A Phoenix Never Dies by Kaitlyn Meyers

Author:Kaitlyn Meyers [Meyers, Kaitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brigade Press
Published: 2018-08-10T22:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

Harper thought of Jeffrey, holding his class ring in one hand. She didn't know if the memento would help, but it certainly couldn't hurt. She thought of what she knew of him; that he'd been a college drop-out who'd been turned into a vampire. He was messy to a fault, and he had once betrayed Alec... and made up for it by saving Chloe.

It was mostly silent in the room, other than Chloe's light snoring as she slept on the bed. No matter how hard she focused on Jeffrey, though, she couldn't seem to trance him. The worst part was, once she'd suggested it, she had known deep down she could do it. So why wasn't it working?

After a few more minutes, she gave a frustrated sigh. "Bring him back in," she said to Conner.

He went out in the hall, where Jeffrey was standing with Brittney. They all filed back into the room, looking disappointed.

"Maybe this is a bad idea," Harper said with a tinge of resignation. "Even if I can do it, maybe I can't do it now. Maybe I need more time to practice."

"I have an idea," Conner said.

"What's that?"

"Try it with me."

"What?"

Conner nodded. "Try it out with me," he said. "You know me a lot better than you know Jeffrey. See if you can do it with me."

Before she could argue, he and Jeffrey left the room, closing the door gently behind them. Harper looked at the others, and they simply shrugged.

"Might as well," Brittney said. "I mean, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. At least this way you'll know."

"Alright," Harper said. She thought of Conner. She thought of his smile, his laugh, the way he was always so flippantly charming. She thought about the things she knew of him, and of the things she didn't know. Ileana, help me.

Suddenly it was as though she was seeing through two sets of eyes. She could see the hotel room still, and the people in it. But on top of that was the hallway, where Conner was standing. He turned his head, and her vision turned with him. It was disorienting and nauseating. She almost pulled back, but then thought better of it. Instead, she closed her eyes.

Immediately her own vision was cut off, and all she could see was what Conner was looking at. She saw Jeffrey standing there. He opened up his mouth to speak, but whatever he said was lost on Harper. She could see him, but she couldn't hear him.

She frowned, keeping her eyes clenched shut. With a deliberate effort, she cleared her mind, and then opened it. Jeffrey's voice came sharp and strong. "Do you think it's working?"

"I don't know," Conner said.

"You can't feel anything?"

Conner shook his head, nearly disorienting Harper again. She breathed in and out slowly, and then did her best to sink into Conner. Once she had, his movements felt like her movements. When he turned his head, she turned hers. When he slid his eyes down the hall, her own moved behind her closed lids.

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