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take her at least twenty-five minutes to get home.
***
Daelen stood as she walked away. She must not have felt the mental tag he left in her mind or she wouldn’t have left so quickly. This was a wonderful turn of events. A new warrior and a woman at that. Yes, things were indeed looking up. He smiled as he strolled deeper into the park. After he contacted the others, they’d find little Remy. With any luck, the other two would have the same potential.
***
Remy ran around the side of the house and slipped in the back door. As the latch clicked she was shoved against the wall by an unseen force. “Ouch! Let me go, Shane. The freaking mop holder is about to impale me.”
“Let me see your eyes,” her sister’s voice answered.
“Look. See any glowing going on?”
“Greg, get close to her. Maybe she’s wearing contacts or something.”
He moved in and peered into her eyes. Using his index finger and thumb, he pushed her eyelids apart.
“Seriously, you guys need to quit. It’s just me. And get your damn finger out of my eye!”
Greg stepped back and laughed. “Let her go, but don’t let her near you. She’s got dragon breath.”
The force released and as soon as Remy’s feet hit the floor, her sister tackled her with a bear hug. Wrapping her arms around Shane she soothed, “I’m all right. It’s a crazy story, but I’m perfectly fine.”
Shane pushed her away . “It’s been two days! I thought you were dead. Do you have any idea how scared we were?”
Remy lurched forward, grabbed her sist er, and drew her into a head lock. Laughing, she rubbed her knuckles across the younger girl’s head. “I got skills, kid. You should’ve known I’d be back.”
Invisible hands locked around Remy’s wrists pulling her arms upward. Her body tingled as it slowly lifted and hovered a foot from the floor.
Unsmiling, Shane turned and faced her sister. “You don’t have those kinds of skills, and they could have killed you. It’s not funny, Rem.”
“O kay, okay. You two settle down,” Greg said.
Remy’s eyes narrowed as she glared at her sister. “I get it. You can put me down now.”
Shane smiled and Remy’s body glided gently back against the wall leaving her feet still dangling. “Do you? I’m not sure you understand the frailty of the human body, Rem. I’m not sure you’re taking this nearly as seriously as you should.”
Greg placed a hand on Shane’s shoulder. “Enough. Let her go.” Before he could blink , he found himself secured to the same wall beside his sister. “Shane.”
She crossed her arms and held them both captive for a moment longer. Then releasing them, she said, “I’m not on a power trip. I’m just trying to prove a point. I’m not even demonic and I can stop you that fast. We’ve been lucky so far. They don’t play with the powers vested in them and most are just stupid. If we run across one with real intelligence, we’re all dead.”
Remy and Greg nodded. As much as they’d tried to make it so, this was not a game. And for the first time, they both realized just how lucky they’d been.
***
Shane’s eyebrows drew together. “So he didn’t expand on what he meant by his ‘kind’?”
Remy shook her head . “Weird, right? It was so strange. I felt him enter my mind in the examination room. Then the bonds were gone and I remembered everything, but right after it was back to the land of confusion.”
“But he works for them,” Greg said.
“I don’t think so. That was one of the weirdest things. Sharelle seemed afraid of him. Most of the time she appeared to think carefully before she spoke. It doesn’t make sense.”
Greg moved to the window and pulled back the curtain just enough to sneak a quick look. “What was the crap about having allegiance with them? He must be on their side.”
Shaking her head, Remy answered,
***
Daelen stood as she walked away. She must not have felt the mental tag he left in her mind or she wouldn’t have left so quickly. This was a wonderful turn of events. A new warrior and a woman at that. Yes, things were indeed looking up. He smiled as he strolled deeper into the park. After he contacted the others, they’d find little Remy. With any luck, the other two would have the same potential.
***
Remy ran around the side of the house and slipped in the back door. As the latch clicked she was shoved against the wall by an unseen force. “Ouch! Let me go, Shane. The freaking mop holder is about to impale me.”
“Let me see your eyes,” her sister’s voice answered.
“Look. See any glowing going on?”
“Greg, get close to her. Maybe she’s wearing contacts or something.”
He moved in and peered into her eyes. Using his index finger and thumb, he pushed her eyelids apart.
“Seriously, you guys need to quit. It’s just me. And get your damn finger out of my eye!”
Greg stepped back and laughed. “Let her go, but don’t let her near you. She’s got dragon breath.”
The force released and as soon as Remy’s feet hit the floor, her sister tackled her with a bear hug. Wrapping her arms around Shane she soothed, “I’m all right. It’s a crazy story, but I’m perfectly fine.”
Shane pushed her away . “It’s been two days! I thought you were dead. Do you have any idea how scared we were?”
Remy lurched forward, grabbed her sist er, and drew her into a head lock. Laughing, she rubbed her knuckles across the younger girl’s head. “I got skills, kid. You should’ve known I’d be back.”
Invisible hands locked around Remy’s wrists pulling her arms upward. Her body tingled as it slowly lifted and hovered a foot from the floor.
Unsmiling, Shane turned and faced her sister. “You don’t have those kinds of skills, and they could have killed you. It’s not funny, Rem.”
“O kay, okay. You two settle down,” Greg said.
Remy’s eyes narrowed as she glared at her sister. “I get it. You can put me down now.”
Shane smiled and Remy’s body glided gently back against the wall leaving her feet still dangling. “Do you? I’m not sure you understand the frailty of the human body, Rem. I’m not sure you’re taking this nearly as seriously as you should.”
Greg placed a hand on Shane’s shoulder. “Enough. Let her go.” Before he could blink , he found himself secured to the same wall beside his sister. “Shane.”
She crossed her arms and held them both captive for a moment longer. Then releasing them, she said, “I’m not on a power trip. I’m just trying to prove a point. I’m not even demonic and I can stop you that fast. We’ve been lucky so far. They don’t play with the powers vested in them and most are just stupid. If we run across one with real intelligence, we’re all dead.”
Remy and Greg nodded. As much as they’d tried to make it so, this was not a game. And for the first time, they both realized just how lucky they’d been.
***
Shane’s eyebrows drew together. “So he didn’t expand on what he meant by his ‘kind’?”
Remy shook her head . “Weird, right? It was so strange. I felt him enter my mind in the examination room. Then the bonds were gone and I remembered everything, but right after it was back to the land of confusion.”
“But he works for them,” Greg said.
“I don’t think so. That was one of the weirdest things. Sharelle seemed afraid of him. Most of the time she appeared to think carefully before she spoke. It doesn’t make sense.”
Greg moved to the window and pulled back the curtain just enough to sneak a quick look. “What was the crap about having allegiance with them? He must be on their side.”
Shaking her head, Remy answered,
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