Page 33 of Visions, Paws, and Claws

“They called it Remote Viewing.”

Jake chuckled. “Yet another ability disclaimed by all good scientists. What did they have you do?”

“They gave me a picture of a man, told me to focus my mind on him, then tell them whatever I could glean about him.”

“Were you able to tell them much?”

Seth frowned. “Not much, and it took me a while to be able to do that.”

“How long is a while?”

He snorted. “An hour. And all I could tell was that he was sitting in a chair, reading. That wiped me out. I thought they’d be angry with me for coming up with so little, but it was quite the opposite. They appeared delighted. I caught some of their conversation after, while I was being unstrapped from the chair. Apparently the reading guy? He was in another camp, and although they didn’t say where it was, I did manage to hear the distance I’d crossed.” He met Jake’s gaze. “More than four thousand miles from here.”

Jake stilled. “Oh my God, that’s phenomenal.”

Seth frowned. “Okay, so it’s phenomenal. Now tell me what exactly they can do with that ability. Or with me, for that matter. What am I going to be, some kind of psychic soldier?”

“They can use you to find someone they’re after. You could eventually be able to tell them where they are exactly, and then they’d send someone to….” Jake’s voice tailed off.

He didn’t need to say another word. It was suddenly all too obvious what that power could be used for.

The thought horrified Seth. “What makes them think I’d do that?”

Jake’s gaze grew thoughtful. “You might—if they threatened to harm someone in your family unless you cooperated.”

He let out another snort. “My mom? Yeah, right. She just handed me over to these fuckers. They can roast her for all I care.”

“I wasn’t thinking of your mom.” Jake’s low, deep voice sent a chill through him.

Aw fuck.

“Jake, we have to get out of here.” No way was he going to let them harm Aric. Not because of Seth.

“I keep telling you, it can’t be done. Don’t you think I haven’t thought the same thing? How many camps have you been in? Two? Because I’ve been in a damn sight more than that, and if there’s one thing they’ve all had in common, it’s their security.” He grasped Seth’s hand around the wrist. “But youhavegiven me an idea.”

There was an undercurrent of excitement in Jake’s words, a tingle through him that Seth could feel all the way through Jake’s fingers.

“Tell me.”

“Maybe you should conduct a little experiment of your own.”

Seth blinked. “What kind of experiment?”

“You’ve tried to connect with Aric telepathically, and so far that hasn’t worked.” Jake gazed into his eyes. “But what aboutdreamtelepathy?”

“Communicate with him through dreams?”

He nodded. “You don’t know where he is, but that doesn’t matter now, not if you can cross such amazing distances.Wherever he is, you might be able to reach him.” Jake tightened his grip on Seth’s wrist. “Maybe even both of them.”

“You could do the same. You might be able to reach Dellan.”

Jake shook his head. “I don’t share the kind of connection you and Aric have. Youknowhim. You can focus on him.” He let go of Seth. “Besides, your skill in this far outstrips mine. So try it tonight.” He smiled. “But don’t kick yourself if it doesn’t work the first time. You can always try again.”

“That assumes we have thetimeto try again.”

Jake frowned. “What do you know that I don’t?”

“Nothing. A feeling, that’s all.”

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