Surreptitious Alliance: Marked by My Alien Slave

Rain pov.

I felt it in my soul as I watch my mate shatter in front of me like she was a piece of pottery being dropped on the floor. Then everything snapped together like she didn't just split into pieces, but something was definitely wrong. I rush to take her in my arms when she flutters to the ground, lying her down on the couch that appears out of nowhere. I watch her face, hoping she'll open her eyes, but I know she won't, not when our bond is silent. I'm not sure if it's comforting or not, but what I do know that it's strange being able to feel only my emotions.

"She's gone." Remi mutters, sounding hollow inside. "Casey is gone. I can't feel her."

"I can't feel Morgan either." I assure him but he grunts, rising to the surface some.

"No, you can. Focus." I do as he says and then I feel her, she's faint, but she's there, secure and tangible. "Casey is just gone, like she never existed. I have nothing to bond to." His words make my blood run cold. "What's wrong?" Isa asks, probably sending the change in me.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Her sentinel is gone." I mutter, the words sounding wrong coming out of my mouth.

"It worked." Magnus sighs, his relief visible. I turn my head to the side and frown at him.

"Her sentinel is gone and you're telling me it worked?" He nods, motioning to a sleeping Morgan.

"Her sentinel is fine, Casey is not gone, she's just completely bonded now. The first time this happened she was displaying magic she shouldn't have but now, she's still, silent. She's not going haywire and trying to kill everyone she deems a threat. They were never supposed to live as two beings sharing one body. They are one." I stare at him in confusion. "Look at her." He urges and I do. For a while, nothing happens but then the grey streak in her hair starts glowing again. "What do you feel?" I ask Remi, who sinks to the back of my mind, but I'm not alarmed by it in the slightest, there's a strange calm over me and it takes me a few minutes to realize it's coming from Morgan and not me.

"How long is she going to stay like this?" Magnus shrugs his shoulders.

"Anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I have no idea what toll all of this is taking on her. We'll find out when she wakes up." I look over at Benjamin who gives me a reassuring smile.

"She's going to be fine, Pup." River wraps her arms around me, and I hug her back as hard as I can manage to squeeze without breaking her.

"Who's going to tell Torren we broke her sister?" Ragna asks and I glare at him.

"She's not broken, she's healing, and Torren doesn't care what happens to her sister at this point." Luca mutters the last part, sounding very displeased with the idea of it all.

"So, do I have to wait for her to interrogate Sinclair?" I nod, we've left her out of so much already, she's going to be mad, fully bonded or not, she's going to want something to take her anger out on and I'm all to happy to hand over Sinclair on a silver platter.

"Am I correct in assuming that we're going to war soon?" My father asks and Isa lets out a long sigh.

"Very likely yes. They know Sinclair is gone and they know who took her. We stole their robots and their prisoner so they're not going to let us do any more damage." The answer leaves me feeling more unsettled than I thought I would feel in this moment. I've known the stakes was war from the beginning, but I can't help but doubt that I'll be able to keep the people I love safe. My gaze travels from River to Benjamin and then finally settles on Morgan. She'll tell me she doesn't need protecting but everything inside of me will throw myself in the line of fire if it means she comes out unharmed.

"I have a question." Ragna asks and we all look at him. "Before we go to war, what's the chances we can storm the compound?" He's already considered it; I can see it by the look in his eyes and I would lie if I didn't think it's a good idea. "I don't see a reason why not." Agness tells him and it surprises me a little, the woman has never looked to keen on the idea of having to go to war, even if she knew it was bound to come. She doesn't look like she enjoys violence at all but then again, looks can be deceiving. "I'm assuming you would want to lead the attack?" The hybrid nods, a small sinister smile forming on his face.

"Do you have a plan?" Luca asks and of course he does.

"Whoever wants in is welcome, but I need to talk to Sinclair first." He looks at Benjamin. "You need to hack into her brain. She has information she won't willingly give up and we can't go in there blind. They know we're coming now so they'll want to be prepared for us. Humans hate feeling like sitting ducks, so they overcompensate."

"I don't hack into anyone's brain, but I will help you." Benjamin sighs. "Overcompensate how?" Isa asks.

"With weapons. They obviously can't rely on supernatural abilities, so they use weapons. The compound has a lot of them, and they'll use them on us. It's another reason Morgan has to wake up before we do this. I have doubt she has some smart tech she can use to keep us safe. Bulletproof suits or something." My ears perk at those words.

"She does. I saw them in her war schematics when she was still in the prism. Xavier said something about making prototypes." I inform them and Ragna looks like I just told him he has access to an all you can eat buffet.

"You think they'll be done by now?" I shrug my shoulders. "We'll go check." He nods at Luca who rolls his eyes but blinks them away anyway. With my attention no longer divided I take a seat next to my mate, taking her hands in mine and praying we didn't make a mistake with all of this.