The Book of Eden by Alex Temples

Author:Alex Temples [Temples, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

A flash of light exploded from the stone as Tristan touched it. A wave of magic slammed into me and Claire, throwing us. We fell backward onto the rocky ground.

Claire let out a yelp. I cursed.

The magic ebbed and the two of us climbed to our feet.

I began dusting off the front of my pants.

“Was that supposed to happen?” I asked, turning to the taller woman with a raised eyebrow.

She shrugged. “It’s not unusual to see that sort of strong reaction when a power like Tristan meets with a power such as that in the stone.”

Did she just refer to Tristan as a power? Hmm. Interesting. I tucked that bit of information away to consider later.

“What do we do now?” I asked

She eyed me curiously. “You aren’t familiar at all with the magical world, are you?”

I raised my chin. “No, not very. Is that a problem?”

She raised a hand. “I meant no offense, I’ve just never met another like me. I didn’t know what to expect.” She said, looking off in the distance, her gaze contemplative.

I relaxed, sensing what she wasn’t saying. She felt lost too. I wasn’t the only one adrift.

I wondered what it was like being raised by someone with magic, knowing that world existed, but being cloistered away, never allowed to meet another like yourself. It sounded lonely.

Perhaps hers was a more unfortunate situation than mine. I hadn’t found out about my magic until recently. While I’d never quite fit in as a child, I’d only had a few months to feel like a true freak, an outcast, who didn’t quite belong in the mortal world or the fae world. Claire had lived her entire life like that. We were, Claire and I, two pariahs, who finding each other now, saw the possibility of belonging.

I stepped towards her and pulled her into a hug.

She looked startled, stiffening as I put my arms around her. Then she took a deep breath and relaxed, hugging me back. When we pulled apart, we considered each other carefully.

I was the first to break the silence. She deserved to know.

“The others, the ones like us, we have people looking for them. I want you to come back to Washington with us. Once we’re there I’ll send people to gather the others. Together, we’ll all figure out how to move forward, maybe even how to rescue our mothers.” I said the words slowly, so there could be no mistaking my words.

Her eyes burned bright, their intensity growing as she processed what I said.

“Together? You’re bringing us all together?” She asked, eyes bright

I nodded.

She took in a deep breath and nodded slowly, looking back out towards the horizon where the sun was getting ready to slip beneath the ocean.

We stood there together, staring off towards the sea, waiting.

The sun performed its magical dance. Pink deepened to orange. The clouds glowed as if aflame. The sun was almost below the horizon, a finale of purple streaks running through the clouds, when there was another flash of light from the stone, and Tristan appeared, clutching a brown leather bundle.

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