Page 64 of I Married Kayog
My happy grin quickly faded upon seeing Arafin’s serious expression.
“However, you will need to stay here for a few weeks—and maybe even months—to properly train your abilities while we continue to run tests and make sure there are no negative side effects.”
As distraught as the thought of having to potentially spend a few months in what resembled a high-tech medical facility, I accepted that comment with a level of serenity I never thought possible. They had given me a whole new lease on life. I was no longer a broken abomination, but a person who would finally be able to lead a normal life.
“Understood,” I replied.
After a few more questions and comments, the doctors left the room, leaving me at long last alone with my dove.
I immediately drew Linsea against me, closing my wings around her even as I let her mesmerizing song wrap around me. It was odd how delicate and fragile she felt in my arms, and yet she was the rock that kept me from drifting into the ocean of madness that had threatened to engulf me.
We remained in each other’s embrace for an undefined amount of time before I reluctantly released her. She rubbed her beak against mine, and my heart swelled to bursting with love for this female who had brought light and hope in the endless pit of despair and darkness that my life had been.
“How long was I out?” I asked while caressing the soft feathers of her cheek.
“A little over seven months,” Linsea said in a commiserating tone.
I stiffened and gaped at her in complete shock. “Seven months?!” I exclaimed. “What the fuck happened?”
My mate nudged me to sit at the edge of the bed before cuddling against me. She then recounted all that had transpired since the explosion went off in the Convention Center to my awakening here in the Enforcers’ advanced medical research facilities.
I ran a hand over my head, blown away and distraught by all that I missed, the heavy burden Linsea carried to keep me safe, and the insane new reality that my life had become.
“So what happened to your classes?” I asked.
“It wasn’t easy, and I called in a lot of favors, but I managed to graduate. I took a page out of your own book and convinced them to allow me to attend most of them remotely so that I could stay by your side.”
“Thank you, my dove,” I said with sincere gratitude, my heart melting with affection for her. “Any legal fallout from what went down?”
She waved a dismissive hand. “We handled it. The Enforcers’ PR department made sure that your name wasn’t associated in any way with what went down in the center. You have nothing to worry about.”
“Maybe not from the justice system, but what about from the UPO and the Enforcers? Am I a prisoner here?” I asked cautiously.
Although she immediately shook her head, I didn’t miss the sliver of hesitation and worry that she attempted to bury.
“You’re not a prisoner, but Colin will want to talk to you,” Linsea said, choosing her words carefully. “When you do, please listen to what he has to say with an open mind.”
My stomach knotted with apprehension, a sense of unease washing over me.
“He’s going to try to recruit me, isn’t he?” I asked, although it was more of a statement.
“There’s no question that he will. But he already approached you about that long before this incident,” Linsea replied in a noncommittal fashion.
My eyes flicked between hers as I studied her features to get an even better sense of what she was thinking beyond the reserved and cautious emotions emanating from her.
“You want me to accept his request?” I asked, tension stiffening my back.
To both my surprise and relief, my mate held my gaze unwaveringly as she responded with a sincerity that erased any doubt I might still have about her true wishes on the matter.
“I want you to do what you feel is right for you, Kayog. Whatever your decision, I will support you all the way.”
“But?” I insisted.
“But you’re extremely unique,” she said in an almost apologetic tone. “You’re insanely powerful—or at least you were when you collapsed in the center. Until they perform further tests, we don’t know for sure what kind of power and abilities you possess.”
“So they think I’m a security risk,” I said grimly with sudden understanding.
“They have to consider the possibility that you might be,” she corrected softly.
