Page 93 of A Chance at Love for the Twin Alphas

“Alright, I got it,” I huff and change direction.

She leads me through the desert that way, and instead of reaching the pyramid and temple this time, I stumble onto the oasis. My arms are full of little scratches by that psycho cat when I finally reach my destination. Fortunately, the little devil jumps down from my arms and disappears as fast as she originally arrived.

The rustling of leaves puts my mind back on my task. The beautiful lynx appears in front of me, staring at me through her curious blue eyes. I kneel down in front of her. “Can you understand me?”

She tilts her head.

“This has to do,” I mutter. “I know you are Auset’s cat spirit, but to save her, we first have to save you.”

The lynx hisses at my words.

“I know you want to protect her, but it’s not going too well, is it?”

She narrows her eyes to a glare.

Fantastic. It seems like I am truly not a cat person. Why did it have to be cats? Couldn’t I have been dealing with squirrels or spiders instead?

“Auset wanted to make sure you can escape,” I tell her. “I saw it in her memory. She made sure you two could separate your minds so that you are free to leave. Don’t you think we should trust her instinct? I know by now it’s her gift that the both of you can exist at the same time.”

The lynx tilts its head again before it nods.

“Then let’s go,” I say.

She stares at me like I’ve lost my mind. I mean, she is not wrong. This is the weirdest conversation I ever had. I’m in the mind of a comatose woman trying to reason with her cat spirit.

I open my arms. “You saw the cat leading me to you. Do you think she would have done it if I had bad intentions?”

The lynx lets out a huff and then, without further warning, jumps into my arms. I hold her tight and take a deep breath. I’m not sure what will happen when I try to step a foot out of the oasis, away from the prison that tries to keep this beautiful animal captive.

Well then, here goes nothing.

I take a step towards the border of the oasis, feeling how something tugs at me. An invisible force seems to want to push me back. I ignore it, holding the lynx tighter while stepping over the border. A scream can be heard somewhere, making both the lynx and me flinch. “I assume this wasn’t Auset?” I whisper.

The lynx hisses.

Are you stupid? Run!

I blink when I hear the voice again, my gaze falling on the black cat. She has returned to me without me even noticing it. She hisses at me, looking annoyed. Cats always look annoyed to me, but this here looks seriously fed up.

I said run!

“Alright,” I huff, wincing when I can hear another scream. I decide this is the moment to truly just run and not try to understand what the fuck is going on. The cat jumps in front of me, running across the sand dunes and leading me to Goddess knows where. The oasis is getting smaller and smaller while the scream gets louder. There is a shadow moving from the oasis and following us.

This can’t be good.

“That’s what’s been keeping you imprisoned,” I mutter to the lynx. “And it’s also what keeps Auset imprisoned. We’ll weaken the force that way!”

The lynx leans her head against my shoulder and hisses and growls at the shadow.

I toss another gaze back, noticing how that creepy darkness is coming closer and closer. And now? What am I supposed to do now? My gaze falls upon the cat again, running directly to a door. I stare at her in surprise. “Really?”

Aren’t you done asking stupid questions!?

That’s exactly why I am a dog person, I think with a huff while pushing through the door. While I pass by the cat, she jumps up at me, her claws digging into my flesh while her hind paws hit against the red threat dangling from my finger.

I feel a sudden tug on it all of a sudden. The cat jumps off me, making me stumble through the door and closing it behind me.

Until next time.

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