Burning Hearts by Melanie Matthews

Author:Melanie Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, demon, paranormal romance, fantasy, paranormal, teen fantasy, jinn

SCORCHED EARTH

It was an advantage to have the amulet. Invisibility had always been desired by Jenna, especially when Val broke up with her, beginning his reign of terror with her former friends.

But she had to remember her footsteps. It was hard. There were downed branches all along a scorched trail into the woods.

Why was the woods partially burned? Her question was quickly answered when she smelt the smoke, and then felt the heat. She moved in a 360 degree turn to witness the Twisted Trees on fire, crackling and hissing, resonating in undeniable laughter.

Her dagger was at the ready. She could only assume it was invisible too. Don’t drop it, she told herself. Don’t drop it. She knew what she had to do. She had to plunge the blade into the Jinni’s heart. It seemed simple as she played it out in her head, but when the time came, could she do it? Could she kill? Yes, he was evil, but who was she to exercise justice?

Her worries of right or wrong melted away as the fire drew closer and closer to her, destroying the trees that’d been there for centuries. It was her duty to stop him. No one else could do it.

She held her weapon steady, telling herself to imagine plunging an ordinary kitchen knife into a stick of butter. She hoped that the Jinni didn’t have armor; neither Malcolm nor the journal mentioned anything about a thick shell.

A shrill laugh echoed throughout the woods. The noise came closer, behind her. Another laugh approached her right, followed by one at her left.

Three. There were three Jinn.

She held her ground, making sure not to move, not to step on a branch and give away her position. Twisting her neck, she turned her head every which way she could, scanning the woods. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a black fog that disappeared as soon as it’d appeared.

Moving. The Jinn were moving.

The flames continued to approach, desiring to lick her skin right off. She was having difficulty breathing. Too bad the amulet didn’t come with a respirator mask.

There was a sound like a whoosh! and a black fog formed three feet from her before materializing into a Jinni. He was tall, wearing a casual T-shirt and jeans with unkempt shaggy brown hair. To anyone else, he was just another student who didn’t care how he looked. But Jenna knew. She could see his true self; his red eyes were blazing with fury, scanning, trying to locate her. Like Malcolm said, the Jinni could sense a distortion in the environment, but he hadn’t found her…yet.

The other two Jinn were either hiding or gone. The fire continued to move closer and closer to her. She had to act now.

One step forward.

Two steps forward.

Three steps forward.

Crack!

She stepped on an unseen branch. The Jinni sucked in air, widening his fiery eyes, seeking her out. He swiveled here and there before finally coming to a halt as he stared straight into her eyes, the same color green as the tree leaves, quickly burning all around her.

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