A Meet of Tribes by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Vita

I wished it had only been a dream.

I slowly peeled my eyes open and sat up, my muscles gradually abandoning their relaxed state. Tension crept up through my back, stiffening inch after inch of flesh. I took a deep breath as I came fully into consciousness. One by one, the visions I’d had while I was sleeping started unraveling in my head, prompting me to search for Draven in the basement room.

Before I could call out to him, I looked down and saw black runes fluttering across my skin—hundreds of them in diagonal lines over my arms and chest. Heat expanded from my throat into my chest, and I screamed.

I was horrified by the prospect of becoming a full-fledged Oracle—barren, blind, and covered in thousands of tattoos. The reality of my condition came crashing down on me at the sight of those symbols. I wasn’t ready or willing to go through such changes.

I was swiftly wrapped in a pair of strong arms and held tightly as I struggled to scratch the runes off my skin. Bijarki’s hands held my wrists, preventing me from harming myself in my fit of panic, while Anjani feverishly jotted down what symbols she saw on me.

“What’s happening to me?!” I cried out.

“Take it easy, Vita.” Bijarki’s voice poured into my right ear, low and raspy, generating millions of tingly sensations in my spine. “They’re fading away.”

I held my breath as the runes gradually faded away. My eyes were glazed with hot tears, but my body relaxed in Bijarki’s embrace. I resorted to counting my breaths to regain control of my senses, while comforting myself with the firm and muscular frame of the incubus enveloping me.

“You’ll be fine,” he said, as if only for me to hear. “The runes don’t seem to be permanent. You’ll be fine, Vita.”

“But I’m turning, aren’t I?” I asked, my voice trembling.

I looked up and found his silver eyes heavily shadowed by long, black eyelashes. His gaze softened as soon as it met mine, and I felt him take a deep breath before he let me go and took a step back. I knew he was being respectful and doing his best to keep his distance, but in this moment, I wished he wasn’t.

“I tried to write down as many of them as I could,” Anjani said, showing me the pieces of paper.

Draven and Serena moved from Phoenix’s bed to mine. Serena took my hand in hers, and I leaned my head against her shoulder. Her presence soothed me while I combed through the memories of my visions in order to give the Druid an accurate account of what I had seen and heard.

I described the first scene to Draven, not skimping on any of the details of our capture. The memory of those glass spheres sent shivers down my spine, and I shuddered. I mentioned Azazel’s words to the Nevertide Oracle, emphasizing his gratitude for her support. As if he would’ve never gotten to us if it hadn’t been for her.

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