Rising Darkness by Élianne Adams

Author:Élianne Adams [Adams, Élianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lick of Fire phoenix shifter romance
Publisher: EABooks
Published: 2018-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Nickie held her breath for a few seconds before releasing it again. She could do this. Zenon had prepared her for what might happen—didn’t mean she was happy about it. The good thing about being so high in the air was that their spells weren’t as strong. The bad thing was that they were high up in the air. If something went wrong, it was a long way down. He’d assured her the attack would not be physical. The enemy couldn’t see them, and the precision it would take to strike him mid-flight was next to impossible.

That meant a mental assault was coming. Still reeling from the last one, she wasn’t keen on heading into another, but she’d survive it. Zenon was seeking the weak spots in the magical energy surrounding them. They’d have to use those to their advantage now that they knew—kind of—what they were facing.

The one reassurance she had was that no matter how hard she struggled and tried to get away, Zenon would never let her fall. She didn’t have to ask to know this. It was a soul-deep certainty that didn’t waver when she sought it time and again.

“It’s thinning at the top,” he warned. “Prepare yourself for the worst. Remember, the thoughts are not your own, but the enemy’s fabrication.”

“You’re sure they can’t hurt you physically, though, right? I’d hate to go flying without you and those mighty wings of yours.” Nickie joked, but the fear clawing at her was all too real.

“I will never let you go.”

She took a fortifying breath and wrapped her arms around one of his thick talons, hugging it to her chest as a reminder to hang on even when her head told her otherwise. “Okay, I’m ready when you are.”

With a few strong flaps of his wings, Zenon took her soaring higher. The chill assaulting her moments later had little to do with the temperature and everything to do with slimy magic. Goose bumps chased each other on her skin. Her stomach lurched as an almost sulfuric stench filled her nostrils. It’s going to be fine. Zenon won’t let anything happen to me.

She repeated the mantra, dread filling her as she waited for the hum to overtake her.. Needing more reassurance, she sought Zenon’s presence though their link. Rather than the smooth, easy access she’d had only moments before, the connection scraped the edges of her mind. “Zenon?”

His wings beat hard and fast, taking them to dizzying heights, but that wasn’t what made her blood run cold. It was the utter silence coming from him. The warmth she’d become accustomed to within herself wasn’t there. Two days ago, the emptiness had been normal, but now, it sent pain slicing through her.

“Zenon, please, answer me,” she screamed into his mind, needing to hear his voice so much it hurt. More than absolute silence, the block that slammed into her sent her flying backward into her own mind again. Something was wrong. A sob bubbled from her lips.

“Please, Zenon. I’m scared.

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