Electric Heat (A Raven Investigations Novel Book 3) by Brutger Stacey

Author:Brutger, Stacey [Brutger, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Durant, Jackson, Electricity, paranormal romance, Paranormal, Brutger Stacey, Magic, Raven, Conduit, Stacey Brutger, Slave, Taggert, Wild Magic, A Raven Investigation Novel, Kick-Ass Heroine, Heat, wizards, action adventure, Alpha, Urban Fantasy, Electric Heat, Female assassins, Prime, Brutger, Urban, Fiction - Fantasy, Witches, Electric, Fantasy fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, werewolves, Ancient Magic, wolves, Fantasy - Contemporary
Publisher: Stacey Brutger
Published: 2015-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

They hurtled through the forest, dodging the trees and branches. Raven followed the others, trusting Durant’s nose to lead them away from danger. It didn’t take more than five minutes for her endurance to begin to flag. It was embarrassing, but she was at the end of her rope.

They burst into a clearing to the sound of startled screams. A cluster of witches whirled toward them, their terrified faces pale in the darkness.

All of them were no older than in their teens.

“If you want to live, you better move it.” The rest of her people plowed through the clearing. After a second’s pause, the young group scrambled to catch up.

Durant dropped back to her side. “They’ll slow us down.”

Meaning they would be caught.

“What choice do we have? They’re kids.” He didn’t say anything as he picked up speed, but it did give her an idea. She dropped back, running next to the kids as they struggled to keep up in the dark. “We’re being tracked. Are any of you able to cast and throw them off our trail?”

Raven would do it herself, but she feared the Prime would be able to track her magic. They couldn’t risk it.

The kids were already exhausted and terrified, but one of the younger girls raised her hand. “I can fool the witches but not the animals.”

Raven smiled in encouragement. “Good. The longer we can keep them from catching up, the better. When they reach us, don’t stop, keep running. Let me and mine take care of them.”

When—not if.

The kids’ relief was palpable. The longer they could evade their pursuers, the better their chances of escape. The familiars weren’t the best shifters, but they could win by sheer numbers.

No, the one they had to worry about was Dominic. She dreaded the confrontation. How was she supposed to choose between one of her only friends and her pack?

But if he was determined to kill what was hers, she would have no choice.

Her heart cracked a little, and the creature hummed, offering her a small comfort.

The kids spoke in hushed whispers, then fell silent for a few seconds. “Miss.”

At the tentative inquiry, Raven dropped back and ran beside the oldest girl in the group. She couldn’t have been more than seventeen, skinny, and would have seemed almost fragile if it weren’t for the determined spark in her eyes. “Do we need to slow down more?”

She appeared startled to realize they weren’t running full out, then shook her head. “I know a place where we’ll be safe.”

Raven was skeptical that any place would be safe from the Prime, but they’d already taken heavy losses. If they wanted to survive, they needed reinforcements and a place where they could recover and come up with a plan of attack. “Where?”

“You can’t tell. It’s supposed to be a secret.” The youngest of the group had a bulldog expression on her face, clearly unwilling to give up the tiniest bit of information to an outsider.

“Be quiet, stupid. We won’t make it there on our own.

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