Soul Bound: A Paranormal Reverse Harem by Eve Newton

Author:Eve Newton [Newton, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Catin Publishing
Published: 2025-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

22

MATILDA

The fire roars past my head, missing me by inches as I dive and roll. My hands hit the damp earth of the forest floor, and I feel the elements surge through me. Earth wanting to rise as a shield, water begging to douse the flames, air whispering promises of escape.

But I can’t control them. Not all at once. Not like this.

“Anchor yourself,” Morrigan’s voice cracks like a whip. “You’re fighting it again. Let it flow!”

Easy for her to say. She’s not the one with all the different types of magick trying to tear her apart from the inside.

I push to my feet, gathering my power. The Praxian magick thrums through my blood, ancient and wild. Each element is a different song, a different pull. Together, they’re a symphony I can’t quite conduct.

“Again,” Morrigan commands.

I reach for the fire this time, trying to mirror her attack. The flames come eagerly. Too eagerly. They mix with air, creating a tornado of heat that spins out of control. Earth responds instinctively, trying to contain it, while water rises to protect me.

The result is chaos.

Steam explodes outward as water meets fire. The ground buckles beneath my feet as earth magick clashes with air. I’m at the centre of a maelstrom of elemental forces, each one fighting for dominance.

“Stop fighting them against each other!” Morrigan shouts over the chaos. “They’re not separate forces. They’re aspects of the same power! Your power. This is all yours, Matilda. You are the only one!”

“I’m trying!” I grit out, but it’s like trying to hold a herd of wild horses with a single thread. One pulls east, another west, each wanting its own way.

The pressure builds. Something has to give.

It’s me.

The power explodes outward in a wave that knocks me off my feet. I hit the ground hard, ears ringing, as this wild magick dissipates into the misty morning air.

Morrigan’s boots appear in my field of vision. “You’re thinking like a modern mage,” she says, offering me a hand up. “Trying to categorise and separate. Forget everything you think you know and listen to me.”

“I am listening, but it’s difficult. I’m untrained, so I don’t actually know anything.”

“Then it should be easier for you to accept what I’m telling you. Now. We do this again. This time, don’t try to control it. Listen to it. Feel how it wants to move.”

I take my stance, trying to ignore the trembling in my limbs. The power is still there, humming under my skin, eager for release. Too eager.

Like it knows something I don’t.

The book’s warnings echo in my mind: The pattern becomes complete. The stars align.

I’m not cut out for this. I’m just not capable.

Morrigan raises her hands, and I see fire gathering in her palms. “Ready?”

I feel the magick rise, answering the challenge. Each thread is distinct yet part of a greater whole. Like the tunnels beneath our feet, like the ley lines that cross and weave... the pattern.

Understanding hits me just as Morrigan releases her attack. This time, I don’t try to separate one element over another.

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