The Order: Hit and Run by Emma Cole Page 0,52

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My hands tingle, and then it happens. Kael's hand twitches in mine and his machines start sounding off alarms. The tremors move over his body causing him to jerk around in the bed. It's causing seizures. I don't know what to do, but I know I'm not letting it have my husband without a fight.

The dark energy seems to coalesce into a concentrated ball above the bed before it disappears. My sigh of relief is short-lived when Kael opens pitch black eyes. I'm not sure I could have stopped it if I wanted to, but the tingles turn into an inferno and push into Kael's hand. I slap the other onto his chest and push with my entire being.

His entire body lights up blue as he slumps back down, eyes closing again. The room seems less, dirty somehow, as if the entity had tainted it. I don't let up though, I can actually see the color and vitality returning to Kael. I can fix him!

And then Kael appears in front of me. Or his spirit does anyway since I'm still very attached to his body.

"Cora, no! You can't baby girl, let go please." His heartfelt entreaty is about the only thing I would let go for. Reluctantly, I pull back and immediately slump over his chest, exhausted from whatever it is I did. The strong, steady thump of his heart helps ground me, but…

"Am I delirious? Or am I really talking to your ghost?" Kael laughs, that deep, from the belly, laugh. It's really him.

"I'm not a ghost, Cora, promise. Not yet anyway." His smile dissolves into sorrow. "You can't bring me back darlin', it's not what's supposed to happen." I snort at that comment.

"Like hell it isn't. You think I give two shits about what's 'supposed' to happen?" My incredulity has him shaking his beautiful head at me.

"My body isn't strong enough, not with the drain on it every day. If you hadn't been here today I think it would have managed to completely take over this time." He gazes wistfully at his body.

"This time? Kael how long have you been in here?" Betrayal colors my tone, loud and clear. Has he been watching me and not even trying to tell me?

"Baby, there's so much you don't understand." My eyes narrow on him, some of my energy coming back.

"Let me guess, you can't tell me?" He nods and I want to shriek. "Fine, then I'll just see about waking you up."

I make a move to grip his body in my hands and he lunges for me. And wraps around me, in full on contact. I'm not sure which one of us is more surprised, but I don't waste a second and kiss the daylights out of him, pushing my energy into him without trying.

Kael shimmers and then tries to pull back "None of that now. We need to talk," he says as we come up for air. Well I need air anyway, I'm not positive about Kael's needs.

He steps back, continuing until he's by the window. "We're not supposed to be touching either, I take it?" He shakes his head, lips set in a grim line. "Okay, so what can you tell me? I'm assuming as long as you have energy that that thing can't come back?" He nods, but doesn't elaborate. "I'll figure out a way to make that happen. Are the guys the one causing the drain on you?" Reluctantly he nods again. "Kael you're going to have to help me out here. This is bizarre enough already."

With a sigh he comes to stand near the foot of the bed. "There's so much more going on than I can even attempt to explain, even if I were allowed to. Essentially you have two choices. One I stay like this and can keep my knowledge and help you out, or two— I can wake up, but lose all knowledge and we take our chances that way."

Well that's a lot to go on. Not. "You're going to have to spell it out a bit more, because I think you know how I'd prefer you." That at least gets a small cocksure grin out of him.

"I'd love nothing more, baby girl." The smile fades from eyes. "If I stay like this and guide you when I can, there are repercussions. I can't leave my body unattended for too long no matter what. Waking up isn't going to help you in the long run, I'll be a hindrance in this