Prophecy by Sheryl Steines

Author:Sheryl Steines [Steines, Sheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780985865283
Published: 2019-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

The portal burst out between the talismans and whirled like a tornado in front of Annie. Lightning flashed quickly, nearly grazing her. Beyond the whirlpool of air, she could see all the people she loved the most. They looked at her, worried for her.

She stood on a narrow pathway, damp cool air surrounding her, as the sun hid behind a thick layer of clouds. She clenched her muscles as wind whipped across her; it wasn’t from the portal, but from the storm that was closing in on her.

Annie reached out to touch the swirling air, out to Cham who stood on the other side. While he was only inches from her, they were really 1,100 years apart, so far away that she couldn’t reach him, touch him. She couldn’t feel his warmth or smell his spicy cologne. A pained whimper crossed her lips.

“Cham,” she murmured.

“Annie!” he shouted.

A strong force pulled on her, yanking her farther from him. Annie felt as though she was falling, falling from the sky, slipping away from him.

“Cham!” she screamed as she began to flail. Her arms flapped wildly, her body twisted and turned as the wind picked up and blew against her. “Cham!” she screamed again, but her voice was gone. She panicked. She tried to scream again, but nothing came out.

Annie whipped her hands out around her to cast a spell. Nothing shot from her palms. She couldn’t access her magic. She was alone, as she fell from the sky, without her powers, without her voice.

So close to the ground, she kicked out, trying to make contact with the colors surrounding her. Again, she reached out for something to cling to, but there was nothing above, below or around her.

She looked down. The ground was almost there…

Annie woke, her breathing haggard, her palms and brows drenched with sweat. She looked around her bedroom. Dark shadows covered the floor, her walls, her bed.

Cham lay beside her, his breathing even and steady, though his fists were balled tightly and his jaw was tense. She pulled the covers to her chin as she lay on his chest. She rose up and down as he breathed. She touched his chest, his hair; her hand settled on his stomach, where she could feel it rise and fall. Annie took a deep breath, memorizing his scent, the cologne he used, the shampoo in his hair.

“Baby. What time is it?” he murmured.

“It’s still really early. Go back to sleep,” she said.

He quickly woke. “I’m awake now. I don’t think I can go back to sleep,” he said. He wrapped his arms around her.

“Sorry. I… I had a dream. Woke me up,” Annie said.

“At this point, I don’t want to miss a moment,” he said as he stared at the light across the ceiling. “I haven’t slept much anyway.”

“I don’t want to go,” she said.

Cham kissed the top of her head. “I don’t want you to go either. You should get some sleep. You might not get much once you get there.

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