Soul Mates

Beautiful

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Mia's POV

Darkness, that's all there is at first, overwhelming and all encompassing. No, wait there's something else, a presence here with me, it calls out to me. It pulls me from the darkness.

I awaken to the sound of someone crying, only it seems to be coming from inside my head. I dare not open my eyes and lay still as I try to gather my wits. I recall what happened, the fight, the knife, the blood, the darkness.
Something is off, something has changed  within me. I call out to Maya and she slowly approaches me. She's apprehensive, almost afraid to tell me what's going on.

"What has happened, Maya?" I ask but deep down I know the answer, even before Logan's voice fills up my head, I know the bond ritual has been completed.  "Mia? I can explain." My eyes snap open and a growl escapes from my lips. I sit up straight, ignoring the searing pain that rips through me. I glare at Logan who is sitting as far away from me as the room will allow with tears in his eyes and a smile on his lips. He puts his hands up as a sign of surrender and what he says next makes my heart stop cold. "I had to do it. I know you're mad, my love, but I'm just happy you're alive. You have to understand, you almost didn't make it and I wasn't willing to let you go. I had to bind us to lend you my strength so you could make it through the surgery."

I can't believe my ears. He takes a tentative step forward, "Do not take another step." I say trying to make sense of what's happened. I'm confused because even though I'm angry, I can feel he's telling me the truth. I can also feel…everything he's feeling. Logan's soul is like an open book to me. I feel his regret, not just for binding us without my permission but also for what happened years ago. I feel his hope that I'll forgive him, his despair at the thought of losing me again, his happiness that I'm alive. Above all else, I feel his immense love for me. Logan loves me. He loves me for me, he's loved me all along, since we first met. I see the memory of our first meeting through his eyes and he thought I was the most beautiful creature on Earth from the very first day.

Logan's love is all around me and it hits me all at once. I gasp and start to cry. In less than a second, he's sitting by my side, holding me in his arms. "I know, I know. I can feel you, too. We are one, Mia, as we should have always been. Please don't push me away. I don't think I could survive it."