Resonance by Dianne J. Wilson

Author:Dianne J. Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction
ISBN: 9781522300243
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2018-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

18

Bree’s good arm crossed her chest and the smirk on her freckled face was the closest thing to the old Bree he’d seen since finding her. “Read it for yourself. I told you. You can’t go in.”

Kai resisted the urge to untie her hair and ruffle it. He missed her curls.

They stood before a tall building carved with intricate geometric patterns. A silent lady shuffled along, hunched over and gazing at the ground. Kai scanned the quiet street. Other than the old lady, they were alone.

All the other buildings Kai had seen so far had been simple, purely functional. This one made up for all their plainness. A carved stone plaque declared the building to be The Temple of Tau in grand letters. The times of worship were carved underneath in tiny writing. Kai poked at it with a stiff finger. “Surely, they open for services. They must.” Kai didn’t know much about church, but it made sense that the building would be opened for the faithful. “How else would one do whatever it is that people do during church?”

Bree’s nose wrinkled, and she shrugged. “That’s what the courtyard is for.”

Kai was not convinced. He mounted the broad stairs to the over-sized double doors. He pushed, shoved, and tried the handle. Nothing budged. Bree leaned on the plaque at the bottom of the stairs, her face expressionless, but I told you so twinkling in her eyes.

Tau, why is it so hard to get to you?

Determined to find a way in, Kai explored the walls alongside the door. He trailed his fingers along each crack, feeling for something that might spring the doors. He’d been on this side of reality often enough to know secret entrances were nothing strange.

Bree stayed at the bottom of the stairs. “Give it up already. You’re not getting in. You’re just as stubborn as you were before.”

Kai heard her, but he moved on to the wall to keep exploring.

“Kai...”

He stuck his hand into a carved recess just at shoulder height and felt around for anything out of the ordinary. This one was smooth. He clucked his teeth, muttering under his breath.

“Kai! They’re coming.”

“Just give me a moment.”

Bree stamped her foot in frustration and ran up the stairs to grab Kai’s arm and yank on it.

“What?” He brushed her off and kept on searching.

“Temple Guards. Trust me. You don’t want them to catch you here.” Any trace of the Bree he knew from before was gone again, swallowed up by this fear-filled, pale creature who couldn’t look him in the eye.

Kai stopped and spun around. “That is the single most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”

“Shocking, I know. Whatever. Please can we leave? I swear I’ll leave without you.” Her hand rested on his arm, and her fingers burnt his skin.

“Fine. Just give me a moment.”

Running footsteps echoed down the street as though a small army headed toward them.

“You’re out of moments. You’re on your own.” Bree took off along the side of the temple, ducking behind the hedge growing along the front of it.

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