Awakened Gifts (Gifts Trilogy #3) (The Gifts Trilogy) by C.M. Owens

Author:C.M. Owens [Owens, C.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C.M. Owens
Published: 2014-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

ARIA’S SAVAGE

The ground beneath me vibrates, and an easy smile crawls up my lips. I can smell my blood from here, meaning the time is close. So, so close.

Now that the stupid hybrid counter is gone, there is nothing weakening me. I’ve stripped myself of all the ties I’ve had to the simpletons of this world. The girl sharing my mind is no longer crying and begging me to stop, because I’ve silenced her for good.

The empathic powers kept bringing her control, forcing me to hold back and spare those fools. But now… I’ve been unchained, and there’s nothing holding me back anymore. And the girl is silent—for good.

This world needs to be purged of too much for her to come back. I need her to stay gone. She’s too weak, and I’ve got my mission that doesn’t allow for weakness. Soon. Very, very soon. It’s almost ready to start. I prefer to hit hard and fast, and from here on out, the rest of my battles will be nothing but easy. And bloody.

I can’t wait.

The wind stirs as the air trembles. Licking my lips in anticipation, I stare across the horizon, waiting patiently for the one I’ve sought. She’s coming. She’s finally coming.

In a blur, the distant figure becomes a prominent fixture before me, her eyes burning a brighter violet than mine. But soon that vibrancy will be lost to the dull, lifeless fate in store.

Her dark smile twists up, but I have a smile of my own.

“Finally,” she says in a slow, bored drawl that doesn’t match the eager fascination in her eyes.

“Finally,” I say, taunting her.

I can still smell her weakness from here. I knew she wouldn’t be healed yet. She needs more than weeks to recover from the brutal mess inside her body, but she hides her pain well. Masks are easily seen through by someone with empathic powers.

I circle her, watching her carefully as she keeps her eyes on me. As if we’re duelers waiting for sundown, we stare at each other, each waiting for the other to make a move.

“You’re different,” she says, hissing as she narrows her eyes, her confidence fading as fast as her smile.

“I’m stronger.” My laughter bubbles out, and her eyes widen when I allow my pupils to dilate and expand to black.

She only falters for a second, but she regains her composure quickly, throwing her hands out as the first strike releases, thundering through the air with a vengeful intent.

And so it begins.

JASE

“Simone and Kellan are still locked up together, and you really don’t want to go anywhere near that room,” Rex grumbles, a litany of curses falling out behind his warning.

He runs a hand through his already disheveled hair, and I numbly look over all these supposed leads Araya and Brazen are tracking down. Four fucking hours—that’s how long Kellan and Simone have been gone. I swear, it’s as though they’ve lost track of the universe.

“Grayson thinks Kellan was starving for a blood screw,” Angelica says with tight lips, her eyes on the papers in front of her.

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