Seeking Crystal by Joss Stirling

Author:Joss Stirling
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780192793164
Publisher: Oxford University Press Children's Books
Published: 2012-10-03T14:00:00+00:00

Allowing so many people to have access to my mind reminded me of walking out in public in a bikini for the first time. I was scared everyone would be looking at all the bits I wanted to keep hidden, but then I realized it wasn’t a big deal for anyone else and I should get on with the job at hand. The sensation was so eerie: I could feel the Benedict boys’ different natures surrounding me, but most clearly I felt Xav’s presence. He was totally focused on supporting me; it was like being carried in his arms again, but this time in thought. How had I not appreciated that side of him till it was almost too late? I had known he was caring from the start but I’d spent more time arguing with him than letting him show his best side.

Because arguing is fun, he whispered in my mind. Think of all the kiss and make up we get to do afterwards.

Xav, chided his father, focus.

Give the guy a break. He’s only just found her, said Will. I could feel his humour ripple through the shared mind-conversation.

You’re only saying that so she can find your girl first, countered Uriel. I’m going to argue privilege of the eldest.

Boys. That was Saul again.

Just settling her in, said Xav. She doesn’t do this telepathy stuff like us. I’m working out how to protect her from the things whirling about in your heads.

I then realized I was only prevented from feeling my usual nausea by the fact that I was within Xav’s mental space, hearing the conversation through his filters. I didn’t have those in my mind, which was doubtless why I had spent most of my life being knocked about by telepathy.

Yeah, darlin’, that’s me: your force field. He projected an image of the Starship Enterprise with its shields on maximum, ploughing through an asteroid belt.

I just hope the engines can take it when we get going on tracking one of the soulfinders. Who shall we try? I knew all of them were eager to volunteer. I know Diamond best, obviously, but she is the newest. Should we go with your dad and mum?

The link is strong between soulfinders no matter how new, said Saul graciously. As you know your way round your sister’s mind a little, I think it should be her.

Trace? Xav reached out to his eldest brother.

Ready. And I could feel he was: locked and loaded like he would be before any dawn raid in his job.

I was feeling embarrassed about what I was about to do and they must have all sensed it.

Don’t be shy, Crystal. There’s nothing between Diamond and me that she wouldn’t want shared with you for this purpose, Trace reassured me.

OK. I’m going to follow your feelings for her—that’s the clearest thing for me to sense. I touched his mind with Xav’s help. And there it was: the stream of thoughts and emotions all focused on his soulfinder. I didn’t want to

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