Chapter 242


    Chapter Two Hundred Forty-Two


    Sephie


    I felt Andrei gently shake me. “Spider monkey, it’s time for your acupuncture.” I didn’t realize I had


    fallen asleep while we were talking. I was still tired from Adrik keeping me up toote the night before,


    plus having to deal with Giana unexpectedly, I must’ve just passed out. Andrei was warm enough that I


    was sound asleep when the acupuncturist got there.


    I rubbed my eyes, still notpletely awake. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to fall asleep, but thank you for


    keeping me warm,” I said.


    “You only fall asleep when you really need it, spider monkey. You’ve had to deal with a lot. I’m d you


    got a quick nap,” Andrei said.


    Ivan walked in with the acupuncturist as I stood up from the couch, stretching. The acupuncturist


    looked at me, then looked at Ivan. “You should’ve called me sooner,” she said, almost chastising him.


    He looked down at her, surprised by her reaction. He looked to me, somewhat worried. She walked to


    me, taking my hand and leading me to one of the spare bedrooms. Poor Ivan just stood there, still


    stunned as we disappeared into the bedroom.


    “It’s not Ivan’s fault. He’s the one that suggested we call you again,” I said. She looked up at me while


    she unpacked her bag, arge smile on her face.


    “Sometimes I like to give Ivan a hard time. It keeps him on his toes,” she said,ughing. “But I can tell


    you’re carrying more than you need to right now.” She took my hand, pressing on the spot that Ivan and


    Adrik use when I have a headache. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and looked


    at me, “How are things with your boyfriend?” she asked.


    “Good. Really good,” I said. I could feel my cheeks flush as I thought about the night before.


    She smiled slyly at me. “You two are very good for each other. But you’re unbnced. He’s avoiding a


    piece of him, which is making it grow stronger in you. You’re strong, Sephie, which is why it hasn’t


    caused a huge problem yet. It will, though, if you, let it go on too long.”


    I chewed on my bottom lip while I digested her words. “He’s worried I’ll love him less,” I said. I knew


    she was talking about his darker side. “He thinks he’s a monster because of it. They all do, if I’m being


    honest. I don’t know the right words to say to


    them.”


    As she got started stabbing me, as Andrei would say, she said, “monsters choose evil for evil’s sake. I


    don’t know your boyfriend, but I know Ivan. Ivan is not a monster. There’s a difference between a


    dangerous man and a monster. A dangerous man has looked in the face of evil and chosen to be good.


    A dangerous man knows he has arge capacity for evil, but he chooses to control that side of him.


    Ivan is dangerous. I’m thinking your boyfriend is also dangerous.”


    I nodded my head in agreement. “He’s been fighting that side of him that is needed to take care of the


    situation we’re facing at the moment, because he’s worried that it will change my opinion of him.”


    “Will it?”


    “Not in the least. I love him. All of him,” I said.


    She was quiet as she continued stabbing me. She finally looked at me watching her. “I can talk to him.


    He listened to mest time. It’s obvious he wants to do what is best for you. By him avoiding that side


    of himself, he’s transferring it to you. You can control it now, but it will ultimately be too much for


    you to bear. You two have a special rtionship. It’s been getting more so, hasn’t it? More Intimate?”


    she asked.


    I couldn’t help the smile on toy face, I didn’t even need to answer. She saw the look on my face and


    knew the answer. “It will be


    more so once he restores bnce,” she said. She had finished cing the needles where they needed


    to go. She patted my arm. saying. “I will go tell Ivan I need to see your boyfriend. I’ll be right back.” She


    left me to my own thoughts about how much more intimacy I could handle. In addition to being able to


    feel each other’s anger, we were starting to feel other emotions just as strongly. Mostly when ites


    to s ex, but I was noticing it other times now too. It seemed like I would notice these things first, then


    Adrik would be able to feel the same thing soon after. While I’d been able to essentially read his mind


    from the beginning, he was now beginning to be capable of doing the same to me.


