Destiny by Amanda Lynn Petrin

Author:Amanda Lynn Petrin [Petrin, Amanda Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781999188658
Publisher: Amanda Lynn Petrin
Published: 2020-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

We worked on that a bit longer, then I tried to build an invisible barrier between us, so whatever he threw at me would bounce off.

“There has to be a way to combine both,” I said after we were at it for hours. I could either make one that blocked his high-speed body from colliding with mine, or one that stopped objects he threw at me from getting through. The same barrier couldn’t withstand weapons and magic. I had to let one fade away and conjure a new one, which was not an easy feat.

This was the first spell to take a lot out of me. I had to rest a bit between each attempt, or the barrier disappeared as soon as the first assault bounced off.

“What does the book say to do?”

“Imagine a shield for weapons, and a wall of energy for things with magic.” I reread it every couple of tries to see if I was doing something wrong.

“Can you picture something in your mind that withstands both?”

“I could try,” I shrugged.

“Go for it.”

I imagined a wall of blue energy, like water, with a hard shell around it. Once I nodded to say I was ready, Gabriel threw a rock so it would hit above my head, but still within the force shield, and ran at me with his super speed. The rock hit and bounced back, so I closed my eyes to brace against the inevitable collision. I felt it happen, but it was a few feet ahead of me, where I had the shield.

I opened my eyes, ready to celebrate with Gabriel, but he was at least twenty feet away, on the ground and not moving. “Gabriel!” I screamed, my heart in my throat, cursing away tears as I ran over. I shook him when I got there, praying I hadn’t killed him.

What felt like an eternity later, but was probably only seconds, he woke up and coughed. The air was knocked out of him when he collided with my wall and bounced back into a willow tree.

“I thought I lost you. That I killed you.” I tried to steady my breathing, holding on to his hand like an anchor.

“I’m fine,” he assured me, struggling to get up.

“This is why I don’t like the magic,” I told him.

“Accidents happen, Lucy, it really wasn’t that bad. With a bit of practice you’ll be able to--”

“No. You say that I need to practice so I can control it, but I’ve been practicing and I’m still hurting people.”

“You need to give it time.”

“No. I’m never doing that again.” I crossed my arms, cold now that the fear adrenaline was wearing off.

“Lucy…”

“You said we could stop, and this makes me uncomfortable.”

“Okay.” He wasn’t happy, but he didn’t follow me as I went back to the villa, still shaking.

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