Kissed by Smoke by Shea MacLeod

Author:Shea MacLeod
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781466051324
Publisher: Shéa MacLeod
Published: 2012-02-17T16:04:20+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

I'll admit with only a minor amount of embarrassment that in that moment, I very nearly wet my pants. The man, the Marid, was huge. And not only was he the freaking king of the djinn, he was a killer. I had seen him suck the life and soul out of a government agent. I had no idea what to do. Which was an unusual thing for me.

Inigo was standing in front of the desk, a look of concern on his face. He must have read my expression because I could feel that slight push of his mind against mine.

Morgan? Morgan, honey, what's wrong?

I marched across the room and grabbed Inigo's arm. I must have used my Hunter strength because he actually winced. It had been years since I let my more-than-human strength get away from me. Rattled was an understatement.

"We have to get out of here," I hissed.

"Morgan, the Marid has asked us to stay ... "

"No fucking way!" It came out a lot louder than I intended. And a lot ruder. Even Inigo seemed shocked, and he was used to my less than stellar manners.

"Morgan," Zip spoke up in her breathy little Marilyn voice, "it's an honor to be asked to dine by the Marid."

"Yeah?" I snarled, whirling on her. "And what exactly is he going to dine on, huh? Is he going to eat our souls like he did Daniel Vega's?"

Zip's eyes went wide in horror as she looked from me to the Marid and back. Not sure if she was more horrified at my behavior, or at what I'd just said. Me and my big, freaking mouth. Seriously, you'd think I'd have more control by now. Instead, everything was boiling inside me; the Air and the Fire and the Darkness were raging and I was this close to losing control.

"Marid, I apologize ..." Inigo began, but before he could finish, I lost control.

The amulet around my neck flared to life, turning the cavern sapphire blue. I could feel the heat even through layers of clothing, but that wasn't the worst of it.

The Air rushed up and spilled out of my chest, hitting the room with gale force. It swirled around, ripping papers from the Marid's desk and slamming furniture up against the wall. Inigo opened his mouth to yell something, but I couldn't hear over the sound of the wind.

Zip cowered under the Marid's desk as Fire surged up out of me, spilling down my arms and over my body. As usual, it didn't hurt me, but I knew anyone or anything I touched would be immolated on the spot. I tried desperately to rein it in, but my control was gone. Completely shattered. There was nothing left but fear.

The Marid finally stepped out from behind his desk and strode toward me. I hadn't thought until that moment I could be any more afraid than I already was. I was wrong.

The Air whipped and howled around the room and the Fire surged higher. I was a human flame in the middle of a tornado and I couldn't stop.

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