Jaguar Sun by Martha Bourke

Author:Martha Bourke [Bourke, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal
ISBN: 9780984924011
Google: rU6fpwAACAAJ
Publisher: Balam Press
Published: 2011-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

At breakfast the next morning, we all sat at the long table that ran directly down the center of the big kitchen, with Lyssa, Damian, Matt, and I at one end. We pretty much kept to ourselves. It was hard to get to know the other shifters, who lived in two big log cabin-style buildings at the back of the property. They were always taking their turns at guard duty, so when it came to meals, we sat at the table with a totally different configuration of people all the time. But this morning, I couldn’t help but notice the guy I had seen in the kitchen the night before. He was sitting across the table near the other end.

I watched him curiously as he tucked his hair behind one ear. He was very tan and was clearly Mayan or from some other Native American tribe. He was definitely tall, maybe a couple of inches taller than Matt, who was 6-1. I was wondering if he had overheard my conversation with Grandma the night before. Was I paranoid? He seemed much less threatening in daylight, but when he looked up and caught me looking at him, I quickly put my head down and grabbed my orange juice and took a long drink. When I looked back up, though, he was still staring at me. Whatever, I thought. I could appreciate that he was here to help, but he seriously needed to learn some manners. I looked at Matt, who was sitting to my right. He was looking directly at the guy.

After breakfast, boot camp started. Adriana led me down the hallway and through the room she shared with Richard. I was surprised to see that there was a sunroom off their bedroom. It was at the back of the house, so I hadn’t noticed it yet. The room was all windows except for the ceiling, and it was air conditioned so it was as comfortable as the rest of the house. And the view! It was beyond beautiful. There was a huge garden to the right where the most lovely irises, orchids, and plumeria grew, surrounded by guava, papaya, lemon, and orange trees.

“What kind of trees are the ones with the bright yellow flowers?” I asked Adriana.

“Those are called lluvia de oro. In English it means ‘rain of gold.’ But I think people call them golden shower trees.”

“I like the Spanish better,” I said, surprising myself.

“Me, too,” she agreed. “Well, I thought this would be the best place for us to work. It’s secluded, away from all the comings and goings of the rest of the house. And being surrounded by nature can often help us to connect to it. Now we’ve worked on some centering and meditation. The idea is that you need to learn to calm your inner noise, your thoughts, so that you can recognize the k’ul that flows through your body. Once you can do that, you will learn how to build power and use it.

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