Burn by Adrianne Lemke

Author:Adrianne Lemke [Lemke, Adrianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2018-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-EIGHT

Tray

Quite honestly, I had never felt so incredibly vulnerable before. My powers always seemed to give me a one up on anyone who might mean to harm me. Not that I’d used it on normal people… Not much, anyway.

I’ll admit, I missed most of the conversation after Cole kicked Kindred out of my mind. As much of a brave face as Cole put on, having Kindred take over one of us had not been the plan. Or at least not part of any plan I’d been aware of. I tossed the little ball between my hands as I sat on the couch—for once, not using my power.

Kind of lost its appeal when a psychopath wanted to take it out for a spin.

Some of what happened filtered in, and I knew Brennan had pulled through the most recent crisis. When he’d pushed his wall back so it was no longer visible, I could see the strain it took on him. Of course, I could have been projecting, but I didn’t think so. My mind felt strained after a fairly mild mental attack. The attack on Brennan’s mind had been much more severe.

A fact that caused one of the most level-headed people I’d ever met to go into a fury that seemed to burn bright in her eyes. Until the moment Lena declared we were hunting down Kindred—a known assassin, by the way—I had never thought of her as a scary person. Now, however, there was a dangerous glint in her eyes. Now, I could see some resemblance between her and her cousin. Not the most reassuring thought by any means.

“How are we going about hunting him down?” I asked. It was all well and good to declare we would hunt him down, but as far as I could tell, no one had a true plan. “Now that he has a clearer picture of what everyone here is capable of, can we even get a read on him?”

Cade shook his head. “Not at the moment. He’s sure to be on high alert for any mental intrusions. Like the rest of us, though, he does have limits. I guess Cole and I will have to keep trying periodically to break through.”

“Not much of a plan there,” I said pessimistically. “Lena, you seemed pretty confident; do you have an actual plan? Or are you taking a ‘wait and see’ kind of approach as well?”

Laurie frowned at me. “Tray, you’re feeling exposed right now, I understand. Having Kindred in your mind had to be terrifying. Try not to let him change you.”

I closed my eyes and leaned into the soft cushions. The darkness took over everything at some point. But as always, I couldn’t be one to add to it. “I’m sorry. You’re right.”

“I have a plan. Sort of, anyway,” Lena answered. “It may take a little fancy mental maneuvering, but I think we could break through Kindred’s walls if we all work together.”

She glanced around the room. “Well, if Cole, Cade, and I work together.

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