Into Evernight: an Urban Fantasy Novel (Fearless Destiny Book 2) by Debbie Cassidy

Author:Debbie Cassidy [Cassidy, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Baal cried out in alarm but I couldn’t move. It was as if someone had glued my butt to the seat.

The monster bird’s wings clipped Baal, knocking him aside, and I held up my arms to shield my face, expecting the bite of talons at any second.

One second. Two seconds.

I slowly lowered my arms and stared at my startled reflection in glittering black eyes.

“Kenna, don’t move.”

He didn’t have to tell me twice. The thing was huge. It’s body almost the size of mine, and it was right in my face, close enough to open that curved predator beak and take a huge bite.

“Agni,” Baal’s voice was a purr. “Agni, come to me.”

She swung her gaze toward him, shaking her head so the gorgeous plume that started at her forehead and fell down her back shimmered.

Baal held out his hand to me, and I reached out slowly, not wanting to spook the bird. My fingers grazed his just as Agni turned her attention back to me.

I froze, captive in those fathomless eyes—intelligent, ageless eyes that seemed to speak to me, soothing me, inviting me to engage. There was no conscious thought on my part as my hand came up to caress the plumage at her neck, so silken and soft.

Her black eyes closed, and she began to sway as the first notes of a lilting melody drifted up into the air as if rising directly from her skin. Each note, each rise and fall filled my heart with a longing I couldn’t define, a yearning for a time or a place, an eternal chase of the elusive threads of ancient memories. The melody rolled up into the air like a crescendo, burrowing into my heart, and tearing at it as if searching for something long hidden and forgotten, and then all too soon it was over.

Agni opened her eyes, and even though I knew it was impossible for a bird, I swear she smiled.

“Oh, god!” Irina appeared in the archway. Agares at her back.

I sensed their presence in the periphery of my consciousness, but I wasn’t ready to dissolve the connection I’d somehow forged with Agni. The bird, however, was done with me. She backed up, rushed across the table, and launched herself into the air, flying straight at Irina and Agares who were blocking the path.

Agares cursed, grabbing Irina by the waist and diving out of the way as the majestic creature made her exit.

I watched her leave, my chest a mass of butterflies, my throat choked full of emotion.

“Kenna?”

I tore my gaze from the arch and focused on Baal. His eyes were glittering, his mouth soft as he reached for me, running the pad of his thumb across each cheek.

I’d been crying, and the weight was still there in my chest—sorrow and joy and something else I couldn’t define.

“What was that?” My voice was a breathless whisper

It was Irina who replied, her tone laced with wonder. “That was Agni, the last bennu in existence. You may be more familiar with the term phoenix.

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