Ascendance (Dominion Series) by Kasey Lissa

Author:Kasey, Lissa [Kasey, Lissa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

THE embarrassed flush of Sam’s face told me he must have heard or even felt the time I spent with Gabe. The fact that I could make Gabe go that wild made me proud and possessive rather than ashamed. Sam couldn’t meet my eyes and didn’t try looking at Gabe. He disappeared into the other part of the house as soon as the sun set, which was just past five. I showered downstairs, dressed, and stared out the window of my father’s old bedroom at the place where I knew the ring hid.

Gabe’s gentle hand on my shoulder nearly made me jump out of my skin. “Sorry,” he whispered. He peered out into the darkness too. “You should probably stay away from that ring. I can go look at it, see if there is a physical way to destroy it.”

“You are not going there alone. That place is awful.” I met his gaze and held it.

He frowned. “Okay, we’ll go together, have a quick look, then come back behind the wards.” He laced his fingers through mine, and we headed toward the backyard. Sam sat in the kitchen glaring at another bottle of Quicklife. I didn’t know what he had against the synthetic blood but was pretty sure it wouldn’t taste better with age. “We’ll be back in a few, Sam.”

I didn’t want to go at all, but I let Gabe lead me through the backyard, around the caretaker’s house, and into the woods beyond. The lights from the cottage faded quickly into the darkness along with the sounds of Timothy moving around. I tried to let the soft tinkle of the stream push out all sense of fear in my head. Gabe’s presence in my mind and at my side was the only thing that kept me from running when the eerie arrangement of stones came into sight. The buzzing and crawling of my skin brought a catch to my breath, and we still stood ten feet outside the circle. Gabe didn’t attempt to move closer either. His side of our bond closed. One second he was there, and the next I was alone in my head. That hurt.

“Gabe?” I asked. His eyes were shut, and he was still as death. Then he took a sudden step back. I gulped, heart thudding in my throat. Did it feel as terrible to him? Another step back, this time dragging me with him. He pulled me into the yard, under the thick growth of trees, and swept me into his arms. He didn’t seem to breathe or move for several minutes, and I couldn’t see his face. Everything I sensed about him spoke of danger, little flares of warning at the edge of my brain, like a new vampire would give me warning. Only the oldest of vampires could hide that odd Spidey sense. Gabe could rip out my throat or tear off my head, but I wouldn’t let him go, even when he finally pulled away, revealing eyes that were black instead of green with no whites around the edges.

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