Oracle (Dragon Oracle Book 1) by Jada Fisher
Author:Jada Fisher [Fisher, Jada]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2018-02-08T06:00:00+00:00
8
Hits the Fan
For someone who could supposedly see the future, I had no idea what to do. I could only stare as the shadows slowly sank into the back of my mind to be replaced by men dressed in dark clothing.
“What do you want?” I snapped, bringing my fists up. I was by no means of brawler, but Mallory had made me learn at least a couple of self-defense tactics, and my time on the wrestling team added to that. Though a “real” fight was another matter.
“Easy now.” One stepped forward in front of me. He was tall, with golden hair and hazel eyes that shone mischievously at me. “We mean you no harm. We just want to talk.”
“You need a group of you to talk?”
He shrugged. “Can you blame us for taking precautions? When words get around of an oracle, some very unsavory folk can get involved.”
I paled at that and my stomach dropped. “O-oracle?” They knew. I didn’t know how, since I had just found out myself, but they knew.
“How about we save everyone some time and ditch the part where you deny what we already know, and you come with us. Someone very powerful would like to speak with you.”
I tensed again. “Do I have any choice in this?”
“Well, no. Not really.” His smile grew sharp and jagged. “So, let’s not make this complicated, okay, doll?”
He took another step forward and I braced myself, throwing a punch with all of my might. My fist connected, and the man stumbled back. I took the opportunity to run, but the rest of the men closed in, grabbing for me.
One managed to latch onto my sleeve. I shook off my jacket, still struggling forward, but another caught my hand.
I reacted before I could think, sliding my hand out of my glove. It came free, and the man jumped back in shock.
“Really?” I shot back, cradling my hand to me. “That’s what gets you to back off?”
“You’ll have to forgive them,” the original man said, wiping the blood from under his nose as he recovered. “Dragon-kin don’t burn.” He stared down at my exposed hand and arm, taking in the hyper-pink, mottled skin and all of the gouges and wrinkles in the limb. “It’s not exactly a pretty sight.”
I felt my temper flare. Not only did these men have the audacity to try to kidnap me in broad daylight, but now they were insulting me too. There was only so much a girl could take.
I ran toward him, a stupid action in hindsight, and slammed my shoulder into his middle. He skidded a step or two, but what I didn’t expect was for him to bend forward and wrap his arms around my middle. The next thing I knew, I was being thrown over his head.
I barely remembered to put both of my hands behind my head before I landed, and they hardly provided enough cushion as my skull slammed into the ground. I sat there a second, dazed and breathless, when I felt someone grab my wrists once more and try to haul me up.
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