46. Escape

Tanya's POV

'Dante?' I said his name questioningly in my head. 'Is-is that you?'

'What do you want?' He implored ruthlessly causing a cut in my chest. 

'How, how is this possible?' I stammered out in query and shock, my eyes widening.

'It's the mind link, don't act dumb,' he chastised and I took in a sharp breath at his harsh jab.

'Oh, okay.' I nodded even if he couldn't see me. 'I didn't expect this that's all.'

'Me either,' he agreed with me to my surprise. 'I was told we may not be able to establish a connection due to our distance and the fact we hadn't used it.'

'So you tried to reach out to me too?' I inquired, recalling the few times I felt a nudge in my mind.

I felt slight nervousness through the link for moments before it got eaten up by irritation and impatience with an emotion I couldn't place, however, his voice was steely as his next words reached me.