece of shit right. I had been taken aback with Thad’s proposal and Camden’s willingness. I was not going to overanalyze though because that would lead me nowhere good, and that was what got me in the mess the first time with Thad. Nope. It was about the here and now. We would need to agree to have complete transparency though because I did not want to end up hurting either of them. I hated myself for having feelings for bot
JADELYNN “Speaking of, we don’t want to be late. Raina hacked into the system to ensure that we would be able to both start today. She also made it so that Thad or I would be in each of your classes. We are both in your gym class and have the same lunch period,” Camden said as he steered us toward the front door. Outside was the sexiest car I had ever laid my eyes on. It was a sleek red and black sports car. My jaw actually dropped, and I finally understood car lust for the first time ever. I wanted to ride in it. Drive it. See how hot and steamy it would be in it. Anything and everything included. “Is that your Lamborghini?” Thad asked with his eyebrows all the way into his hairline. Speaking of hairline. I was glad to see that he kept the manbun because it undoubtedly hot. I would talk to him to see if he would keep it. I would offer him a deal. He kept the manbun, and I would grow my hair back out for him. I would do it regardless, but I wanted that manbun to stay. It was necess