Origins: First Books of Three Paranormal Bestsellers: Cole, Showalter, Kohler by Kresley Cole Gena Showalter Sharie Kohler

Author:Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, Sharie Kohler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2011-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

13

“Stay here,” I shouted to the hunters trying to subdue the increasingly frightened protesters.

“Keep them calm.”

To Jaxon, I said, “It’s him.” We leapt into action. As we raced through the building, we remained side by side, our arms pumping in unison. The walls beside us became a white blur, an ever-constant sea of motion. A bead of sweat trickled between my shoulder blades, and the scent of fear rocked me.

The fear was my own.

Kyrin was smart. I knew that. There was also a distinct possibility that he was immortal. Yet even still, I doubted he was able to walk through metal-braced walls. So how had he slipped past security? How had he bypassed locks, motion detectors, fingerprint IDs, heat sensors, eye scanners, and weight-sensitive floor tiles? Molecular transportation? Then why not take Lilla and go?

If he actually rescued Lilla…

Only the bolts and eye scanners slowed Jaxon’s and my progress. When we at last passed them, I quickened my step, flying past agents who diligently hastened toward sector five. I had to get there first.

“If he nabs Lilla,” Jaxon said, putting voice to my fears, “we’re in deep shit.”

“God, I know.”

We reached our destination, the only entrance to the cells, and endured another retinal scan. The door buzzed consent, and we shoved our way inside…only to discover the thick metal entryway to the cells closed and secured, the cell guard asleep at his post. Asleep? With this noise? Not hardly.

Jaxon had the same idea and nodded. “I’ve got your back.”

I checked the slumped man’s pulse. Too rapid for restful slumber. Definitely not a natural sleep. Either drug-induced, or the man was under mind control.

“Kyrin’s been here,” I said.

Jaxon cursed under his breath.

A sense of foreboding swept through my veins. “I don’t like this,” I muttered. “Let’s get inside and guard Lilla’s door.”

I reached out, just about to press my palm against the print scan to release the locks. Then I paused, hand suspended midair. My skin tingled. Another wave of foreboding, this one stronger, more intense, crashed inside me.

I needed to open the entrance, but…

Jaxon watched me expectantly.

Do it. Open the door echoed in my mind, the words spoken by that same rich male voice that always made me shiver with both dread and heat. Open the door.

I remained motionless. Was it possible…could Kyrin make himself invisible? Was he here, now, waiting for me to escort him inside?

“Mia,” Jaxon shouted over the alarm. “What’s wrong? We need to guard Lilla. He might already be inside.”

I jerked my hand back. “How could he have opened this door?”

Jaxon shifted impatiently on his feet. “I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. We need to get inside. This conversation can wait.”

No. No, it couldn’t. A slight breeze caressed my neck, a breeze that held the subtle fragrance of Onadyn. I spun to my left. Saw nothing amiss. I spun to my right. Again, saw nothing amiss. Yet I knew, knew, Kyrin was inside this room with me.

“Mia, damn it,” Jaxon said. “Let’s do this.” He stepped forward, reaching out, waiting for me.

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