Chapter 112

*Ariya*


When we got back to the room I turned toward Ivan. I watched his hair change back, the signal that it was safe. He flashed his wolf eyes at me and I jumped into his arms. Our minds were already connected but it was like the connection strengthened. I looked up at Ivan surprised.
“Did you feel that?” I asked him.
“Yeah, that’s kinda weird. Maybe some stuff is blocked?”
“I wish we knew more about the mate bond. Oh and how? How did you know you were you?” I asked, concerned.
“I’m not sure. I felt like something was off but I wasn’t sure what it was. Apparently it was that Justin was gone. The memories are there like they were before. It’s like I know exactly how to act around Boss and everyone. But Justin’s feelings and typical thoughts are gone. It’s just me now.” Ivan explained.
“I worry about your wolf coming out.”
“It didn’t when we just fought. I think we’re ok. Besides, remember what my parents said? If we need to access my wolf, you only need to call out my parents' names.” Ivan told me.
“Speaking of us fighting, that was so freaking awesome!” I said, excitedly.
Ivan laughed, “Even though I had to hurt you?”
“I mean that part sucked, but we did what we had to do. Besides, I didn’t actually remember most of it. You knocked me unconscious pretty quickly and you had fixed most everything before I woke up.” I laughed.
“I’m glad you didn’t feel most of it. I’m sorry.” Ivan said, looking down.
I took his face in my hands and kissed him. He looked into my eyes, deep, like he was searching for something.
“I’m ok. The pain is temporary, remember. Besides, I knew what was going to happen. But fighting you. That was fun! I definitely have a lot to learn. The only reason why I was even able to keep up with you was because of the Dragon’s Eye ability.” I told him.
“We will practice. But I think it’s better that we practice when you are in Keo’s body. That way we don’t have to worry about anyone coming near.”
“Do you think it will translate?” I asked.
“I don’t see why it wouldn’t. Learning the movements is the most important part. You’ll probably need to work on getting stronger while you’re here though. Maybe we can workout together before we get done each night.”
My eyes lit up, “Really?!”
Ivan laughed, “Why are you so excited about this?”
“Because, I want to be able to get stronger and we can’t get out of here until we get stronger anyway. You’ll also have to practice using my abilities. I’ll also have to learn.”
“Drake’s going to have to teach you. So is Keo. Then in turn you can teach me.” Ivan smiled at me.
“We need to let them know that Boss has more than one ability.” I told Ivan.
Ivan tensed, “I’m curious to know how it’s possible he has more than one. There’s barely anyone that has more than one ability.”
“Maybe what everyone’s always thought was wrong? Maybe everyone has more than one ability and they just assume that the ability they activate first is the only one they have.” I thought, outloud.
Ivan stared down at me, his eyes wide. I could feel his thoughts swirling in his head. If I was right about that, it would change the game completely.
“We need to talk to Drake. He’s the only one that would know.” Ivan said.
“What happened after you knocked me out? I got hung up on Boss having a second ability and then before I knew it I was unconscious.”
Ivan laughed, “Everyone was terrified. It makes me wonder if Boss wasn’t in the picture if they would even try to stop you from leaving.”
Ivan sent me the memory. It was like watching a movie playing in my head. Like I was a part of it and then just on the outside all at the same time.
“Who’s Ryker?” I asked him.
“He was the one that trained me after I infiltrated. There’s actually not much that I remember. I can’t remember his face. I know he trained me but that’s about all I remember. I know training sucked. I know he was extremely powerful. But I don’t remember much else.” Ivan told me, scrunching his eyebrows together.
“Not much that you remember like memories blocked or like it’s just been a while?” I asked, suddenly worried.
Ivan’s eyes went wide, “I think both.”
“Why were you supposed to infiltrate?” I asked him.
“I don’t remember. I just know I was supposed to come here to get some type of information.”
“Can anyone mess with memories like we can?” I asked him.
“If there is such a person, I doubt that I’d remember them. They’d likely mess with the memory of meeting them in general.” Ivan answered.
There was so much that we didn’t know. So much that it bothered me. How many abilities did Boss have? How do we beat Boss’ abilities? What if we couldn’t? Who were the 8 Enforcers? What abilities did they have? We had most of our memories back, except for the super important ones. Getting those back wasn’t going to happen overnight. It was going to take the right set of circumstances for us to be able to get those memories back. The most important part now was to train. To get better. To be strong enough that no one could beat us. I wasn’t sure what that looked like. But the only people we had to worry about beating was Boss and the Enforcers.
“Easy, princess. We’ll start working on it. We can do it. Don’t stress too much about it. We got this. I’m right here with you all the way. We just need to get started. That’s the hardest part.” Ivan reassured me.
“We need to talk to Drake. Then we need to get started immediately.” I told him.
“Done, but first, you need to feed princess. I can feel how hungry you are.” Ivan smirked at me knowingly.
“It’s interesting that you feel it stronger than I do.” I laughed.
“I wouldn’t say I feel it stronger. I’m just more aware of it. You seem to focus on other things but it’s there in the background. You just ignore it. I feel everything you feel. It’s a different feeling for me, so I might just notice it more because of that.”
“There’s so much that we need to learn and figure out.” I said, stressed.
“In due time. We will figure it all out. Think of it this way. We can’t fix things overnight. It’s a process. Learning how to fight better is a process as well. So instead of worrying about things we can’t control, let’s work on getting 1% better each day. That 1% will stack up. Eventually when we need to and are ready, we’ll get out of here.” Ivan told me.
“Yeah but in the process, what is Boss going to do to me?”
Ivan flinched, “True. I don’t think he’s going to try to torture you necessarily. I think he’s going to test your abilities. Which means you’ll likely get a chance to fight a lot. He wants to see the extent of your abilities. He saw your speed and hand to hand combat. Also the Dragon Eye. But to what extent? Is it possible to go faster? Is it possible to beat the Dragon Eye? That’s the stuff he wants to know. He’s going to see where the failures are, which means things are not going to be easy. But I’ll be there with you. I’ll fix you up everytime and you’ll be able to feed from me right after.”
“It really doesn’t hurt when I feed from you?” I asked, still unsure.
Ivan moved to face me, pinning me to the wall. I sucked in a breath when I saw his wolf eyes still glowing at me. They had darkened and I could see the lust and desire in them.
“I can’t speak for anyone else because they aren’t in the exact same situation as we are. But when it comes to you and me, princess…” He pressed his body against me and I could feel his arousal, “All I feel is pleasure.”