The Queen of Jade by L J Andrews

Author:L J Andrews [Andrews, L J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 4 Arrows
Published: 2019-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Manipulation on the scale of evacuating an entire town was agonizing. My body trembled every time I touched one of the doors of each home along the roads. Teagan clutched my hand, when I felt as though I might not be able to go on. Our connection added strength to the task. Five homes remained on the final street, just before the trees encompassed the mountainside.

My chest seemed as though the mountain had been placed on top, and I gasped for each breath. Teagan’s arm around my shoulders offered comfort, but even as I clutched his waist and rested my head on his chest it seemed as though I would die from lack of energy if I touched another foundation. Taillights from cars disappeared along the roads as the idea to leave town flittered into the minds of the people of Wyvern Willows. Like fading fireflies, cars abandoned the town. I hadn’t specified any reason why it would be good to leave, I simply created an urgency in their minds. The town was unsafe. Some took longer than others to actually get the gumption to leave their homes, but now I was faced with five homes—that was all.

“No more, Jade,” Teagan whispered, his kiss pressing against my head.

“I can’t leave them,” I gasped.

“Then let me do it,” he replied. Gently he released my body and immediately I felt weaker. Sapphire took hold of me, helping me stand straighter. Teagan stepped forward, his gaze finding Athika. My heart sank. I was going to become queen, I should be able to finish this task without pushing Teagan to Athika. I squirmed, but Sapphire wouldn’t release me.

“Jade, let it be,” he whispered. “It doesn’t show weakness when you know when to ask for help. I would think you weak if you insisted on doing this all on your own.”

“I won’t be able to do it as pleasant as Jade,” Teagan shouted to the group. “Does anyone have any issues with how we have to get these people out of town?”

No one protested.

With a final glance in my direction, Teagan lowered to his haunches and placed his hand along the earth. Athika followed suit, though at a greater distance down the road. When Teagan closed his eyes and focused, I felt the shift in the ground. The soil rumbled, and it seemed the entire mountainside burst to life. Thundering rocks tumbled down the hillside landing precariously close to the homes. The road split in two. Teagan shouted to Athika to push harder. The wood siding along the cabins split, some logs ripping from the walls. All the porches shifted and sagged from the pulse of energy ripping apart the neighborhood. I heard screams.

Teagan held up one hand, a hydrant near the end of the road burst with frigid water spraying like a geyser into the sky. I smelled gas. The scent so strong the back of my throat ached. From the corner of my eye I watched Onyx drift toward the hydrant. He bowed his head but touched nothing.

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