Kin (Annabelle's Story Part Two) by Michael Leigh

Author:Michael, Leigh [Michael, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Leigh Michael Books
Published: 2012-09-06T14:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Without thinking I extended the paper away from myself and thrust it at Adrian.

I let my body go limp in the water⎯a rag doll for the currents to do with as it pleased.

My mind filled with static, as if it were a radio station out of tune.

I didn’t see Adrian lower the note and blankly stare at me.

I didn’t fully hear as he softly said my name. But I knew his voice overflowed with compassion.

I barely felt his arm as he grabbed my arm to steady me.

Instead, a suffocating panic spread to each limb of my body, sending numbness through each inch. Another piece of me went missing.

I wasn’t sure how long I lingered that way before Adrian’s persistent voice cut through the fog. For all I knew, it could’ve been a second or an hour.

But as soon as I refocused on the here and now, I turned on him. My voice came out as a growl, the pitch rising with my second sentence. “I thought you said she was safe? That she was protected.”

“Belles—”

“No, just no.”

I wanted answers. I only wanted answers. “How am I going to save her? How am I going to get to her before morning?

This time, my questions caused my lips to tremble.

My emotions shifted like a pendulum.

Taking me into his arms, Adrian pulled me against his chest, smothering the sobs that escaped.

“We’ll figure this out. It’s going to be okay.”

“How?” I pleaded.

“I don’t know yet. I need to think. This could be a trick. Tomorrow is New Year’s Day.”

“But what if it’s not? What if they have her?” I responded, hysteria creeping into my thoughts. “We don’t have much time!”

“I know.”

Gently he pushed me away from his body to look into my eyes. “We just need to think about this from all sides. You’re the only one who can breathe both types of water. It makes sense the Trackers would want to keep you from the Lake of Elfin.”

“But don’t they want to destroy Triton’s shell?” I asked, the fog slowly lifting from my mind.

“Maybe.”

“Maybe?”

“Look, Annabelle. I don’t know what to do. We need help.”

“No, my sister needs help.”

Instead of responding, he motioned to Maddox and Natasha.

An instant later, my emotions shifted again to anger, but this time it wasn’t directed toward Adrian.

I spoke defiantly, to no one in particular. “I’m not going to let them hurt her.”

Maddox took the note that Adrian held toward him. He looked puzzled at first.

“Annabelle’s sister,” Adrian clarified.

With a knowing look, Maddox gave a single nod.

I knew it wasn’t malicious, and that his action wasn’t cavalier but one of understanding whom Lindsey was. Still, the coldness of that single nod stung.

I could picture my sister’s face in the moment she was captured. She was dark where I was light. Her round, brown eyes stared into the darkness of the night. Short, choppy chestnut hair framed her cheeks and accented her olive skin. Shock and fright formed her expression. It was my vision from the other night all over again.

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