Tainted Rescue by Jenn Vakey

Author:Jenn Vakey [Vakey, Jenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

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I watched Leeya when I knew we were coming up on the river. It was wider than the one in Alkwin. Sometime before I left Eden a dock had been built to secure our boat. When Leeya saw it, she gasped. She practically ran toward it. You would think that a girl who had never traveled by boat might be little hesitant. I know I was the first time I did. I was certain when I looked at the structure that it would get us halfway there and go down. Not Leeya. As soon as Zaydan held his hand out for her, she took it and jumped in. Kip was right behind her. Just as fearless as she was. It was like the two were made for each other.

I wasn't sure what the boat was made of. It was solid like wood or metal, but it wasn't either of those things. I asked our Makers in Denver once, and they just laughed and said something about trade secrets. It was sturdy, though, and could hold a dozen people comfortably.

Leeya took a seat near the front, her eyes moving out over the water. After making sure we were ready to go, I sat across from her in my normal spot and took the wheel to steer us.

“So,” she said, looking down at the wheel under my hands. “How does this thing actually move?”

I smirked, already ready for one of those reactions from her, and pointed back to Zaydan. She looked back just in time to see him kicking his shoes aside as he pulled his shirt off. Then, without warning, he jumped off the back of the boat. She gave a startled little gasp, more so when the water around us started to move and push the boat forward. Zaydan just held onto the back, his arms resting on it like nothing was going on.

“Okay, I get that his mermaid abilities make the water move, but why's he in the water?” she asked, looking back to me for an answer.

“We don't only get the abilities,” I explained. “Some of us also get limitations. For instance, there is a woman in Alkwin with vampire based abilities. You haven't met her, because she has an allergy to the sun. It burns her skin, so she only comes out at night. With Zaydan, he has to be in the water for an hour a day or he'll get sick. It isn’t noticeable during the warmer months because he spends the time at the river. But now you’ll know why when he takes long showers during the winter.”

Leeya sank back into her seat. I could tell the news bothered her. Not many people really thought about the downsides of abilities. Most people didn't know about them at all. The only downside they saw was the fact that we were hunted.

The truth was, every ability could have a downside. As she saw herself with Jaron and Noella, telekinesis could be dangerous. It was also very physically draining.

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