Light of the Spirit by Lisa Kessler

Author:Lisa Kessler [Kessler, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Lisa Kessler
Published: 2017-09-17T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

The library vanished as Cooper shot up from Callie’s sofa, suddenly back in her office and on his feet. He gasped for air, struggling to get a grip on reality.

Callie came to him, taking his hand. “Cooper? You’re safe. Can you hear me?”

He looked down at her and nodded. “Yeah.” His chest heaved. “Yeah. I’m good. I’m back.” He went to the door. “I need to get to Lia. Kronos is here. Not here, I mean, but in this world. Someplace.” Before Callie could say anything, he was hurrying down the hallway. “Lia?”

She walked out of the kitchen with her roommate at her side. “Cooper, are you okay?”

“Yes. I think so, but…” He shook his head. “Sorry. My brain is scrambled.”

Callie stopped behind him. “I’m calling everyone to come over. Maybe together we can make sense of everything.”

Cooper glanced at Trinity. “Can I talk to Lia alone for a second?”

“Sure. I’ll help Callie with the calls.” Trin and Callie headed for the office, and Cooper took Lia back into the kitchen.

She stared up at him, reaching to cup his cheek. Her touch was like a lightning rod in an electrical storm, focusing all his attention on her. He bent to taste her lips, needing to be sure this was real. Her fingers slid through his hair as she tilted her head, her tongue sliding slowly against his.

He held her tighter, crushing her body to his, wanting her as close as possible.

She broke the kiss with a breathless whisper. “Cooper, wait.”

He opened his eyes and rested his forehead on hers. “Sorry. Apollo warned me that Kronos is among us, and I came out of the hypnosis desperate to be sure you were safe. I was so relieved to touch you…I got carried away.”

Her eyes widened. “Kronos is free?”

“Apollo thinks so.” He brushed his lips to her forehead. “That’s why he helped me save Reed. We’re going to need all the help we can get.”

“When everyone gets here, we can make a plan.” She rose up on her toes and kissed him. Pulling back, her gaze locked on his. “But before you’re busy trying to remember names while you’re being peppered with questions, I need to tell you something first.”

He lost himself in her dark eyes. “What’s that?”

“Thank you.”

He raised a brow. “For what?”

“Saving my life, communicating with a god to help save my sisters…and for agreeing to a pinball challenge you have no hope of winning.” She grinned, and his heart pounded like a jackhammer.

He chuckled and lifted her off the ground, spinning her around as she wrapped her legs around his waist. “I know we haven’t known each other for very long, but no one has ever made me feel the way you do.”

She searched his eyes. “Confused, frustrated, scared, and in pain?”

“No… Happy.” He swallowed an unexpected lump in his throat. “Even though there’s danger on the horizon, I never knew I could feel this way. It’s like a piece of me was missing and you gave it back to me.

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