“I do,” Jackson replies, nodding once. “Not important right now. Just…let’s get these shadows tucked away, all right? I want you to imagine like…a fishing rod, with all the shadows attached to the line. And now slowly, mentally, just…start to reel that fish in, okay?”A moment passes as Jesse stares
When the bottle comes around to me I’m ready for it, taking my own long drink, but the boys have already moved on.“Wait so,” Jesse asks, eyes on Jackson, “how did you know how to do that?”Jackson sighs and gives a brief summary of his magic for Jesse’s sake, and then elaborates for all of us. “Whe
He looks up at us and shrugs, his expression wary, like he thinks he might sound crazy.“That’s…scary, man,” Rafe says, his voice breathy. “But also really cool.”Slowly, Jesse breaks out into a smile. “Yeah, I…I think it kind of is.”“Fire goddess, shadow lord,” Jackson murmurs, looking around at u
The next morning I find myself, by some bizarre miracle…at the foot of the bed, blinking awake with my face pressed against Jackson’s chest.God, how did I even get here? I yawn and reach up a hand to rub my eyes. Did I like…crawl down here in my sleep?“We’re never doing this again,” Jackson murmur
“Okay, buddy,” I say with a grin. “Juice me up.”“Don’t call me buddy,” he mutters, “or Jacky. Or anything that ends in -ie.”“Yes, puppy,” I sigh, my grin deepening. But Jackson just rolls his eyes before he closes them and begins to concentrate again. Immediately I feel the energy fill me, a warm
We make it through our run in record time, I think each of us feeling Jackson’s nearly limitless energy flowing through us and grateful for it.“Seriously,” Jesse says, beaming at Jacks. “You should bottle this stuff. Sell it on the black market. Make millions.”“I don’t need millions,” Jackson murm
But my fingers just slip away from it even as I try to turn.What – what!?I gasp in fear and frustration, hauling on the door, trying to turn the lock – but it won’t budge, no matter how much I wrench my wrist -Suddenly arms are around my waist and I scream bloody murder as I’m hauled away from th
I scream as the boys come through the door, as Alvez hauls hard on my arm, pulling me up and spinning me around, clasping me to his chest with one arm while the other shoots out towards Jackson and Luca, who barrel forward.I feel the dark power streaming out of Alvez and heading towards the boys. D