"Done, Josie fills my mind with her Joy.


    "Is there water in the trough?" I ask her.


    "Yes,"


    "Okay, try to part the water and hold it. Water is not stable ke wood so this is going to be more difficult,"


    "Do I get a staff?" she asks and I feel her humour.


    "A what?"


    "I believe she is referencing a human Bible story," Deacon xins.


    “I must have skipped those sses in human studies. How are you getting on D?" I ask.


    "I think I''ve almost got it," he says before going silent in concentration again.


    "Just call me fucking Moses," Josle exims with glee.


    "I''m going to get you your very own staff as soon as we gelback," Deaconughs. "Maybe Moses was a Grey," she chuckles.


    "You do realise that would make Mason God in this modern-day retelling?


    "Well, he is a god in some ways," she jokes and I feel her desire starting to build. "Calm yourself, we are supposed to be working." Deacon purrs.


    "Hey, you did it!" Josie says excitedly.


    "I did. I think less focus works better for me,"


    "Some people do find it easier to work that way. Try to return the wood to its original state whilst chatting," I suggest. Deacon and Josie discuss Moses more and I almost drift off to sleep, far toofortable with Theo cuddled against me and Josie''s voice soothing me.


    "You got it," Josie startles me, "Now part the water and I''ll get you a matching staff," she teases.


    Deacon quickly learns how to manipte the water and I have both of them practice a little longer before we move onto the portal.


    "This is not going to be as easy. I am struggling and I''ve been practising with this gift for years. Think of it simr to the water but on a much bigger scale. It has to be done bi by bit. It is tedious work and a slow process," I exin.


    "What exactly are we trying to do here? I can barely see the fracture. It almost looks like a whisp of cloud," Josie


    says.


    "Yes, it is much more subtle here, it''s nothing like it is on the other side. That''s why it has been so difficult to find," Deacon adds.


    ?L


    "I wonder why that is, but it doesn''t really matter. That whisp you see shouldn''t be there, you need to open Imagine it like arge sheet of ice that''s blocking your way Start chipping away at the crack in the ice until it''s all gone,"


    "Okay, now what?" Josie asks.


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    Holy shit she''s done It, Deacon exims and 1 blot uprigt, jostling Theo awake. What do you mean?" I ask, because surely he can''t mean he has opened it that quickly. It''s taken a team of us weeks to do that.


    "I mean she has just opened it, fully," he says in awe.


    "What''s happening?" Then asks in a daze, and in a moment of pure excitement, I lean forward and crash my lips against his in a kiss.


    "She fucking did it, Theo, just like that," I snap my fingers "she fixed one of the portals," Iugh.


    "Of course she did, I never doubted her. She is stronger than all of usbined," Theo grins and I''ve missed that smile, that light behind his eyes. I feel Axel and Luke waking up at our excitement and they join the mind link. We are one step closer to getting our girl home.


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    I was hoping to get two chapters done today but due to a family emergency I''ve only gotten one written. I''ll be back to two chapters a day as soon as I''m able. Thank you all so much for your support with reviews, gems andments. I still haven''t been assigned


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