Second Chance (The Chronicles of Kerrigan Sequel, #3) by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May [W.J. May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wanita May
Published: 2020-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

T HERE ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ramifications to days like this. Days like this leave scars that can’t be ignored.

Even when they were back at Guilder, after having witnessed the rapidly unraveling mind of Madame Elpis, Rae had never fully appreciated the wisdom in her mother’s words until this very moment.

In the last few days she’d been stabbed by the man she loved, seen every horror and atrocity her father had ever committed, watched as the fabric of her world was ripped apart in civil war, and then saw a young man, who should be brimming with hope and promise, shoot himself in the head.

It was too much.

It was all just too much.

And that was how Rae Kerrigan accidentally froze the world for a second time.

She certainly didn’t mean to do it. She hadn’t even realized she’d slipped into a different set of ink until she realized that all the people she’d been talking with had frozen behind her in the hall.

“...Which is why we need to get a replacement anklet as soon as possible. I have no idea why we let our precautions get so lax, but this isn’t up for—Are you guys even listening?!” She whipped around in frustration, then stopped cold, her eyes widening in wonder as she gazed back at a hall of statues. “Guys?”

No one made a sound.

Rae took a cautious step forward, waving a hand in front of Gabriel’s face. A second later, she reached out and tugged a lock of Angel’s long hair. “...Guys?”

Nope. Nothing. Angel would have smacked her for the hair-tug.

“Oh crap,” she muttered, running a hand up over her face. “Not again.”

Her first thought was to try to reverse it somehow. She certainly couldn’t leave them all just standing here mid-step. It seemed improper, though. And dangerous. Given everything that was happening, it could be very dangerous indeed.

It wasn’t often this group of people were rendered helpless, but that was the overwhelming thought which struck Rae as she walked between them. They all looked so vulnerable. So exposed. At the complete mercy of the world around them. Unable to take care of themselves. Too dangerous.

Her next thought turned comical and she covered her mouth to hide the giggle. What if I snap a pic? It would be hilarious—sort of. She could prove to them that Julian wasn’t the only one developing his powers. That she had a new set of ink up her sleeve as well. If it hadn’t been for the fact that chaos seemed to haunt their every morning, she’d have told them already. Plus, I have no idea how where it’s come from. Who else has this ability? And freakin’ knows how to use it!

She reached for her phone in her back pocket and then shook her head. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! People freeze automatically in pictures! So the rest of the super-gang would hardly see it as proof. Maybe a video?

Stop it, Kerrigan!! she scolded herself.

Her final assessment—the one she settled with—was to simply be overwhelmingly relieved that she had a moment just to herself.

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