Chương 114: CHAPTER 114 The Bond

　　~ JESSE ~

　　Cazz wasn't happy, but what else was new?

　　But then I realized, what was actually new was that I could tell he was unhappy without looking at him. He was carrying a tension and disapproval that was reaching me through the bond. Because for the first time I could remember, he was keeping the bond open. He'd held it since we started talking and he hadn't let it go. Hadn't shut me down.

　　My heart beat faster.

　　It had been thrilling-and a little bit scary-to discover that we could talk in each other's heads. But then he opened the bond further and started letting me feel him… I didn't know whether to fistpump, or cry happy tears. Of course, it wasn't all smiles and fun. At first I realized he'd only done it because he was using it to warn me off-a sensation in the bond reached me, like yanking on a leash. But then…

　　I felt the wave of irritation in him the second time I interrupted him.