The Otherworld Trilogy - Omnibus Edition by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

Author:Jenna Elizabeth Johnson [Johnson, Jenna Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Young Adult, Paranormal, Supernatural, Fairies, Romance
ISBN: 9781301946228
Publisher: Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Published: 2013-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

-Nineteen-

Miracle

All I could think about as we tore over the rain-soaked earth was that we must move faster. Speirling was already running as swiftly as possible, his snorting breath and heaving chest signs that he was close to his limit. I was surprised that I managed to keep Cade, and myself, on Speirling’s back, but I imagined my magic had a lot to do with it. I sensed the power flowing from my skin, warming me and making the ride seem less jarring.

Speirling slowed before entering the dolmarehn that would take us to the Dagda, and Meridian’s needle-sharp claws dug into me as we braced ourselves for the transport to the other side. Once there, Speirling picked up his pace again and I groaned when the first icy drops of rain pelted my hot face.

“Meridian, see if you can fly ahead and warn the Dagda of what has happened.”

Yes. Swift, she answered.

And with that, she was gone from my shoulder and lost in the chaos of the storm. I wondered why the rain still fell on this side of the dolmarehn since the clouds had been moving west, but when Speirling stumbled, the idea of rain and storms was quickly driven from my mind.

“It’s okay, you didn’t fall,” I managed, patting him with affection.

His breathing was labored and his steps faulty, but he had to reach the Dagda’s house. When he stumbled again an hour later I eased him back a little. A slower pace would cost us time, but there would be no hope for Cade if Speirling collapsed while we were still several miles from our destination.

I gritted my teeth against worry as the stallion’s gait slowed. I had tried to distract my mind as we moved ever eastward, but every chance it got, my brain kept dredging up the horrible image of Cade in the final minutes of his fight with the Cumorrig. I envisioned him standing there, the last vestiges of his battle fury, his riastrad, leaving his body wrought with tremors. The monster, taking advantage of a slight moment of distraction, plunging its dagger-like claws into Cade’s abdomen. The look in Cade’s eyes as he gazed at me one last time before collapsing . . .

I squeezed my eyes shut as the tears burned them again.

“Speirling, keep moving, please. Go at whatever pace you can, just don’t stop,” I rasped as I leaned over and rested my head against Cade’s back.

A tired whicker, a distant roll of thunder, and the icy lash of rain against my bared neck accompanied me as the black horse carried us across the open fields of Eile. Before I let unconsciousness finally claim me, I pressed my lips to the icy skin at the nape of Cade’s neck and whispered for his sake only, “I love you.”

* * *

I woke when the force of my body hitting the ground knocked me back to my senses. A few moments passed before I caught my breath, and another minute dragged on as

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