Burning Violet: Urban Elemental Series Book 1 by Kate Kelley

Author:Kate Kelley [Kelley, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I spun around and felt my way to the gas lamp on the desk, knocking it over in the process. Shattered glass and lamp oil splattered over my hands. The metallic scent of my own blood tainted the air.

Okay. Alright. Stay calm.

Fuck, what do I do?

I suddenly remembered that I had a phone, and scrambled forward to grab it off of the desk. My hands swiped the desk until I clutched it. Yes! I stuffed it into my bra.

The roar of fire was suddenly before me, bright and all-consuming. I felt the heat touch my skin, but instead of burning me, it passed through me, as if I were a ghost. I shielded my eyes against the brilliance, but then remembered I had powers. I focused on the air around me, sucking it into my fingertips, and swiped my hands at the flames that roared in front of me. The flames went out like a light.

I was again drenched in darkness. A low chuckle sounded from nowhere and everywhere in the room, chilling me to my core.

“Who’s there? Wolfram is here,” I lied.

I vaguely thought about the fire I’d just put out. I didn’t smell smoke. It had been isolated fire. Just to scare me. But I’d wiped it out.

My confidence came back a little. I pulled all the air I could into my fingertips and let my anger spur me. “Show yourself, coward,” I said as I turned in circles, swiping the air in front of me.

“Show me the fire, little one. I want to see it.” The voice rang familiar.

“Cole?” I asked, hoping I was right. A pause.

Suddenly hands were on me, shoving me against the wall, a tense body pressing into me. Panic stole my breath, but I lashed out wildly, elbowing until I hit something, then swiping my hands out with my magic, blowing the assailant away. I heard him crash against the opposite wall. I smiled.

Suddenly a hand was at my throat, cutting off my air. Shit. What was the point of having magical powers if I couldn’t hurt this person?

I frantically signed in the air, trying to mimic the sign I saw Zephyrine make when she made the tornado. I raised my hands in the air and swirled my arm, feeling quite foolish. A little breeze shushed through, but that was all.

I couldn’t fucking breathe. I kneed him in the groin, which, surprisingly, worked.

Apparently, Elemental or not, the balls were sensitive.

I dropped to the ground and crawled to the sliver of horizontal light where I knew the door was. I thrust my arms toward it and busted a three foot hole in the door, splinters flying like shrapnel.

That would do. I lunged for the hole, grabbing the rough edge of the wood. Hands were on me again, this time from behind. He gripped my hips and pulled. The fucker had super strength. I was yanked back, my chin hitting the floor. I knew it was split the instant it smacked the hard ground.

I swiveled onto my back and kicked him in the balls again.

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