Page 49 of Forging Bonds: Part One

“It would tell us if it’s just technology getting in the way or if we really can’t tell Ty what Dimitri is,” River suggests.

I nod.

Evander:Yeah, go ahead.

We wait for a few moments as no more messages come through the chat, and I’m guessing that everyone is waiting to see what Ty is going to say or has gone back to what they were doing.

All three of our phones ring, and I glance down to see that it’s a call from the group chat, and Reed is calling.

“I’ll answer,” Evander says as he does just that.

Within moments, we are all connected, and everyone is looking back at us from the split screen, looking confused, apart from Doc, who is probably absorbed in his work.

“What the fuck is going on?” Reed asks as soon as the phone is connected.

I share a look with the guys.

“Where are you?” River asks.

“I’ve stepped into Doc’s office, which is attached to his lab,” Reed explains. “Why the hell couldn’t I tell Ty what Dimitri is?”

“What do you mean you couldn’t tell him?” Ransom asks.

Reed frowns. “I mean, I opened my mouth to try and tell Ty, and no fucking words came out. I kept trying, and nothing.”

“Neither River nor I could message Ty and tell him either, and Neith said that her voices started acting up too, yet we had no problem telling you guys,” Evander explains.

“That’s really odd,” Raiden replies. “I mean, it obviously means that we aren’t supposed to tell Ty, but what I don’t understand is why we aren’t. Dimitri is dangerous, and he’s in charge of the organization that has caused a lot of fucking shit, so why can’t we divulge what kind of supernatural he is.”

I shrug, “I have absolutely no idea.”

“Well, there isn’t anything that we can do about it, at least not for the moment. While it is monumental news, especially since he is supposed to be extinct, we have other things that we need to focus on for the moment,” Evander replies.

The guys frown, but all nod in agreement.

“I’ll fill Doc in when I get a moment,” Reed replies.

Van nods, “Sounds good. We will see you guys at lunch, and Reed, we’ll see you and Doc at dinner.”

Everyone nods and says goodbye, and we sit in silence for a moment.

“Well, I didn’t think that we were going to make that kind of revelation today,” River grins.

“Out of interest, what did you all think that Dimi was?” I ask, realizing too late that I accidentally called him by his nickname.

Fortunately for me, the guys don’t make a big deal of it, and in fact, they don’t even acknowledge it.

“We thought that he was a very strong warlock,” Evander explains. “There have been absolutely no reports of him being able to shift.”

I nod, “That’s because he doesn’t shift in front of anyone but Kar and me. At least, he never used to. It makes sense that you think that he’s a warlock though. He can do a lot of fairly similar magic, although, like Ransom, he doesn’t need to use words or anything like that, and his strongest magic is in hell fire.”

“Fucking hell,” Van curses, “he can actually use hell fire?”

I nod, “Yeah, why do you think you struggle to find remains?”

“He burns them,” River says as he makes the connection.

I nod, “It leaves nothing behind. As I said, he made sure that the people who knew about what he is were kept to just Kar, Coen, and I, no one else knows.”

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