Taurus (Guardians of the Stars Book 1) by Kim Faulks

Author:Kim Faulks [Faulks, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-02-12T00:00:00+00:00

“I can’t leave you.”

My throat thickened. I nodded.

“You don’t understand. I don’t know… I can’t see.”

My shirt pulled taut under Odessa’s grip.

I gripped her hand and stared into her tormented gaze. “I have to do this. There’s no other way.”

Thick tears slid down her cheeks. I combed my fingers through her scraggly hair, then yanked her hard against my chest.

She clutched my shirt and trembled. “I saw you kiss the dragon. You were swallowed by the fire. But you weren’t burned. You weren’t burned. The flames wrapped around you, comforting you.”

I dropped my hands from her shoulders. Marcus.

Odessa’s eyes glistened as she shook her head, tearing me away from his memory. “I see only darkness now. But it’s not the darkness that’s terrifying, Abrial. It’s the screaming. I can’t stop them. No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop the sounds.”

I clenched my fist to still the shake and ran my knuckles along her hair. “I hear her too. But she isn’t just screaming, Odessa. She’s calling my name.”

My heart was as heavy as boots as I swiped my tears. “Did I ever tell you my mother was a witch?”

A spark lit up the night in her eyes. She answered with a rush. “No.”

I nodded, soothing myself with the motion of my hand, fighting, just to get the words out. “My sister too.”

“I… I didn’t know that.”

The silence gripped my heart. “I want you to do something for me. Tell Marcus, I’m sorry. Tell him… even with the crash I had a nice time… with him.”

The ground blurred as I stumbled and heaved my pack from the ground, swinging the weight up and over my shoulder. The straps bit into the muscle. I gripped the webbing and kept on moving, leaning into each stride, leaving what remained of my Bloodstone pack behind.

The crystal at my neck smacked against my chest with each stride, reminding me what was important—reminding me what was really a home—and that was family.

I yanked the stone from my shirt and traced the surface. My thumb stilled on the sharp ridge. I pressed my chin to my chest, yanking the leather strap free and stared at the shattered crystal.

Broken stone.

A broken pack.

A broken heart.

Because I’m cursed. Because we were cursed.

What are you doing back here? I don’t know you. Wait….

The memory resurfaced with a rush. I shook my head, desperate to get away, but the vision was relentless. I was in the shadows of the Echo pack. I’m sorry. Those words resounded inside my head. They were empty words that dragged me down.

I reached for my throat. I could still feel his hands, clawing. The panic rose with the memory. I clutched the crystal against my chest feeling every tremor.

I murdered him. Murdered him in cold blood. I closed my eyes. Go away… just go away. Yet, the dead never stay dead. Unseen fingers fumbled with my necklace.

His grasp had slipped, then found a hold in my shirt. The collar pulled taught, choking me as he wrenched me from my feet.

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