Faris
Hears Chela Call His Name
The
shackles tighten around my wrists and ankles, digging deep into my flesh. A
burn eases into my skin. I take a deep breath and wait for the fiery feeling to
pass. Curse it. I can hardly move, let alone think.
Chela, I’m coming for you.
If you can hear me, know that I can
survive this.
I’ll do it for you…for us.
A
small band of light shines through the windows above me, The beam gives the
metal chamber a touch of softness as a single ray of light shining on my face.
“I
ask you again, Faris Toulan. Is this girl worth your life? Your immortality? Or
what’s left of it anyway,” Olivia hisses into my ear, a sneer on her face. I
stay silent, refusing to give in. She grasps my chin and forces me to look at
her face. In exchange for Olivia keeping quiet about Chela’s true identity,
I’ve agreed to remain here as her prisoner.
I
glance deep in her empty eyes, and say: “Yes. Chela is everything to me. She’s
all that you will never be. Your tricks can’t remove what I feel for her.”
Icy
eyes glare at me. Her harsh laughter rips through my soul. The kindness she
showed me earlier disappears at once. I don’t care. All I hope for, all I ache
for is a chance to see Chela again. I promised to return as the Protector she
needed me to be. I refuse to go back as the thing she is cursed to
destroy. That will only hurt her more
than I’ve already done. I intend to keep my word.
“I
do hope you understand what you’ve agreed to do,” Olivia says in a low, but
deadly voice, her breath on my ear, her cold fingers stroking my face. “By the time I’m done with you, there won’t
be any other name you’ll call except mine. That’s how long you’ll beg for
mercy.”
She
moves closer to my face and kisses my lips. I want to gag. Inside, I’m already
screaming. But her torture, or whatever her plans are for me are nothing
compared to facing a life without Chela. By thinking of our love, her laugh,
even the way she sometimes annoys me, I can handle anything Olivia does.
Hell
most definitely exists. I’m fairly certain I’m about to experience it in full
force.
And
then, I hear Chela call my name.
Chela
In
my dream, I feel his suffering as though it’s my own. Every burn, each tingle,
and the agonizing way he screams from inside that awful dark chamber. Lying in
my bed, I think of the kiss we shared the last time I saw him, the day he told
me that his spirit would always be with me. I only have to turn around and
he’ll be right there.
My
eyes fly open as I grasp at the air around me, reaching for him, but finding
emptiness instead. Then the tears fall, and they keep falling.
My
mind shuts down one cell at a time. Even breathing takes a lot of effort. It’s
like my lungs are a balloon, and his breath contains a magical type of helium;
something that only the luckiest girl can find…and lose.
“Faris.”
I call his name out loud, hoping with all my faith that he hears me. Is it
possible for us to connect even with so much distance between us? I have to try. If he can hear me, then our
link will pull him through whatever they’re doing to him in that horrible
place.
I
can’t just sit around and wait to hear news about his death. I have to do
something.
“Chela. Can I come in?” Lexa stands in
the doorway to my room. I didn’t even hear my best friend open it. She walks
over to the bed and sits down. Her kind, dark eyes fill me with warmth after so
many cold nightmares have left me shivering.
“Baby,
you’ve been in this room for almost a week. Jalen and I miss you. Come back to
us.” She strokes my hair and laces her fingers with mine.
An
image of Mrs. Needlemeyer’s corpse flashes through my mind. Lexa’s small gestures
are just enough to make me sit up and bury my face in her shoulders. I’m
terrorized by nightmares about Faris when I sleep, and I have visions of Mrs.
Needlemeyer’s death when I’m awake. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the
nightmare with Jalen getting mauled by a wild bull. Eventually, I guess, I’ll
lose my mind and find peace. Who am I kidding? That’s the coward’s way out of
the situation. I can’t just give up. I won’t do that to my friends, or Faris.
After a long moment, I pull back and stare at my best friend.
“You
got snot on my school uniform. Well, at least that’s a start.” I glance at
Alexa’s face as she checks out her shirt. Looking up at me, she wrinkles her
nose.
“Eew,
gross,” we both say at the same time. We burst out laughing, covering our mouths
as we giggle. She’s right. Smiling is a good start. This is the way my friends
make me feel, happy inside, a love that fuels the power that still sleeps in
me.
And
then I hear a boy’s voice speak in my mind.
The
world around me disappears, and my heart stops.
“Chela, I heard you. By the lights,
I heard you,” Faris calls out to me, pain inside every
syllable he manages to speak.
Chela's Dream
At once, my body lifts. I move forward,
the mystery power pulling me directly toward him. My entire body warms up the
closer I get to his, a tease of the heated way I felt only moments before we
were torn apart. Instead of Faris biting me or breaking my neck the way
everyone says he can, he pulls me against his chest.
Burying my face inside his warm fur, I
soon begin to feel my body lighten and change. My bones snap and my arms and
legs twist in several directions.
I should feel pain, but I don’t.
What’s
happening to me?
Okay,
somebody wake me up now.
The area around us flashes in and out of
focus just before everything goes dark. The shade only lasts a few seconds.
When the world comes back into view, I find myself down on the ground, straddling
my hands and knees that have turned into paws as though I’m a cat, a really big
one.
The Beast and I have merged together, a
single being. Our heartbeats are the same. My thoughts belong to him. His
willpower belongs to me. Faris and I will always be a part of each other. This
isn’t only about some ancient bond. This is love. Tried, true, and tested by
the time we’ve spent apart, months stolen by a war that our ancestors started.
Up ahead, the trees shuffle. I snap my
massive jaws toward them. A group of Outcasts steps out of the bushes. My roar
startles this strangely dressed group of rebels, but it doesn’t keep them from
advancing toward me.
“Wake up, Chela! They’re coming for
you!” Faris’s panicked voice calls out. My eyelids flutter open.
Author Bio:
I live in the City of Alchemy
and Medicine, North Carolina
The Lost Immortals: When Copper Suns Fall is my debut novel.
The Lost Immortals: When Copper Suns Fall is my debut novel.
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Book Description:
Facing an unstable future, Chela Prizeon leaves Castle Hayne
and crosses over to enemy territory in pursuit of Faris--the boy of royal blood
who is cursed by a bitter rival. But soon Chela learns that he has been taken
deep into the treacherous frozen prisons--a majestic, but deadly place where
people enter and are never seen again. To find the boy she loves, Chela must
join forces with one of her greatest enemies. And even though she pulls
strength from the good in her powers, she finds herself drawn to the dark
side's temptation as well.
Narrated from both Chela's and Faris's point of view, this enchanting sequel to When Copper Suns Fall will take them on a voyage into unknown lands, where the dark, twisted, and revengeful wait to make this their most dangerous journey ever.
Please Note: This book contains mature content including profanity, drug/alcohol use, and sexual situations/language.
Narrated from both Chela's and Faris's point of view, this enchanting sequel to When Copper Suns Fall will take them on a voyage into unknown lands, where the dark, twisted, and revengeful wait to make this their most dangerous journey ever.
Please Note: This book contains mature content including profanity, drug/alcohol use, and sexual situations/language.
Title: When Silver Moons Rise (The Lost Immortals 2)
Author: KaSonndra Leigh
ebook release: January 20, 2013
Paperback Release: April 21, 2013
Genre: Young Adult
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