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she snorted. “Well, I know you can but should you?”
Dade turned from Cora and looked at him. “Will she get hurt?” The warning was clear in his tone.
Steven sighed. “Lay it out for us, councilor and let’s see if everyone is on board.”
Chris took a few moments and explained it. Steven noted his eyes darted to Kasey every two seconds and it made him wonder if it was a straight forward as he was making it seem. Steven had never dabbled in magic to the depth Chris had, but even to him it seemed, too easy.
Dade was now standing with his hands on his hips looking at the floor. After a long silence he looked up and around the room at the others. “So, let me see if I have this right. We put Coralee in the middle, join hands and you’re going to tap into our collective energies and try to pinpoint our maniac?”
Steven noticed Chris hesitated for two breaths before answering. “Close enough.”
Rachel waved her hands around. “Let’s do it! We’ve tried and failed before, what do we have to lose?” She motioned to the door. “He’s right here on this property with us, I say that increases our chances of finding him.”
Steven, like everyone else he suspected, just wanted this over so life could go back to their version of normalcy. “I agree, we give it a shot and see if we can’t dance in celebration tonight.”
Slowly the others moved to form a circle and stood looking over at Cora and Dade. Dade muttered something under his breath, and Steven was fairly certain he didn’t want to know exactly what. Dade reached down and held out his hand for Cora. She blew out a nervous breath before taking his hand and stood up.
Chris rolled his shoulders a few times. “Cora, just focus on the feelings you’ve been having. Everyone else focus on Cora and hopefully I can link in far enough to get us somewhere.”
Owen cleared his throat. “Is this safe for me?” Steven gave him a blank look. Owen shrugged. “I don’t really have a power like you guys...”
Leena laughed and reached out towards him. “You do have a power and I for one want your energy in this.”
Owen frowned but took her hand. “Okay, but if I get anything burned into my skin I’m gonna be miffed.”
Steven smirked and shook his head as he reached over and took Rachel’s hand. “At least you will heal faster than the rest of...”
Leena shot him a ‘shut up now’ look, so he did.
Dade stood with Cora in the middle of the circle. He ran his hands up and down her arms. “Chris won’t let anything happen.”
Steven glanced over towards Chris and decided the expression on his face was not confirming what Dade was saying. “Come on, Jones. Get in the circle so we can get this done with.”
Dade looked at Cora for a moment longer and then shot Steven a glare as he backed up to stand between Kasey and Leena.
“Everyone look at Cora and concentrate on finding the cause of her feelings,” Chris said quietly as he took Steven’s hand and then Kasey’s.
Steven took Rachel’s hand and squeezed it before he focused on Cora. He tried to keep his mind on the task at hand, but it wasn’t working. He thought of the sadistic asshole on the other end, causing the uneasy feelings for Cora and anger twisted through him. He knew this wasn’t going to be helpful to Chris, so he let out a silent breath and tried to focus once more. He didn’t dare close his eyes because he knew his mind would wander towards the woman whose hand he held tightly and they didn’t need that sort of energy in this circle.
“Good,” Chris said softly. “I’m almost there.”
Steven twisted his neck trying to release the tension in it as he watched Cora. She stood in the center with her head down and hands over her stomach. The look on her face was one of concentration, she was helping to zero in on the feelings swirling inside her, and at least Steven figured that was how they would feel.
He heard Leena gasp and was just about to move his attention from Cora to where she
Dade turned from Cora and looked at him. “Will she get hurt?” The warning was clear in his tone.
Steven sighed. “Lay it out for us, councilor and let’s see if everyone is on board.”
Chris took a few moments and explained it. Steven noted his eyes darted to Kasey every two seconds and it made him wonder if it was a straight forward as he was making it seem. Steven had never dabbled in magic to the depth Chris had, but even to him it seemed, too easy.
Dade was now standing with his hands on his hips looking at the floor. After a long silence he looked up and around the room at the others. “So, let me see if I have this right. We put Coralee in the middle, join hands and you’re going to tap into our collective energies and try to pinpoint our maniac?”
Steven noticed Chris hesitated for two breaths before answering. “Close enough.”
Rachel waved her hands around. “Let’s do it! We’ve tried and failed before, what do we have to lose?” She motioned to the door. “He’s right here on this property with us, I say that increases our chances of finding him.”
Steven, like everyone else he suspected, just wanted this over so life could go back to their version of normalcy. “I agree, we give it a shot and see if we can’t dance in celebration tonight.”
Slowly the others moved to form a circle and stood looking over at Cora and Dade. Dade muttered something under his breath, and Steven was fairly certain he didn’t want to know exactly what. Dade reached down and held out his hand for Cora. She blew out a nervous breath before taking his hand and stood up.
Chris rolled his shoulders a few times. “Cora, just focus on the feelings you’ve been having. Everyone else focus on Cora and hopefully I can link in far enough to get us somewhere.”
Owen cleared his throat. “Is this safe for me?” Steven gave him a blank look. Owen shrugged. “I don’t really have a power like you guys...”
Leena laughed and reached out towards him. “You do have a power and I for one want your energy in this.”
Owen frowned but took her hand. “Okay, but if I get anything burned into my skin I’m gonna be miffed.”
Steven smirked and shook his head as he reached over and took Rachel’s hand. “At least you will heal faster than the rest of...”
Leena shot him a ‘shut up now’ look, so he did.
Dade stood with Cora in the middle of the circle. He ran his hands up and down her arms. “Chris won’t let anything happen.”
Steven glanced over towards Chris and decided the expression on his face was not confirming what Dade was saying. “Come on, Jones. Get in the circle so we can get this done with.”
Dade looked at Cora for a moment longer and then shot Steven a glare as he backed up to stand between Kasey and Leena.
“Everyone look at Cora and concentrate on finding the cause of her feelings,” Chris said quietly as he took Steven’s hand and then Kasey’s.
Steven took Rachel’s hand and squeezed it before he focused on Cora. He tried to keep his mind on the task at hand, but it wasn’t working. He thought of the sadistic asshole on the other end, causing the uneasy feelings for Cora and anger twisted through him. He knew this wasn’t going to be helpful to Chris, so he let out a silent breath and tried to focus once more. He didn’t dare close his eyes because he knew his mind would wander towards the woman whose hand he held tightly and they didn’t need that sort of energy in this circle.
“Good,” Chris said softly. “I’m almost there.”
Steven twisted his neck trying to release the tension in it as he watched Cora. She stood in the center with her head down and hands over her stomach. The look on her face was one of concentration, she was helping to zero in on the feelings swirling inside her, and at least Steven figured that was how they would feel.
He heard Leena gasp and was just about to move his attention from Cora to where she
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