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The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Complicated
RIN POVLisa had been with us for four months when she fell in love with Kai and everything got complicated again. I felt it through the network before either of them acknowledged it. The way her emotions shifted when he was nearby. The way his thoughts turned to her constantly."This is a terrible idea," I said to Thorne privately. "Kai does not do serious relationships and Lisa is too fragile for his usual chaos.""Maybe they are exactly what each other needs.""Or maybe they will implode spectacularly and take the whole network down with them."Through our bond I felt his amusement mixed with concern. He knew I was right but he also believed in letting people make their own mistakes.The relationship developed quickly like everything in a bond network. When you could feel someone's emotions directly it was hard to play games or hide feelings. Within two weeks they were completely entangled.And then Maya told us she was leaving."Not severing," she clarified when she saw our panic.
The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Genuine connection
THORNE POVSix months of peace felt like a lifetime after everything we had been through. Our small network of eight people functioned smoothly. No drama. No crisis. Just genuine connection and support between people who actually chose each other.I should have known it would not last.Kai showed up at our house one morning looking uncharacteristically serious. Through the network I felt his anxiety before he even spoke."The government found Lisa," he said without preamble. "The woman we severed from the network when China tried to control her. She has been in a psychiatric facility since then. Completely broken."The guilt hit me immediately. We had cut her loose to save the others and then forgotten about her while we built our peaceful life."Is she okay," Rin asked even though we both knew the answer."No. She tried to kill herself twice. She cannot function without the network. Her mind keeps reaching for connections that are not there anymore and it is destroying her."Through
The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Coalition.
RIN POVWe lost half the coalition within a month of reducing our connectivity. Twenty networks left claiming we had abandoned them when they needed us most. The remaining networks were smaller and more fractured and struggling to coordinate without our central presence holding everything together.I should have felt guilty but mostly I felt relieved. The reduced connectivity meant I could finally breathe without feeling like I was drowning in other people's emotions.Thorne and I had moved to a small house outside the city where we could have actual privacy. Our bond was still strong but we had learned to modulate it. Create space within the connection. Be together without being consumed by each other."This feels almost normal," Thorne said one morning while making breakfast. "Like we are just two people living together instead of nodes in a collective consciousness.""Is normal what you want.""I do not know anymore. I thought I wanted to change the world. Save everyone. Build some
The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Bond lessen
THORNE POVThe detention camps started appearing within weeks of the Guangzhou bombing and I knew we were losing this fight. Not just politically but emotionally. The constant fear and pressure was breaking people and breaking the bonds that held us together.I found Rin on the roof of our safe house staring at the city lights. Through our bond I felt his exhaustion and something else. Loneliness despite being connected to a thousand minds."When was the last time it was just us," I asked sitting down beside him."I do not remember. Weeks maybe. Everything has been crisis management and coalition meetings and trying to keep people from being arrested.""I miss you."He turned to look at me and through the bond I felt surprise mixed with relief. "I am right here. We are always connected.""That is not the same as actually being together. Just you and me without a thousand other people in our heads."Through our private channel he sent warmth and longing. "I miss you too. I miss when o
The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Government
RIN POVThe world government summit in Geneva was supposed to be our moment. Representatives from forty seven countries gathering to discuss the future of bond networks and collective consciousness. We had been invited to present our case for legal recognition and protection. It felt like progress.I should have known better.We arrived with a delegation of twelve people representing the coalition. Michael from the medical network. Sarah Chen who had become our unofficial spokesperson. Dr. Voss providing technical expertise. And Thorne and me as the original bonded pair that had started everything.The summit hall was massive and intimidating. Hundreds of delegates and observers. Security everywhere. Media cameras recording everything. Through the network I felt nervous energy from our delegation and tried to project calm even though I felt anything but.The first two days were procedural. Presentations from various experts about the science of bonding and the social implications of
The Mafia's Forbidden Heat Amplified
THORNE POVThe assassination attempt happened on a Thursday while I was giving a speech at the United Nations about network rights. A man in the audience stood up with a modified electromagnetic weapon designed to overload bond connections and fired it directly at my head.I felt the pulse hit me like a sledgehammer to my consciousness. Every bond connection in my network screamed in agony simultaneously. One thousand minds experiencing my pain amplified through collective consciousness. For a moment I thought I was dying and taking everyone connected to me down with me.But then Rin was there through the bond pulling strength from every person in our network and using it to shield my mind from the worst of the damage. The pulse scattered against our combined consciousness and dissipated.Security tackled the shooter before he could fire again. Medical personnel rushed toward me. And through the network I felt one thousand people breathing in relief that I was still alive."Status re
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