Talisa rebelled. With all her might, she tried to free herself from Darius' grip, but she was unable to do so. Darius is pinning her body now. He then held Talisa's hands and locked them on the ground.
"Calm down, Talisa. Trust me," he said in a low voice.
His breath which smelled of mint was blowing onto Talisa's face. His hazel eyes stared deeply at Talisa as if trying to appease a beast. But it's true, those hazel eyes seem to be able to hypnotize Talisa. Even though Talisa is one hundred percent conscious, her heart betrays her.
"What are you going to do to me?" Talisa asked in a trembling voice.
"I will help bring out your power. Close your eyes and concentrate. Trust me. I won't do anything you don't want," Darius replied.
Talisa was silent for a moment, trying to digest Darius' words. Talisa swallowed. She doesn't know what she wants and doesn't want right now, because her heart and mind are conflicting, making Talisa confused.
"You want to save the little girl, right?" Darius said again.
Talisa nodded.
"Close your eyes and concentrate now," Darius said again.
Talisa didn't have the strength to fight back or think straight when she was this close to Darius. She finally decided to comply. Talisa closed her eyes and tried to take a deep breath.
"Concentrate," Darius said in a low voice.
Even his voice was able to make Talisa flutter, but Talisa tried to ignore it. She had to concentrate on finding more clues. Talisa took another deep breath and focused all her energy on finding the little girl who had appeared in her vision earlier.
Seeing Talisa obeying, Darius stopped holding Talisa's hand. He shifted, letting Talisa lie on the grass without being crushed by his body.
"Help me… Talisa Williams…"
The little girl's voice started again. Talisa's body felt very hot as she tried to concentrate even more, but with her sleeveless shirt already open, the night air helped her feel cooler. Suddenly, Talisa felt Darius' hand gently touch the skin of her stomach, making Talisa's heart jump with surprise. But the warm touch of Darius' hand on her skin sent a surge of energy from within her.
A moment later, Talisa could see the vision again. She seemed to return to the place she had seen in the dream. Talisa could feel that she was in that place with the moon and stars shining brightly.
"Has there been any progress?" asked Darius.
"I'm already in the place. I will look for the girl," said Talisa.
Talisa's body was still lying on her back on the ground with her eyes closed, but Talisa's mind had shifted to the place she saw in her dream. Talisa still remembers where she had walked. With quick steps, Talisa walked in her mind toward the place where she found the little girl.
"Have you found the girl?" Darius asked again.
Suddenly Talisa's vision was blurry and she was almost thrown back into the real world.
"Almost disappeared," Talisa said in a slightly panicked tone of voice.
At the same time, Talisa then felt Darius' fingers begin to touch her breasts. Talisa gasped, trying to get rid of the hand, but unfortunately, Talisa's energy surge happened again and now Talisa no longer has control over her physical body lying on the ground. Now Talisa is back in the world of her mind. Even so, Talisa could feel how those fingers touched her breasts. Talisa's heart was pounding and she began to feel her blood rushing as she felt aroused. Along with that, her vision seemed to be getting clearer. Talisa saw more details that she had not seen before.
"Is it clearer now?" asked Darius.
Talisa felt her face heat up now, she was unable to answer. She could feel Darius' hands gently stroking her breasts and Talisa couldn't resist. All this situation makes Talisa go awry. Her body started to get excited, betraying Talisa's pride. Finally, Talisa just nodded.
A moment later, Talisa felt someone behind her in that realm of her mind. Talisa didn't waste time, she immediately turned around and found the girl behind her.
"Help me, Talisa Williams," she said.
"What's your name?" Talisa asked.
This time, Talisa could see more clearly. She saw the girl wearing black shoes with white lace socks. She carried a pink school bag on her shoulder, shaped like a rabbit's head if Talisa didn't see it wrong.
"My name is… Sher…"
"Who? Can you repeat?" Talisa asked again because she could not hear the name that the girl said. Talisa crouched in front of her, bringing her face closer to listen.
"Sherina..." she answered.
The little girl's lips were still moving, but Talisa couldn't hear the sound that came out of her mouth at all.
"Sherina who?" Talisa asked again more urgently.
Her lips moved again, but again no sound could be heard by Talisa. The last name is very important to ease the search for someone. Talisa is confused because now everything is starting to blur and disappear. Talisa seemed to be sucked out of this realm.
Before everything disappeared, Talisa noticed something that might be an important detail in this first mission. However, she wasn't sure. Before Talisa could see it clearly, she had been thrown out of the realm of her mind and returned to the real world.
When she returned to the real world, Talisa was still lying on the grass, topless, even her bra was untied. Darius was already standing, with his back to her. Talisa frantically covered her two exposed breasts and reattached her bra. She was also frantically searching for the sleeveless shirt she had been wearing. Suddenly, Darius threw the shirt without turning toward Talisa.
Talisa was speechless, she quickly put it on and then hugged herself, as if she was still topless. Talisa felt very embarrassed, nervous, and excited, all mixed into one. Darius realized that Talisa had finished dressing, he then turned and looked at Talisa who was still sitting on the ground.
"You got something?" asked Darius.
"I-I… Yes…" Talisa answered, her voice hoarse from nervousness. Talisa then cleared her throat and pretended nothing happened. However, Darius could guess what Talisa was feeling.
"It was just a touch, Talisa. No feeling. Touch means nothing, so don't worry about it," said Darius.
Talisa looked at Darius with anger. Her body was not to be touched by any man and Darius's words just now made her very angry. However, she was so angry that no words came out of her mouth.
"I wouldn't do it if I didn't have to. This is about your life too, Talisa. The more talented people George gets, the closer you are to death. I hope you understand that," Darius said again as if he could read Talisa's mind.
"You…"
"Try to be able to control your power without me touching your body. While you can't, I have to do it," Darius said coldly, firmly, without feeling. Talisa looked at him questioningly now. How could there be a man like Darius? What exactly is Darius?