‘I’m not sure I understand what you mean,’ said Cara, puzzled.
Temperance and True Romance cards highlighted the need for you both to let go of trying to control circumstances. Each of you is fighting to gain control of the steering wheel. The reason you keep butting heads is that there is no wheel! Neither of you can control the destiny which you pre-ordained, together, thousands of years ago. You are both light-workers, here to raise the consciousness of the planet as counterparts. Once you let go of the controls and get out of the way, events will unfold as they are supposed to. It will work out in a way that you probably can’t even imagine now. You will be together. There’s no other outcome.’
‘I wish I could be as certain as you sound,’ said Cara.
‘One final thing,’ said Sylvia.
‘Yes?’
‘Either of you can try to end it as many times as you like, but it won’t work. It’s impossible to end a Twin Flame connection. That’s why you haven’t been able to do it. It’s nothing to do with doing the right thing. You are the right thing. Remember, you’ve been together for five hundred years. There could be a periodwhere you both try to end it repeatedly. You may manage for a while, but he will be back in your life. That much I can promise you.’
‘I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry,’ said Cara.
‘Be grateful Cara; most people never experience a Twin Flame love. You got the True Love card for a reason.’
As Cara left Sylvia’s office, quiet contentment settled upon her like a soft, snug cape and she was soothed for the first time in weeks. She resolved to do her best to take Sylvia’s advice and give up trying to finish with him. It was out of her hands.
Surely he must remember soon, and he would see how ridiculous it was for them not to be together.
CHAPTER 17
York, present day, six months later
‘If we use my new TT system, we should be able to catapult you into any timeline we choose. Do you see the potential we have at our fingertips? It’s incredible!’ said Professor Eddie Makepeace.
Cara looked at him, wide-eyed. ‘So, hold on, let me get this straight a minute. You’ve come all this way to see me because you want to use me as a guinea pig for your new—what—system?’
‘TT: for time travel. It sounds dangerous, but it’s not that bad, I calculated it has a seventy-five percent success rate.’
‘Gosh! seventy-five percent?’
‘Yes. Isn’t it amazing?’
‘Er. . .what about the other twenty-five per cent? What if I fall into those stats?’
‘Let’s not focus on the negative. The chances are good that you’ll arrive in exactly the time for which we programme you. Think of the discoveries we’ll make if we send you into the future.’
‘The future? I hadn’t even thought about the possibility of going to the future. Who else has tested this wonderful TT system?’
‘Um, well, no one yet. You’ll be a pioneer. That’s why it’s so exciting.’
‘I’ve told you before, Eddie, much as I’d love to help you out with your experiments, I just don’t think it sounds like a sensible idea. It’s so hit and miss. I mean, how would I get home?’
‘We’ll work out all of those little details once you agree to take part. It’s a special system. My team and I have made considerable progress since we talked about it last time.’
‘No, Eddie, absolutely not. I don’t recall the specifics, but I’ve got an uncomfortable feeling that I’ve been your guinea pig in the past. And I don’t think it ended well. Am I right?’
‘I can’t remember.’ Eddie avoided her eyes and shuffled the paperwork in his briefcase. ‘We’ve been through a lot together over the centuries. But you’re here, aren’t you? It can’t have been that bad!’ He ran his long fingers through his messy hair and shot her a boyish, please-don’t-spoil-my fun, look.
‘Interesting how your memory fails you at this crucial moment.’ Cara laughed, always charmed by his innocent enthusiasm.
‘Will you promise me you’ll consider it, Lady Cara?’
‘Please don’t call me Lady Cara, Eddie, it sounds ridiculous! I’m just an ordinary woman now.’
‘Okay, I’ll try, but you’ll never be ordinary. How about Countess?’
Cara rolled her eyes, and Eddie laughed. They shared the easy affinity of old friends.