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.I wiggle one of my arms out of his grasp and run my fingers over his chest. You re healing.He kisses me softly. I know&  Another light-as-a-feather kiss and then another and I canbarely breathe through the fog in my head and the lack of oxygen in my system. I can feel the energyhealing me& Keepers heal quickly anyway, but this&  His tongue slips inside mine and I knot myfingers through his hair, pulling him closer.He puts a sliver of space between our lips, yet it s only toutter,  The electricity makes it so much better.His weight pushes down on me again and I return my arm to the side of my head so he can wraphis fingers around my wrist and pin me down once more.Knowing what I m doing, he briefly smilesagainst my lips before he kisses me with so much force it feels like my body blazes as brightly as ashimmering piece of silver in the sunlight.We kiss until our bodies liquefy from the red-hot heat, until we re verging on the point of rippingeach other's clothes off.I m just about to undo the button of his jeans when a scream rips through theair.I freeze.I know the sounds far too well.Death Walkers.Alex is on his feet before I can even register what s happening, then grabbing ahold of my hand,he lifts me to my feet, his strength suddenly back. Where s Laylen, I say, glancing around at the dimly lit cave. I m not sure. He looks worried as he stuffs the gem into his pocket and rushes over to thetrunk.He selects a small, silver-bladed pocketknife from the bottom, and then dashes over to theladder, glancing up at the land above. Stay behind me at all times, he commands, gripping the knife in one hand and the step of theladder in the other.I nod and follow him up the ladder, wishing I had a knife of my own so I could at least try toprotect myself.I hate this feeling of being helpless yet I seem to experience it a lot.I stay behind him as he told me to while he slides down the rocky hill and then winds through thebushes and trees.We can t find Laylen anywhere and the farther we walk, the more worried I get thathe might be in some serious trouble.More clouds have rolled in and the sky is nearly black.I can hear the sound of thunder rumblingand the snap of lightening as it blazes across the sky.As we reach the heart of the trees, rain begins totrickle down from the sky and splatter on the leaves and dirt, making the ground a muddy mess.Shriekafter shriek echoes through the forest, growing louder as we hike further.Finally it becomes so deafening that it s evident we re close to one of them.Stopping behind alarge tree, Alex sticks his hand out to hold me back, pressing the knife out in front of him. Gemma, if anything happens  I know, I know.Run.Hide.Save myself, I say because he s always telling me this.Usually it sbecause of the star, but now I wonder if his concern for me might be deeper.His mouth quirks in amusement. You and your sarcasm  A shriek silences him.Then we hear it.The voice.A very familiar one belonging to a traitorous, tricky, devious half-Faerie, half-Foreseer.Alex puts a finger up to his lips and then pushes me back behind him so I mpressed up against the rough bark of the tree trunk. I can t believe this, Nicholas says. I can t believe she managed to drag all of us here withher.There s a pause. Well, it would have been a lot better if she hadn t dropped us in the middle of the lake,Nicholas says, fuming.There s another long pause and then he starts cursing under his breath.Raindrops pour down ontop of us, soaking our skin and clothes at the same time that it pitter-patters against the canopy ofleaves and branches above our heads.I m drenched and it s smothering a lot of the noises, but Iclearly hear a shriek on the other side of the tree.With the knife to the side of him, Alex peeks around the corner of the tree trunk then quicklyleans back and shakes his head.Who is it? I mouth.He shakes his head, and then rubs his hand across his face, attempting to erase the uneasiness init. I know, but where are they? Nicholas continues on.Another shriek shakes the trees and ground around us, causing leaves to break from the branches.The temperature rapidly shifts and the raindrops turn to ice droplets that ping against our skin.Alexholds his arm above my head, shielding me from them, but many of them still hit me and welts beginto form all over my skin. Would you stop doing that! Nicholas screams and I m starting to question if he s having a one-sided conversation [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]