Drake Sisters 07 - Hidden Currents

field burned through her brain, an electric shock that had her screaming in pain.
    Jackson felt the tears on his face. “Don’t!†he pleaded with her, unaware he’d spoken aloud as wel as in his mind. He even reached out for her, trying to touch her, to let her feel him. He took a breath and tried to keep himself together. Don’t talk, Elle. Don’t try to reach me. Let me just be with you this way. The bridge isn’t going to last, you know that. Your sisters are sending you love and strength and we have you now. Hold on for us. Jonas is here. Ilya, too. Matt and Aleksandr will be with us. You know we’ll come.
    He felt the stirring in his mind, knew her thoughts, although she remained silent. She didn’t want them to come. She was too afraid of Stavros. She believed he would kil them al —maybe even find and kil her sisters.
    He shook his head. You know Jonas. You know me. You’ve seen inside me, Elle. I don’t kill so easy. None of us do. Take a breath, baby, don’t look at the floor. Look out the window at the storm. We sent that to you, across the ocean, we found you and we sent you a storm.
    He felt her again and this time there was determination. She was building her strength and he held his breath knowing she was steeling herself for the crashing pain when she sent another message.
    Stavros is psychic.
    She screamed again and Jackson tasted blood in his mouth. The pain drove him down to the tiles again. A hand slid over his forehead, cooling, easing the terrible pain—easing it for both of them.
    Powerful. Has a brother.
    Each time El e sent to him, the shocking current grew stronger. Libby gasped and jerked her hand away. They smel ed the scent of burned flesh. The bridge wavered.
    â€œNo!†Jackson implored. “For God’s sake, hold it.†Elle, stop. We’ll lose the bridge. You have to stay quiet. Keep looking out the window and just let me hold you in my arms for a few moments. Because the Drake sisters were trembling under the terrible effort. When the next storm comes, baby, be ready. We’ll be there to get you. All of us together may be able to short-circuit the energy field.
    He felt her sudden awareness of Stavros and he stayed quiet, waiting with her. Stavros wasn’t alone and fear pounded through El e, but then he felt some of the tension slip away. She recognized the other man. A bodyguard.
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    ELLE felt Jackson slipping away from her and she wanted to cry out, to reach for him and hold him inside her. Instead she kept her lashes down, trying to quiet the sobs escaping, trying to be as smal as possible.
    â€œWhat the hel have you done to her?†Sid demanded. “If you’re going to kil her, put a bul et in her brain, don’t turn her into a vegetable.†He ripped the sheet off the bed and wrapped El e’s body in it, kicking Drako’s leg out of his way as he removed the rope from her wrists. “She needs a doctor, Stavros. She’s bleeding from her nose and mouth and around her ears. You know what that means? A brain bleed.
    You said you were going to keep her, not torture her.â€
    Stavros rushed to the bed as Sid put her down. El e rol ed to her side and curled up in the fetal position, trying to disappear. Everywhere they touched her hurt. Her head pounded with agony. Her ability to think, to reason, was fast slipping away.
    â€œSheena,†Stavros’s voice was low, almost a caress. “Look at me, sweetness. It’s going to be al right now. I’ve forgiven you and no one wil hurt you again.†He smoothed back her hair with gentle fingers, leaned down to press a kiss against her temple. “Don’t fight me anymore, my sweet, just let me take care of you.â€

    Sid wiped gently at the blood on her face with a warm washcloth. “Cal a doctor, Stavros. You’re going to lose her.â€
    â€œIf you’re certain, but I’l have to kil him after he sees her.â€
    â€œPay him off like you do everyone else.â€
    Stavros shook his head. “No one knows about her and lives.â€
    Sid straightened slowly, his gaze ice-cold. “Is that why you kil ed Drako?â€
    â€œNot you, Sid,†Stavros sounded genuinely shocked. “You’re the only one I can trust. Drako died because he was betraying me to my brother. We do business together, but we don’t trust