powers to ‘see’.”
“You don’t get some kind of warning about this? Even Superman knows when some Kryptonite is in the room.”
“Yeah,” Serina scoffed. “He falls on the floor and gyrates. Normally a good position for men, in my opinion, but a bit dramatic. Besides, I got distracted when you began acting like Og from the Bog and muscled Sinclair all over the room.”
“He had it coming,” David defended.
“Maybe but then I didn’t have much time to notice anything else. This interference with my perception can be very subtle, sometimes not even noticeable if I’m not extrasensory at contact.”
“You must get really distracted in a grocery store.”
Serina shook her head. “It isn’t all lemons. It’s just some lemons, the ones that have been grown in the hybrid soil where the three words meet in a gateway and ripened under the full moon. Besides, when did you ever see me with a shopping cart attached to my hands?”
David put up her hands in a defensive posture. “Okay. But I wish I knew about it this chink in your armor sooner. Amber and I may have been able to finally…”
Serina flicked a forefinger onto his nose. It made his eyes water.
“Ouch! That stung.”
“Be glad I didn’t turn you into a slug or something equally repulsive.”
“Like the troll thing I saw in my head in Sinclair’s office?”
Serina’s mouth fell open. She took an angry, deep breath and smacked her hand on the dashboard. “A troll! Of course. I should have known.” She tapped her temples with her forefingers. “Apparently the effects of the lemons haven’t cleared.” She pressed her lips together, angry for allowing herself to appear so weak. “Clever of him.”
“You think Sinclair’s a troll?”
“He has to be. And the most dangerous kind, a pureblood. They can assume human shape for a time.” She tapped her forefinger on her chin. “And if a pureblood is here, he’s hunting and if he’s hunting he must be…’ Her eyes widened. “Gorash.” Anger danced in her eyes and across her face. “I can’t believe I let my guard down like that.”
“How could you not have known?”
“As the Triad grows near, the worlds are in flux and the normal conditions are blurring.” She bit down on her lip. “If he has some of the lemons, he’s found the sacred ground. And that could mean the watchers are dying.”
“Then it’s all the more important that we find Amber.” David closed his eyes and forced calm to replace the concern building inside him. Not succeeding, he snapped his eyes open. “At least try to use your sight.”
Serina shook her head. “It’s not that simple. I can’t. None of us ever could. She’s an anomaly, something that should not be. We don’t know to what extend she has inherited the powers of each line that runs in her blood. That’s why she needs one of us with her at all times. For her protection.” She paused. “And ours.”
“Surely you don’t think Amber would turn on us?”
“We simply do not know. She is the only one of her kind. Others have been conceived but they died almost immediately. Amber was strong since birth. The Enclave of Elders knew she was different, special, they knew she was the one. And now the trolls know. We have to find her.”
“It’s okay,” David reassured. “I think Amber and I have developed a connection of our own.”
Serina’s gaze leveled. “You’ve been intimate with her?”
“Not totally but I think we have a connection that will never be broken no matter how far she must be taken from me.”
“If your auras touched and mingled, you may be right.” She placed her hands on David’s temples. “Think about Amber. Search the cosmos for a hint of her essence and listen to what is being told to you.”
David took a deep breath and squinted.
“No, not like you’re having a stomach cramp. Just relax your mind. Let her heart guide you.”
The lines of his brow straightened then disappeared, his chest rose
“You don’t get some kind of warning about this? Even Superman knows when some Kryptonite is in the room.”
“Yeah,” Serina scoffed. “He falls on the floor and gyrates. Normally a good position for men, in my opinion, but a bit dramatic. Besides, I got distracted when you began acting like Og from the Bog and muscled Sinclair all over the room.”
“He had it coming,” David defended.
“Maybe but then I didn’t have much time to notice anything else. This interference with my perception can be very subtle, sometimes not even noticeable if I’m not extrasensory at contact.”
“You must get really distracted in a grocery store.”
Serina shook her head. “It isn’t all lemons. It’s just some lemons, the ones that have been grown in the hybrid soil where the three words meet in a gateway and ripened under the full moon. Besides, when did you ever see me with a shopping cart attached to my hands?”
David put up her hands in a defensive posture. “Okay. But I wish I knew about it this chink in your armor sooner. Amber and I may have been able to finally…”
Serina flicked a forefinger onto his nose. It made his eyes water.
“Ouch! That stung.”
“Be glad I didn’t turn you into a slug or something equally repulsive.”
“Like the troll thing I saw in my head in Sinclair’s office?”
Serina’s mouth fell open. She took an angry, deep breath and smacked her hand on the dashboard. “A troll! Of course. I should have known.” She tapped her temples with her forefingers. “Apparently the effects of the lemons haven’t cleared.” She pressed her lips together, angry for allowing herself to appear so weak. “Clever of him.”
“You think Sinclair’s a troll?”
“He has to be. And the most dangerous kind, a pureblood. They can assume human shape for a time.” She tapped her forefinger on her chin. “And if a pureblood is here, he’s hunting and if he’s hunting he must be…’ Her eyes widened. “Gorash.” Anger danced in her eyes and across her face. “I can’t believe I let my guard down like that.”
“How could you not have known?”
“As the Triad grows near, the worlds are in flux and the normal conditions are blurring.” She bit down on her lip. “If he has some of the lemons, he’s found the sacred ground. And that could mean the watchers are dying.”
“Then it’s all the more important that we find Amber.” David closed his eyes and forced calm to replace the concern building inside him. Not succeeding, he snapped his eyes open. “At least try to use your sight.”
Serina shook her head. “It’s not that simple. I can’t. None of us ever could. She’s an anomaly, something that should not be. We don’t know to what extend she has inherited the powers of each line that runs in her blood. That’s why she needs one of us with her at all times. For her protection.” She paused. “And ours.”
“Surely you don’t think Amber would turn on us?”
“We simply do not know. She is the only one of her kind. Others have been conceived but they died almost immediately. Amber was strong since birth. The Enclave of Elders knew she was different, special, they knew she was the one. And now the trolls know. We have to find her.”
“It’s okay,” David reassured. “I think Amber and I have developed a connection of our own.”
Serina’s gaze leveled. “You’ve been intimate with her?”
“Not totally but I think we have a connection that will never be broken no matter how far she must be taken from me.”
“If your auras touched and mingled, you may be right.” She placed her hands on David’s temples. “Think about Amber. Search the cosmos for a hint of her essence and listen to what is being told to you.”
David took a deep breath and squinted.
“No, not like you’re having a stomach cramp. Just relax your mind. Let her heart guide you.”
The lines of his brow straightened then disappeared, his chest rose
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