Heart of Stone by Lindsay McKenna

Author:Lindsay McKenna [McKenna, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Suspense
ISBN: 9781426837258
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2000-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“I

have wonderful news, my sister,” Inca said after Dane left, and the hospital was quiet once more. She reached out and gripped Maya’s hands, which rested on her blanketed lap. Anything was better than having to respond to Inca’s statement about her seeing more of Dane York. Still, Maya felt guilt eat at her over the reply Dane had made before he left. Why couldn’t she have been a little more sensitive to him? A little more kind, rather than lying here staring at him after Inca’s unexpected suggestion? Discarding her morose thoughts, she turned toward Inca and saw joy burning in her sister’s eyes. She placed her hand over Inca’s long, strong fingers. “What? Tell me. I could use some good news.” She laughed a little unsteadily.

“Well,” Inca whispered huskily, “when I received word that you were badly injured, I was upset. I talked it over with Roan. I decided to try and teleport and not wait to fly by airplane from Brazil to Peru.” She wrinkled her nose and laughed demurely. “Now, I know members of the Black Jaguar Clan have teleporting as their specialty, and others of the Jaguar Clan must work at it for a long time before they learn the skill, if they do.”

“You’ve done it before,” Maya said, searching her memory. “You teleported into Peru when Mike Houston’s wife, Ann, was in trouble. Right?”

“Yes, that was the one and only time I was able to do it successfully.” Inca released her hand and pulled the leather thong from around her neck. A jaguar claw was suspended from the end of it. “When I met Ann, I gave her one of my two jaguar claws. I told her if she ever needed me, to call me, and I would be there.” She tucked the claw beneath her dark green T-shirt again. Reaching out, she captured Maya’s hand once more, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

“It worked! I was so surprised. But I was happy, too, because if I could not have been there, Ann would have died before Michael could have reached her himself.”

“It was very brave of you,” Maya murmured, knowing the story well. “And I know Mike Houston is forever grateful to you.”

Inca nodded and licked her lower lip. “Listen, there is more!” Eagerly, she leaned forward. “Roan agreed I should try to teleport. Well, you know how you must be feeling in a very peaceful and harmonious place in order to attempt it?”

Rolling her eyes, Maya said, “No kidding. Ninety percent of the time when I try to do it, I’m not in a state of harmony. I can’t control my emotional state that well to make it happen, so don’t feel bad.”

“How true,” Inca murmured wryly. “I felt that, to reach you, I could do it, Maya. Roan supported my decision. I went into our meditation room, sat down and closed my eyes. I began to do the breathing exercise that we were taught, when suddenly Grandmother Alaria materialized in the room!” Her voice was filled with awe.

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