Taken by Storm (Beyond Ontariese)

Author:Friberg, Cyndi [Friberg, Cyndi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Anything-but-Ordinary Publishing
Published: 2011-11-25T06:00:00+00:00

Tal pulled Charlotte’s struggling body into his lap. He quickly wrapped his arm over hers. She bucked and arched but Tal held her firmly. This must be done.

Vee began to chant strange, musical syllables Tal did not recognize. Vee leaned in, his forehead resting directly against Charlotte’s, his hands on either side of her face. She shuddered and moaned. Her fingernails dug grooves in Tal’s forearm. Quickly transforming his skin, he prevented her from doing further damage.

Charlotte suddenly screamed loud and shrill. Tal’s gaze flew to Vee but he could only see the top of his head. She writhed, fighting madly. Fear twisted within Tal. Was Vee pushing too hard? Could this be done without causing permanent damage to Charlotte?

Dez’s smirking face flashed within Tal’s mind, reinforcing his resolve. “Help us, Charlotte,” he whispered into her ear. “There is nothing to fear. Let him work.”

Should he try to restrain the compulsion? Tal hesitated. Would another presence in her mind compound the terror?

There was no other choice. Slowly, gradually, Tal sank into her mind.

Panic bombarded his senses. She was far beyond rational thought, crazed with the need to evict the intruders from her mind. Tal frantically scanned, searching for the source of the chaos. His pulse raced and the urgency became painful, but he couldn’t let anything distract him. He must hurry!

A second compulsion arose within her, darker and more dangerous than the first. Tal trembled as he recognized its purpose. If she couldn’t force the intruders out, it would lead her into the safety of insanity.

He gathered energy and saturated the beast with serenity. It howled and writhed. Charlotte’s body mirrored its movements. Tal tuned out physical reality and summoned all of his power to the metaphysical plane. He coated the beast with thick, cloying layers of peace, restraining it, binding it.

He could feel Vee now. Sense his urgency and his exhaustion. Tal turned from the compulsion, meaning to offer his energy to Vee, but fear swelled immediately and Charlotte cried out.

Other Mystics slipped silently into the meld. Vee accepted their offered energy and continued the intricate task of dismantling the containment.

Tal whispered encouragements into Charlotte’s ear. She trembled and whimpered like a frightened child. Her distress tormented Tal. He had promised to protect her, to keep her safe. He swore that Vee wouldn’t hurt her and each moan branded him a liar.

Ripples of energy danced across the metaphysical plane. Tal focused on Vee. Something was happening. He heard Vee gasp and power exploded, knocking him backward. Vee twisted and energy burst with brilliant intensity, hurling Tal out of the meld.

Vee staggered back and slumped onto one of the cushions, panting loudly. “I do not know how it is possible.” He dragged in several shuddering breaths. “I thought the gift lost with E’Lanna.”

“What gift? What did you see?”

“Shar Lott is a catalyst,” Vee said, and then collapsed.

Tal looked down at Charlotte’s pale face. She still trembled uncontrollably and her eyes had yet to open. Catalyst? What, by the ghosts of

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