SHATTERED: SECRET SOCIETY OF SOULS, BOOK 1 by K.C. RILEY

Author:K.C. RILEY [RILEY, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781737443902
Publisher: Shadowick Publishing
Published: 2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

“Hannah, breathe. You’re fine, but you have to breathe.” The words were coming from my mouth. The book must have jumped timelines and put me back into Serene’s body.

Hannah didn’t look good. Her hands were bound in rope, and her arms extended out between two wooden posts. Beside her were two more empty wooden posts. It almost looked like it was a place for some kind of torture or punishment.

The air felt electrical and damp with the smell of ozone.

People crowded around us from several feet away. Based on what had just happened, I prayed they weren’t going to torture her. And maybe they weren’t. The energy felt different than the crowd with Sir Isaac.

I reached down and soaked a rag in a bucket of water. I squeezed it out before patting it on Hannah’s sweating forehead. The red amulet hung around her neck.

A voice spoke from behind me, “Step back and give her some room.” It was Ezra, Serene’s father. He gently took me by the arm and escorted me back to where the rest of the crowd stood watching. Sparks of electricity gathered around Hannah’s body and built in the air around her like a contraction. She couldn’t take it anymore and screamed out like she was giving birth.

My heart wanted to console her. If this was an ascension, I wanted no part of it.

A horrible pain shot through my stomach. I fell to the ground and keeled over in what felt like being plugged into a thousand volts of electricity.

“Serene, what’s wrong?” Ezra held me at my shoulders.

“I don’t know,” I said, doubled over in pain. Something burned into my wrist, a mark, the same mark from the book.

“Everyone, stand back. Give her some room.”

Another contraction of energy pierced through my body as I hollered out in pain. If this was what it was like to give birth, I didn’t want any part of that either. Not without some serious drugs.

Ezra yelled out again. “Bring me the amulet.”

“No. It’s not my time.” I was half dazed. “My birthday is not for two more weeks. You can’t.”

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. You know I am. But you’re early. I don’t know why, but you are.”

Somehow I was pulled up to my feet and carried over to the post next to Hannah. My arms and hands were stretched out and secured. They took the amulet off of Hannah and placed it around my neck. Hannah was going to die without that amulet. The guilt was already eating Serene alive.

Another contraction struck through me. Hannah and I both cried out at the same time as the dark clouds gathered overhead. Lightning struck down all around the campground. You could see and smell it. Regardless, no one ran for cover. They all remained unbelievably still in their spots just watching us.

I looked over at Hannah. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s all right. You have to live. You take good care of them.”

With the sound of her last word, a black mist descended on us like Death itself.

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