Embracing Emerald (The Silvia Saga Book 1) by Jenna Lee

Author:Jenna Lee [Lee, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

DARA

Much to my disappointment, I roll off the bed and follow Harlan out into the hallway. I wish I could stay on that bed for the rest of the day—I’m exhausted. I think going through the portal knocked me around a bit.

“Yep. You are right. The portal does take away a lot of your energy. You should be okay after a good night’s sleep. Don’t worry. I won’t take up too much of your time. I just wanted to show you the rest of the house and fill you in on what will happen starting tomorrow,” Harlan explains, breaking me away from my thoughts.

I am seriously sick of them getting inside my head. “You have to stop reading my damn thoughts. There must be a way to block you all out, right?” I may come across as rude, but whatever. Give a girl some privacy.

Harlan shakes his head and continues up the stairs. I reluctantly follow him.

“When we start training, Jolie will teach you how to block us from hearing your every thought. But it is important to know how to release if you’re in trouble. That is the true purpose for it—so we can still communicate even if you’re miles away. It is reciprocal, you know? You can read our thoughts, but you won’t know how to until we teach you. Jolie is the master in that department,” Harlan explains.

It is pretty cool that we are able to communicate this way. I will just have to learn how to block them out from every other thought.

We make it to the next level, which Harlan explains is his parents’ retreat. It houses their bedroom and a luxurious living area. I take in the space and smile to myself. This is insane. They must come here a lot to get away from their kids. We don’t stay here long, for which I am grateful. It is their personal space, and I don’t want to invade their privacy. We continue up the stairs again to another level. My God, there is more?

We reach a heavy-looking door made from red oak wood. Harlan opens it, and we walk out into the space. I stop in my tracks, and I am amazed. We are at the top level of the tree. It is like an outside retreat—more like a penthouse.

The tree’s branches surround us, reaching high into the sky. The platform we stand on reaches out like a balcony and the ground is the same beautiful grass that seems to be a constant thing here. I walk over to the edge and hold onto the vine railing that continues throughout the whole space. Looking out into the open forest, the views are breathtaking. I have found my new favourite place. The tree’s branches block out anybody seeing us from the ground, but you can still get an amazing 360-degree view of Silvia.

Harlan comes over and stands beside me, his breath tickling my neck. “Beautiful, isn’t it?”

I take a few minutes to respond as I am too speechless from the views.

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