Embrace the Power: A Paranormal Romance (The Blood Rose Series Book 9) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Caris Roane
Tags: Paranormal and Fantasy Romance
her lover as Aralynn, then let the chips fall where they may.
A week ago, Vojalie had said something else, encouraging Rosamunde to reach out with both hands and take the life she wanted.
Both hands.
She’d definitely wanted to grab Stone that way, starting with his massive shoulders, squeezing hard, then moving down his chest, his abs, and lower still.
Her vision blurred and one of her brows drifted upward until all she saw was the image in her mind of Stone without anything on. How many times had she imagined him this way, every warrior muscle on display?
She gave herself a shake. Time to contact Stone and let him know about Charborne, though her fae instincts told her he already did.
Stone?
Aralynn, we’ve got a situation near Charborne.
Stone’s voice, even telepathically, hit her at the back of her knees and she levitated to keep herself from falling on her face.
I’ve had a vision about the village, that your Guard will soon be battling a large number of wraith-pairs. Any news at your end? What’s going on? Over the past year, Stone had built an extensive surveillance system to watch for Invictus.
Delia’s husband was out at Charborne checking out a gold mine. He’s been missing two days and a night.
Oh, no. Delia was Stone’s assistant and Rosamunde adored her for the way she challenged Stone, especially when he was being stubborn and at times overbearing. How surprised she’d been the first time she’d seen Delia in action. She’d learned a lot from the lovely troll.
However, it disturbed her terribly to learn that Delia’s husband might have been caught in the Invictus attack.
Stone continued . Elias’s disappearance is what alerted us to the situation. We’ve since learned all the feeds are down in the village, or maybe blocked. I’ve sent Harris in with several squads to check it out. I should be hearing from him any minute now. I’m in the air. Where can you meet me?
Her fae senses told her to consider the area carefully. She knew Tannisford’s geography like the back of her hand. She’d studied all of the realms in depth, over and over through the centuries, maybe instinctively preparing for this moment in time. Let me access Charborne.
Good idea.
She and Stone had worked together long enough for him to know she could gain a strong sense of places, people and the immediate future if she had a focal point. She settled her thoughts on the village where Stone had grown up.
She felt remnants of the elf-lord power inside her, humming through her mind and her psyche. She brought the part of her that was Rosamunde and fae to the forefront. This was Rosamunde’s forte. The fae part of her could feel the future like a mist, not very different from the one that protected Ferrenden Peace.
She mentally focused on Charborne. Images of the lovely forested foothills near the village sped through her mind. Yet right on the heels of these images came a vision of a lot of Invictus.
She wanted to know more, to see how many wraith-pairs and where they were focusing their attack. She let the vision unfold and saw at least thirty wraith-pairs.
She shared the details with Stone.
I’ll let Harris know.
Okay. Now let me see if I can find Elias because my initial vision included the mine.
Do it.
Rosamunde took one side-trip and focused on Delia’s husband. Images arrived of the mine, and the surrounding woods. The troll was within the mine, his back pressed up against the rocky wall. Rosamunde could hear wraiths shrieking in the distance.
Elias is in the mine and he’s unharmed. You can let Delia know if you want. But we’ve got to get to him soon. Is the mine at the northwest end of the property, near the woods?
That’s the one. Meet me there?
Will do. And Stone, it might be best if you brought someone else along who could fly Elias home. He can’t levitate very well and I have the sense he’s injured. The trip would be impossible for him to make by himself
Understood. I’ve got two
A week ago, Vojalie had said something else, encouraging Rosamunde to reach out with both hands and take the life she wanted.
Both hands.
She’d definitely wanted to grab Stone that way, starting with his massive shoulders, squeezing hard, then moving down his chest, his abs, and lower still.
Her vision blurred and one of her brows drifted upward until all she saw was the image in her mind of Stone without anything on. How many times had she imagined him this way, every warrior muscle on display?
She gave herself a shake. Time to contact Stone and let him know about Charborne, though her fae instincts told her he already did.
Stone?
Aralynn, we’ve got a situation near Charborne.
Stone’s voice, even telepathically, hit her at the back of her knees and she levitated to keep herself from falling on her face.
I’ve had a vision about the village, that your Guard will soon be battling a large number of wraith-pairs. Any news at your end? What’s going on? Over the past year, Stone had built an extensive surveillance system to watch for Invictus.
Delia’s husband was out at Charborne checking out a gold mine. He’s been missing two days and a night.
Oh, no. Delia was Stone’s assistant and Rosamunde adored her for the way she challenged Stone, especially when he was being stubborn and at times overbearing. How surprised she’d been the first time she’d seen Delia in action. She’d learned a lot from the lovely troll.
However, it disturbed her terribly to learn that Delia’s husband might have been caught in the Invictus attack.
Stone continued . Elias’s disappearance is what alerted us to the situation. We’ve since learned all the feeds are down in the village, or maybe blocked. I’ve sent Harris in with several squads to check it out. I should be hearing from him any minute now. I’m in the air. Where can you meet me?
Her fae senses told her to consider the area carefully. She knew Tannisford’s geography like the back of her hand. She’d studied all of the realms in depth, over and over through the centuries, maybe instinctively preparing for this moment in time. Let me access Charborne.
Good idea.
She and Stone had worked together long enough for him to know she could gain a strong sense of places, people and the immediate future if she had a focal point. She settled her thoughts on the village where Stone had grown up.
She felt remnants of the elf-lord power inside her, humming through her mind and her psyche. She brought the part of her that was Rosamunde and fae to the forefront. This was Rosamunde’s forte. The fae part of her could feel the future like a mist, not very different from the one that protected Ferrenden Peace.
She mentally focused on Charborne. Images of the lovely forested foothills near the village sped through her mind. Yet right on the heels of these images came a vision of a lot of Invictus.
She wanted to know more, to see how many wraith-pairs and where they were focusing their attack. She let the vision unfold and saw at least thirty wraith-pairs.
She shared the details with Stone.
I’ll let Harris know.
Okay. Now let me see if I can find Elias because my initial vision included the mine.
Do it.
Rosamunde took one side-trip and focused on Delia’s husband. Images arrived of the mine, and the surrounding woods. The troll was within the mine, his back pressed up against the rocky wall. Rosamunde could hear wraiths shrieking in the distance.
Elias is in the mine and he’s unharmed. You can let Delia know if you want. But we’ve got to get to him soon. Is the mine at the northwest end of the property, near the woods?
That’s the one. Meet me there?
Will do. And Stone, it might be best if you brought someone else along who could fly Elias home. He can’t levitate very well and I have the sense he’s injured. The trip would be impossible for him to make by himself
Understood. I’ve got two
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