The Power Within: Australian Supernatural: Goldfields - Book One by Nicole R. Taylor
Author:Nicole R. Taylor [Taylor, Nicole R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Jin lingered amongst the gumtrees by Moonlight Creek, watching the minerâs cottage across the water.
He felt the simmering menace of the diggings at his back, but after being imprisoned within the Union Reef Mine for as long as he had, he barely felt it anymore. The darkness had become a part of him. Itâd shaped his soul, melded him into the creature he had to be to avenge the carnage the Trine had wrought all those years ago.
Carnage they had attempted again this very night.
He watched Patrick and Holly as they sat on the verandah, talking about the reality of the world she now found herself in. It should be him sitting there; he should be telling her these things.
Flexing his aching fingers, he glared. His appearance at the wake had triggered the Trine, but not in the way heâd been expecting. It was foolish to go after Holly so openly, but itâd only been one of them, whichâ
It was a test. The attack, the convenient arrival of Patrick. All of it. Holly Burke had become his weakness without him even knowing it.
He saw Patrick getting ready to leave, so he straightened and ghosted through the trees, following the vampire through the night. Jin caught him a hundred meters from Hollyâs cottage.
He leapt from the shadows and shoved Patrick against a tree, growling deep in his chest. The hatred he felt in that moment drove him to pick up a splintered branch and brandish it in front of himâ¦but he didnât know what made him stop an inch short of plunging it into Patrickâs heart.
Patrick turned towards him, his eyes dark. âLook at what youâve become.â He spread his arms wide. âNowâs your chance, Jin. Take it.â
The branch slipped from his fingers.
âIâm not afraid of your threats,â he continued. âYou talk a big game, but thatâs all it is. Talk.â
âIf itâs war you want,â Jin snarled, âIâll be glad to give it to you.â
âReally?â Patrick stepped closer. âI heard what you said tonight, Jin. I see why you lingered here. Are you really prepared to let Holly suffer as part of your master plan?â
Jin faltered, his anger almost breaking.
âI thought so,â Patrick scoffed.
Jin snarled and buried his fingers into the front of Patrickâs shirt, jerking him close. âIf you hurt herââ
âI know this must be painful for you, Jin. To you, what went on between the Burkes and the Trine happened only yesterdayâ¦but itâs been over one hundred and seventy years.â He sighed and pushed Jinâs hands. âIâm going to implore to you one last time; stop this madness before someone else dies.â
âSomeone else?â he scoffed. âDo you want to tell me the truth about Hannah Burke, then?â
âHannah died of a heart attack,â Patrick replied. âBut what happened to Holly tonight was because of your actions. You forced the Trineâs hand. Theyâre testing you at Hollyâs expense. This isnât the past repeating itself, Jin.â
âDo you really believe that?â he hissed. âAre you such a fool?â
âAre you?â The force of Patrickâs words drove Jin back a step.
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