Ancient Hearts: A Time Travel Fantasy Romance (Kingdom of Sand & Stars Book 1) by Candace Osmond

Author:Candace Osmond [Osmond, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Guardian Publishing
Published: 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I struggled to regain control over my rapid breathing as it burned with strain in my chest. The hot desert sun scorched the air, turning my lungs to jerky with every breath and I shaded my stunned eyes with my hand as I scanned the horizon around me. A never-ending landscape of lush forests bordered by pools of desolate sand dunes surrounded the mountain I stood upon. A strange, glowing city in the distance. Taunting me with its existence.

Everything I knew was a lie.

A painful screech pierced the air and my face shot up, searching for the source. A falcon soared overhead, coming from behind the peak. Its wingspan one of the widest I’d ever seen in my life.

Suddenly, a firm hand grabbed hold of my arm and yanked me back inside the narrow slit in the rock. I stumbled with my footing until they released me, and I stood in the shadow of the entrance.

“What are you doing?” Anubis bellowed with his canine mouth. His voice sank to a tone that vibrated through my anxious chest. “You were forbidden to leave!”

“You said I wasn’t a prisoner!” I snapped. My nerves running on pure adrenaline.

Anubis’ black beady eyes bored into me with hatred. “You’re not. No one here is a prisoner, but everyone else understands the seriousness of an ordered holding! We’ve survived down here because of that respect for others.” He took a step closer to me. “Must I make you a prisoner for you to listen?”

I shook my head. “No, I swear. I can listen,” I promised. “I just don’t think you understand–”

“No, you don’t understand!” he spat through his teeth.

Anger and spite balled in my throat. “Well, why don’t you make me, then?” Anubis seemed taken aback by my response. “I suffered serious injuries and woke up with no idea of where the hell I am, or who you all are.” I crossed my arms with a guffaw. “Christ, can you blame me for wanting to get some air to clear my head?”

He stood stiffly. “You’re in Egypt.”

I shook my head. “No.”

“No?” Anubis quirked a curious brow.

“I was…” How could I explain? “I’ve been told stories of this place my entire life. What I saw out there,” I jabbed a thumb over my shoulder, “Is not the Egypt I know.”

He had no response, only gawked at me with a curious examination.

The glowing tips of pyramids. The village windows alight with more than just fire from a hearth. The clear evidence of some sort of energy source powering the little city like something I would have seen in modern day. It was all wrong, yet…familiar. Then I realized where I heard tales of this before.

Dad and Silas.

They’d told me tons of stories and theories based on Tesla’s science. Natural energy drawn from the earth and how ancient civilizations figured out how to tap into it. It would explain how great structures such as the pyramids and other massive temples were built in a time where the people had limited knowledge and tools.

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