Shadow of the Sun by Laura Kreitzer

Author:Laura Kreitzer [Kreitzer, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, General, Epic, Suspense
ISBN: 9781450211758
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Published: 2010-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

The air was bitingly cold as we flew through the early morning sky. But it wasn’t the cold that made the chill-bumps rise on my arms, it was the horrifying cacophony. The images in my head were of the dreadful devastation that lay below. I hadn’t dared look as I clutched onto Andrew, my eyes closed in absolute fright at what I would find if I were to open them. Andrew was silent, but I could feel his body tense around me—his muscles lean and hard. The noise of metal crashing against asphalt rang in my ears, as if someone was throwing pieces of the car around. Maybe that’s exactly what’s happening.

Did Soul Stalker finally catch up to us? And why didn’t Andrew see it coming? Isn’t that what we’re here for—to watch the ground for possible attacks? The guilt I felt only seemed to grow like a venomous bubble in my chest. Andrew was too busy paying attention to me… .

“Please don’t feel guilty,” Andrew said as we flew over the accident. I could feel the heat rise in my cheeks—embarrassment and partial anger—because he could read me so easily when we touched. My skin glowed electric blue in all the places that touched him.

“Put me down,” I ordered, trying to focus my mind.

“No,” he said softly.

I took a deep breath and stole a glance over my shoulder to see what was happening beneath us. I gasped at the scene, unable to form any kind of coherent phrase for a second or two. Finally, I shouted, “Put me down now!”

“Please!” His eyes searched mine pleadingly. “I can’t. It’s too dangerous. Ehno and Lucia can take care of themselves.”

I could read the lie and the conflict in his eyes. Of course he was doing it to calm me down, but it actually had the opposite effect. Gritting my teeth, I looked down below us again. Joseph had ducked behind the mangled car, his back against the door, while Ehno and Lucia fought against Soul Stalker, who had apparently acquired backup in between the underground facility and the wreckage site. Two new Angels were dressed in all white, billowing robes, and fought alongside Soul Stalker. Damn—if only they were on our side.

“You are nothing but betrayers!” Lucia shouted toward them. “Your

treachery is disgusting!”

There was a flurry of light, like a tiny star burst in between them.

If Andrew doesn’t put me down so I can help—so help me God I will scream! What was the point of watching? Andrew could fly and I had the power to manipulate electricity. We could help.

“I’m not asking, Andrew. I’m telling you. Put. Me. Down!”

He looked down at my incredibly severe face before he lowered some in the sky in concession. “Stay with Joseph,” he demanded. His facial expression made it clear that this point would not be negotiable.

There was a scream from below along with the sound of crackling as what looked like fireworks exploded underneath us, piercing the cold morning air. I didn’t say anything.

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