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Chapter 438
She described the details of the dream, how it had started out as a perfect summer day and how Rave carried her up the path to the ledge the way she loved. She told Cali about the Noises rumbling and how the apple decayed in the palm of her hand and how things got progressively worse from there.
“Then, everywhere I looked, things were dying or dead and rotten. And I can’t get the sound of the wind out of my mind—it seemed almost like a freight train rushing by it was so loud. I turned to Rave and…” Leesa stopped. How could she explain the next part of the dream to make Cali understand how terrifying it was? He vanished? He faded from view? Even in her own mind, those words did not nearly do justice to the way it made her feel.
“So, what happened then?” Cali prompted.
“Rave disappeared. I know it doesn’t sound like much saying it like that, but it was like he was fading away right in front of me. I tried to grab him and hold on to him, but I couldn’t. I could
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Leesa's Advent Chapter 439
The rising sun was still hidden by the trees lining the east side of the backyard, but Leesa was already wide awake and eager to get to work. For each of the past five days she had tried and failed to merge her magic with her avatar box. It irked her that she was only allowed one attempt per day, but Dominic had remained steadfast in holding her to that limitation. He must have his reasons, she knew. He always did, even if he did not always express them clearly—or at all, for that matter.Last night, he had suggested she try first thing in the morning today, before any of the day’s events distracted her mind from the task. Willing to try anything that might help her succeed, she had readily agreed.So here she was, standing on grass still wet with dew, while Dominic and Rave sat comfortably in the wooden chairs, watching her. Ralin perched on a thick branch in the nearest tree, looking down at her from above. None of them appeared at all tired, but of cours
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“I think it might be time to go up and check the ledge again,” Leesa said to Rave a few days later as she ran her fingers through her damp, freshly showered hair. “It’s been almost a week since you and Dominic were up there.”Rave and Dominic had learned nothing new on their visit to the ledge the day after Leesa and Rave had discovered the dead weeds, but because of her nightmare, she thought about the place every day.Rave knew it still bothered her. He moved behind Leesa and put his arms around her waist.“Sure, if you want. But I could go check on it myself and let you know if anything’s changed.”Leesa thought about Rave’s offer for a moment. “No, I want to go. I feel like I need to see it for myself.” She turned in his arms and wrapped her forearms behind his neck. She had woken up happy and refreshed this morning. After last week’s dream, she had spent a few nights tossing and
Leesa's Advent Chapter 441
Mother and son regarded each other wordlessly, then turned back to the rock and sent their magic flashing toward it once more. A curved line began to form from opposite points, finally meeting in the middle under the circles. They had created a smiley face rock.“How do you two do that?” Rave asked. “You often seem to know just what to do without talking to each other.”Leesa shrugged. Her expression displayed her uncertainty. “I’m not sure…I can’t really explain it. I don’t hear Ralin’s thoughts or see any images in my head. Somehow, I just know what to do.”“It’s the same for me,” Ralin said. “It’s like in that one moment, Mom and I are linked, like we’re the same person almost.”Leesa turned to Dominic. “Is this something that happens among the waziri?”Dominic shook his head. “Not in my experience. But you and Ralin are
Leesa's Advent Chapter 442
“This sucks!” Fred thought, and then the nomadic vampire laughed at his own joke. If he had a tasty human to suck on he would not be complaining, but it was getting late and so far, pickings had been pretty slim—as in none.He had been traveling slowly up the east coast for several months now, starting way down in Georgia. Tonight, his journey had brought him to Middletown. Not that he cared about the name of the place—he doubted he would be here very long anyway. He traveled mostly by night, except on cloudy days. When the sun shone, he took shelter or remained in the shadows. He had crossed the continent four or five times this way in the last twenty years or so, never sticking to one place for very long. He would not mind settling down somewhere for a while, but he could not. Other vampires were always around somewhere, and too many vampires together made him nervous. He had belonged to a clan when he was first transformed, more than thirty years ag
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“Dad!!!”Ralin’s scream had barely echoed off the walls of his bedroom before Rave had flashed to his son’s bedside. It took Leesa a few seconds longer to wake up and rush into the room, but when she arrived she was relieved to see Ralin sitting up against the headboard with Rave perched on the edge of the bed beside him. Neither one seemed to be harmed in any way, though Ralin’s face bore a confused and distraught expression.Rave laid his hand reassuringly on Ralin’s knee. “It’s okay, son. I’m here, and I’m fine.”“What is it?” Leesa asked, her eyes shifting worriedly back and forth between her husband and her son. “What happened?”Before Ralin could reply, Dominic stepped into the room, looking wide awake. His eyes swept over Leesa and Rave and then fastened on Ralin.“What’s all the commotion?” he asked.“I had a nightmare,&r
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Balin stood in the doorway of his cabin watching his visitors approach. Leesa and Rave walked side by side in front, with Ralin and Dominic close behind.“Young Rave, what’s wrong?” Balin asked while they were still a few steps away. The worry in his voice was obvious.“How did you know something was wrong?” Leesa asked.Balin smiled. “Even if I could not detect the agitation in young Rave’s vibrations, a surprise visit by all four of you so early in the morning would be a pretty good clue that something is amiss. Come in, and we can talk about it.” He stepped back to allow his guests to enter.Once inside, Leesa felt as she always did when entering Balin’s rustic old cabin—as if she had stepped back in time. The big room, illuminated by a couple of candles and a small fire in a stone fireplace, held simple, handmade chairs and a sturdy oak table flanked by split-log benches. A buckskin sleeping
Leesa's Advent Chapter 445
This had to be a dream. Cali could think of no other explanation for why she was lying on her back in the middle of the woods, her body paralyzed from head to toe.Pretty much every muscle in her body was frozen. She had tried to turn her head, to no avail. Attempts to move her arms and legs had proved similarly fruitless. She could not even wiggle her fingers. Seemingly the only things she still maintained control over were her eyes and eyelids. She could blink, and she could move her eyeballs, giving her a limited field of vision. All she could see were the leafy branches of several tall trees above her—telling her she was probably in the woods somewhere—and a pale gray sky beyond them, indicating it was daytime. Whether it was morning or afternoon, she had no way to tell.She tried to open her mouth to yell for help, but her jaw was locked shut. In her current condition, she doubted her vocal chords would have worked, anyway. She was not even sure if she
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Cali's body convulsed as a frigid burning shot into her neck. The freezing pain spread swiftly through her body, ripping into her like sharp icicles speeding recklessly through her veins. After an agonizing moment that seemed much, much longer, the pain simply vanished. One moment she was engulfed in fiery agony, and the next she felt as if nothing had ever happened. Finally back in control of her muscles, she wrapped her arms around the back of Stefan’s neck and pulled him toward her. She had wanted to taste his lips for so long, and now she finally could. She pressed her mouth against his.To her surprise, his lips were no longer cold. Every time he had kissed her hand in the past, cold pleasure had flowed through her skin. She had expected to feel something similar now, but the cold was gone. His lips were not exactly warm, but they certainly were not cool, either. She realized the change in temperature had almost certainly taken place within her, not in him. He was probably as col
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