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erection he’d gotten at the feel of her cool hand caressing his upper thigh.
    He was dying to feel where Dare had found the implant, but knew that even with his arms in his lap to cover his reaction to her, he couldn’t without making it obvious that was what he was doing. Instead, he chose to look over the room again to keep his mind off of her touch, the feel of her holding him as she caressed him.
    Using the blanket as a shield, Dare stood at each of the walls and the corners, attempting to use her ability to test the strength of the cell. She wasn’t sure if they were even working or not. She didn’t feel that slight rush she always felt before her ability sparked. She tried it dozens of times, in dozens of different places until she finally became almost panicked and tried to use them to move the mattress.
    “Oh my God!” She whispered softly before she could stop herself. She’d always wondered what it would be like to not be able to move things with her mind, to be normal like everyone else. It had seemed so much more glamorous in her thoughts than it felt right now. She felt like someone had ripped out an important part of her, and she wanted it back!
    “What is it?” Balduen asked with concern when he saw the stricken look on her face.
    “They’re gone. They took my gift away.” Dare whispered roughly, her voice breaking.
    “What?” Balduen asked in shock. Could they do that? Take her gift? He wondered.  
    “I can’t even move the mattress, nothing.”
    Balduen pushed down his own concerns and pulled her into his arms and tried to soothe her.
    “Little one it is probably the drug they are using on us that is blocking your ability. They can’t take away something that was given to you by someone much more powerful than all of us.” He really hoped that what he was telling her was the truth. He didn’t care if she had any gifts at all, but it obviously hurt her that she didn’t anymore, and he couldn’t stand that she was hurting. His beast growled in a slow rumble at her distress.
    “I really hope you’re right, Baldy.” Balduen was taken aback for a moment.
Baldy?
    “My name is Balduen. Is it too difficult to pronounce? It’s hard to tell if it would be with the translators we’re using.” Balduen was curious if it was and looked blankly at Dare when she just laughed at him.
    “No, I can pronounce your name just fine Balduen. It’s a mouthful, so I decided to shorten it a bit like a nickname. You don’t mind, do you?” Dare challenged him with a mischievous grin.
    “No, I don’t mind at all.” He replied with a slow smile, even though on the inside his beast was jumping with glee. He wasn’t sure if she had felt a need to create a friendly normalcy between them, or if she really did want to shorten it. He just liked the way she said it; as if she cared. His beast howled happily at the thought.
    “At least we’re already making progress.” Dare said with another grin as her eyes moved downward between their bodies.
    When Balduen almost choked on his gasp, moved away from her quickly and sat down with his arms folded in his lap again, she rolled her eyes in pretended exasperation.
    “That’s not what I meant, you fool. I didn’t even notice that.” The lie did not come easy; it had been damn difficult not to notice that he had started to become hard again. However, she really had been thinking about the implants, more so as a way to distract them both from his arousal.
Damn did that backfire quickly
, she thought.
    Balduen couldn’t help it, and he burst out laughing. She was a terrible liar, and the flaming color on her face told him he was right.
    “Ugh! Don’t start being an annoying roomie already, or we’re gonna have problem's buddy!” Dare threw the blanket at him playfully and only got slightly irritated that he’d snatched it so quickly out of the air that it surprised her. The guy had some serious moves. Without the drugs, he’d be a lethal ally to