Icefire: Shifter Academy by Alessandra Jay

Author:Alessandra Jay [Jay, Alessandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Phoenix Pride

With a single message to her loved ones, she explained that she would be cramming in her room with the journal. They all responded only once, leaving her to her peace and quiet. Turning the phone to silent and stuffing it in her bag, she devoted her day to research what filled the book.

When Juliet got into an organization frenzy, she didn’t stop until she was completely finished. By the end of the journal, Juliet rewrote everything in her own book. Colorful post-its stuck out of the top, labeled and placed into different categories.

Juliet’s personal favorites were the combative sections that taught her different ways to use the ice in battle, tuning into the right waves of ice and holding the connection. The color that brought her dread was orange. Those were the ones she didn’t understand. And there were quite a few of them.

The historical entries gave her the most emotional reaction because the link between the past and the present filled her with an intense energy of excitement. She needed her father for those entries, though, so they were also labeled to be read at a later time. So what she focused on were the things she could actually understand.

The exercises seemed simple enough to master. Since Juliet was filled with both fire and ice, she chose to learn the ice moves and mix them in with her phoenix training. It confused her, though. So much so that she was severely tempted to give up and call it a day.

A move that was simple when it was just fire was no longer as easy when she tried to mix the ice in. A spin kick was her favorite move to do and when she added fire in to explode on contact it was a pleasing rush. Except now, when she wanted ice to burst on contact, it would only be flurries of snow, like a fluffy and not-lethal snowball.

Falling to the floor in a heavy sweat, Juliet tried to regulate her breathing. Frustrated, she slammed her palms against the cold wood floor. Groaning to herself, she fought the urge to stop her cram day. She refused. Instead, she sat up and chugged her entire bottle of water.

Taking a small break from trying to balance the two sets of moves, she did what she knew worked for her. Raising her hands high above her head, she kept them there until her breathing was slow and steady. She knew it wouldn’t be safe for her to shift in her bedroom, but she was desperate to feel in control.

Meditating only took a few minutes and it was just enough for her to call her phoenix to come out. All it took was for her to stop her heart. That was always a bittersweet sensation. It was like she was on a rollercoaster, paused at the top and staring out at an uncomfortable height, knowing she was about to fall in a dizzying rush.

Her stomach sank and tears escaped her

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