A Reckless Witch (A Modern Witch Series: Book 3) by Geary Debora

Author:Geary, Debora [Geary, Debora]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Fireweed Publishing
Published: 2011-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Lauren walked into Nell’s living room and laughed. “Didn’t any of you go home?” It was pretty much the same crew who had been there after the Channel Islands emergency.

Jamie grinned. “Shopping exhaustion. And we were hungry. A little bird said Caro was bringing over food again.”

Nell rolled her eyes. “Dev and Jamie came over to do a magic lesson with Aervyn, but he’s napping.” Her face softened. “He asked Sierra to come tuck him in, and when I went upstairs, they were both curled up together.”

The two of them had bonded deeply in the last twenty-four hours. Aervyn’s capacity to forgive was humbling.

“Done.” Sophie put down her needles, with what was presumably a swatch for Sierra’s blanket. “Napping’s good for people with channel shock.” She looked pointedly at Jamie. “You’re still tired—you could use some extra rest too.”

He was tired. She could feel it. Lauren stood up. Witches who refused to take naps could at least eat. Nell’s kitchen always had cookies.

She made it about halfway out of her chair before her head exploded, pounding with the incoming flood of desperation and sadness and incoming death. Oh, holy God. Not in the eye of the storm anymore. She fought for control—and then she heard Aervyn beginning to panic, overwhelmed by the trauma hitting his sleeping mind.

First things first. Jamie! Get Aervyn out of there. Then get him barriered.

She could feel Jamie’s fear, even as they both bolted for the stairs. Don’t know if I can. Once I port him, I won’t have much left.

On it. Caro’s mental voice from just outside the house stopped them both in their tracks. Consider it done. You move him, Jamie—I have his head.

Jamie nodded. Moved. He was sheet white again.

Lauren squeezed her eyes shut in relief. Caro was a strong mind witch—Aervyn would be safe. She took one more moment to send an order to Nell. Barrier Jamie, or get him out of the house. He was almost empty.

Sophie touched her arm, and then reached for Jamie, who was clutching the newel post, swaying. “I’ve got him. Go.”

Thank goodness witches flocked to food.

Lauren charged up the stairs and heard footsteps at her heels. She whirled on Devin. “Stay out—I can’t protect your mind and deal with her too.” Closer now, she was picking up Sierra’s dream—hurtling waves as big as a mountain, bearing down on a tiny island. “She’s reliving what happened.”

“I’m mind-deaf, Lauren.” He grabbed her shoulders. “Whatever’s happening, it’s not hurting me.”

She had no idea how anyone could be deaf to the tsunami of feeling coming from the bedroom where Sierra slept, but there was no time to argue. Yanking open the door to the room, she froze, barriering spell crashing to a halt.

The poor girl was off the bed, trying to squeeze into the tiny space between the mattress and the floor, mewing like a tortured kitten. Her mind was one keening wail of pain.

“Can I touch her?” Devin’s voice was an ocean of calm. “Is it okay to

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