muttered.
“That we have to wait for her to wake up
and get over it. Why are we waiting for her again? Why can’t we go after Julie
today? Go after her now?” Mark asked impatiently.
“Well, first of all, we don’t even know
where Julie is. Kendra is her sister; she’ll be able to find her.”
The men paused and stared at Liam. Mark
turned red.
“Say what?” Lou asked.
“How did she get here?” Nathan inquired.
“I, um, called her,” Liam hesitantly
replied.
“Like a phone call?” Nathan growled.
“Like I sent her illusions and
communicated with her to be at the portal site,” he replied audaciously. He
knew what Nathan might think of this situation, the reason why Liam hadn’t
divulged the information in the first place. Now he didn’t have a choice but to
explain his actions, so he did so with boldness. He took a chance for the
greater good, so let Nathan yell.
“I can’t believe you purposely brought
someone into this world. You know how she’s going to be treated, what kind of
dangerous life this is. Look at what happened to Julie. You want that on your
hands?”
“She’s meant to be a Raven. If she isn’t
supposed to be here, the portal wouldn’t have opened for her.”
“The portal would have found her, and
she would blame it on the portal, the universe, destiny, fate, whatever, but
not on you. Maybe, it isn’t her time.”
“Her time was ten years ago when we came.
Besides, the longer she lived in the other world, the more difficult it’ll be
for her to detach herself from her family, and the more painful it’ll be for
them to lose her. She’s the only one we can trust to find Julie, so we need her
now more than ever. Does anyone have any better ideas?”
“Is that the only reason you brought her
here? You know she can’t ever go back, don’t you? Does she know that?”
Liam looked away, heated by the truth of
the situation. Guilt crawled through his conscience, and for once, he doubted
his actions. He sentenced Kendra to a life of danger without allowing her to
make that decision. She would blame him, not the portal. After so many years
without her, and the loss of Julie pushing him over the edge of reason, he
selfishly dragged Kendra here. But, there was no going back now. She could hate
him, but maybe she wouldn’t if he explained everything before she figured it
out.
“I guess adding another to our ranks
can’t hurt,” Lou intervened. “But I gotta ask, does this mean she’s off
limits?”
Liam scowled.
Lou held his palms up to ward away any
pending attacks. “Gotta ask, man.”
“How do you know if she knows about
Julie anyway? I thought Julie never tried to contact her, that she couldn’t.”
Mark crossed his arms, and clenched his jaw.
“Because I saw it in her thoughts.”
“You mean you were in her head?” Nathan
asked. “Apparently, you’ve been up to a lot without confiding in us, brother.”
“I’ve communicated with her for so long
that I accidently slipped into her mind during her last few days in the other
world. I saw her thoughts, even the ones she was unaware of. I tried to fish
through them to find Julie, but couldn’t. Kendra might not figure out these
hidden images until her powers set in. When we get close, she might even be
able to tell us exactly where Julie is being held.”
“That’s amazing.” Nathan leaned in on
his thighs. “I’ve never heard of someone actually stepping into someone else’s
mind. I wonder if she’ll be able to do the same thing with you. Can you read
her thoughts now?”
“No.” He shook his head. “I can only see
her mind when I transmit to her. But, like I said, I slipped into her thoughts
by accident. I didn’t mean to or know that I could actually converse with her
when I initially tried to send her a message.”
“What if this doesn’t work? What if she
can’t find those images? What if there are no images?” Mark asked.
Liam shot him a dirty, annoyed glance.
“Did she agree to
“That we have to wait for her to wake up
and get over it. Why are we waiting for her again? Why can’t we go after Julie
today? Go after her now?” Mark asked impatiently.
“Well, first of all, we don’t even know
where Julie is. Kendra is her sister; she’ll be able to find her.”
The men paused and stared at Liam. Mark
turned red.
“Say what?” Lou asked.
“How did she get here?” Nathan inquired.
“I, um, called her,” Liam hesitantly
replied.
“Like a phone call?” Nathan growled.
“Like I sent her illusions and
communicated with her to be at the portal site,” he replied audaciously. He
knew what Nathan might think of this situation, the reason why Liam hadn’t
divulged the information in the first place. Now he didn’t have a choice but to
explain his actions, so he did so with boldness. He took a chance for the
greater good, so let Nathan yell.
“I can’t believe you purposely brought
someone into this world. You know how she’s going to be treated, what kind of
dangerous life this is. Look at what happened to Julie. You want that on your
hands?”
“She’s meant to be a Raven. If she isn’t
supposed to be here, the portal wouldn’t have opened for her.”
“The portal would have found her, and
she would blame it on the portal, the universe, destiny, fate, whatever, but
not on you. Maybe, it isn’t her time.”
“Her time was ten years ago when we came.
Besides, the longer she lived in the other world, the more difficult it’ll be
for her to detach herself from her family, and the more painful it’ll be for
them to lose her. She’s the only one we can trust to find Julie, so we need her
now more than ever. Does anyone have any better ideas?”
“Is that the only reason you brought her
here? You know she can’t ever go back, don’t you? Does she know that?”
Liam looked away, heated by the truth of
the situation. Guilt crawled through his conscience, and for once, he doubted
his actions. He sentenced Kendra to a life of danger without allowing her to
make that decision. She would blame him, not the portal. After so many years
without her, and the loss of Julie pushing him over the edge of reason, he
selfishly dragged Kendra here. But, there was no going back now. She could hate
him, but maybe she wouldn’t if he explained everything before she figured it
out.
“I guess adding another to our ranks
can’t hurt,” Lou intervened. “But I gotta ask, does this mean she’s off
limits?”
Liam scowled.
Lou held his palms up to ward away any
pending attacks. “Gotta ask, man.”
“How do you know if she knows about
Julie anyway? I thought Julie never tried to contact her, that she couldn’t.”
Mark crossed his arms, and clenched his jaw.
“Because I saw it in her thoughts.”
“You mean you were in her head?” Nathan
asked. “Apparently, you’ve been up to a lot without confiding in us, brother.”
“I’ve communicated with her for so long
that I accidently slipped into her mind during her last few days in the other
world. I saw her thoughts, even the ones she was unaware of. I tried to fish
through them to find Julie, but couldn’t. Kendra might not figure out these
hidden images until her powers set in. When we get close, she might even be
able to tell us exactly where Julie is being held.”
“That’s amazing.” Nathan leaned in on
his thighs. “I’ve never heard of someone actually stepping into someone else’s
mind. I wonder if she’ll be able to do the same thing with you. Can you read
her thoughts now?”
“No.” He shook his head. “I can only see
her mind when I transmit to her. But, like I said, I slipped into her thoughts
by accident. I didn’t mean to or know that I could actually converse with her
when I initially tried to send her a message.”
“What if this doesn’t work? What if she
can’t find those images? What if there are no images?” Mark asked.
Liam shot him a dirty, annoyed glance.
“Did she agree to
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