    My mind wandered to the dream I had where my dad had told me that Adrik and I were always meant


    to find each other. Were we able to do these things because we’d spent so many lifetimes together or


    was this the first lifetime we’d discovered the ability to do it? I wasn’t sure I would ever get the answer


    to that question, but it made me smile to think about falling in love with him over and over again. I knew


    what we had was special and there wasn’t a day that went by that I wasn’t incredibly grateful for it.


    We finished the session. Just as we walked out of the spare bedroom, Adrik walked through the


    penthouse looking for me. He had a wide smile across his face as his eyesnded on mine. He closed


    the distance between us quickly. “You feel better, solnishko,” he said as he pulled me to him. He kissed


    my cheek, leaning down to my car to add, “I could feel it too.” His smile widened once more when he


    stood up and saw the look of surprise on my face. He pushed a curl from my face. “You look lighter


    again.”


    I giggled. “You do too. There’s some weird acupuncture by osmosis going on here.”


    The acupuncturist took the opportunity to motion us back into the spare bedroom. “I can offer some


    insight into that. Please,” she said, motioning us to the room.


    Adrik grabbed my hand,cing his fingers through mine as we followed her into the bedroom. Adrik was


    curious once she closed the door. He looked from me to her, a sly grin on his face. “You offered


    valuable insightst time. I can’t deny I’m very curious to hear what you have to offer this time.”


    She smiled at him. “You two are very special. A bond like yourses around very rarely.” She looked


    at both of us, a serious look on her face. “You realize this isn’t the first lifetime you’ve spent together,


    right?” I smiled, nodding my head. Adrik just put his arm around me, pulling me to him. She smiled at


    both of us. “I told youst time that you each find bnce within the other. In Chinese medicine we call


    it the yin and the yang. There are parts of each in the other, but one is more masculine while the other


    is feminine. Together, you find bnce.” She looked directly at Adrik, even more serious than before.


    “Right now, you’re fighting your masculine, which is causing it to show up more in Sephie. She’s very


    strong, so she’s been able to handle it, but it won’t always be this way. It will eventually cause


    problems.” She held her hand out, asking for his hand. He ced his hand in hers. She pressed on the


    same spot between his thumb and forefinger that she had pressed on me while she closed her eyes.


    When she opened her eyes, she looked more determined and slightly surprised. “She’s stronger than I


    thought. You’re very strong, but she’s able to handle it.”


    “What do you mean? Are you talking about my anger?” Adrik asked.


    “Yes, that’s part of it. Anger can be very useful when used correctly. Your anger is only a piece of it,


    though. That part of you that wants to protect her is very strong, but you’re fighting the very thing that


    will resolve your problems. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t need to know what’s going on, but it’s


    big. It’s only going to get bigger the longer you keep trying to suppress the side of you that can take


    care of it. Sephie told me earlier that you’re worried you’re a monster because of it. I will tell you the


    same thing I told her. The same thing I’ve told Ivan, too, for the record. There is a difference between


    being a monster and being dangerous. A dangerous man knows how capable of evil acts he truly is,


    but he epts that part of himself and chooses good. A monster will give in to the evil side of himself


    every time. You’re incredibly strong. You’ve already fa ced more evil in your short life than most will in


    their entire lives. Your hesitancy to use that side of you, even though you’re using it for good, will


    continue to upset the bnce you two find in each other.”


    He looked at me, his eyes were now wide with worry. Sheughed. “You’re not hurting her. She can


    handie It. Have you ever tried to ignore an emotion before?” she asked. He nodded his head. “Have


    you noticed how that emotion never really goes away? It just gets bigger. Or sometimes it will appear to


    have gone away, but it alwayses back as something else and ten


    times worse. This is what’s happening now. But because of the bond you two share, she’s showing you


    what you’re ignoring.”


    She looked at me. “You’ve had more angertely, haven’t you?” I nodded my head. “But you’ve also


    been getting cold more?” I nodded again. She thought for a moment. “Can you calm his anger when it


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