Illusion Town by Castle Jayne & Krentz Jayne Ann

Author:Castle, Jayne & Krentz, Jayne Ann [Castle, Jayne & Krentz, Jayne Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense
ISBN: 9780515155754
Amazon: 0515155756
Goodreads: 28110115
Publisher: Jove Books
Published: 2016-07-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“It’s a little like underwater cave diving,” Elias said. “Except you don’t need a flashlight and you can breathe the atmosphere. But you go in on a line and you never, ever let go of that line until you’re on the other side. Understood?”

“Understood,” Hannah said.

“You don’t have to physically hold the line—it’s locked on to the vest you’re wearing. But we’ve had a couple of people panic and try to unhook themselves. One went so far as to strip off his vest. We barely got him out in time.”

“I’ll try not to panic,” Hannah said.

Her excruciatingly polite tone made Elias smile briefly.

“I know,” he said. “Don’t know why I’m bothering with the lecture.”

They were standing inside the ancient portal ruin, looking down into the pool of glowing liquid crystal. It was like looking into a white-hot mirror except that there were no reflections. Even though she was standing above it she could not see anything beneath the surface.

The silvery lightning bolts of dazzling psi were very intense this close to the portal. Once again she had the feeling that the Aliens who had constructed the portal had built in a series of psychic warnings. It was as if there was a very large sign over the portal that read: You really don’t want to do this.

She had Virgil tucked under one arm. He was fully fluffed. His Arizona Snow doll was clutched in one paw. He was evidently unconcerned by the heavy waves of energy rolling off the surface of the pool.

Elias was crouched nearby, checking and double-checking the contents of the two packs they were going to carry. The key to the portal hung around his neck on a metal chain. It didn’t look very impressive, just a chunk of murky gray quartz, but every so often Hannah caught flashes of power seething deep inside the stone.

Sylvia Thorpe and two of the guards hovered near the entrance of the chamber. They were clearly uncomfortable with the energy in the room. It was also obvious that they were not optimistic about the outcome of the tracking mission.

Bunch of downers, Hannah thought. None of them had any faith in her ability to find the killer. She thought about telling them that she was the Finder—she could find just about anything. But she knew they wouldn’t be impressed. After all, most of the team was still convinced she was involved in Richman’s murder and the theft of the two keys.

No one trusted her except Elias.

The sooner she and Virgil finished this investigation, the better, she thought. This wasn’t her world. She belonged in the Dark Zone where she had friends and family she could trust.

Satisfied with the contents of the packs, Elias got to his feet and held one of them out to her.

“This doesn’t come off, either,” he said.

“Like the vest.” She touched the leather vest she was wearing. “I understand. But why would I be tempted to take off my pack?”

“Because it gets very weird inside the Ghost City.

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