Dissever (Unbinding Fate Book One) (40 page)

Addy couldn’t wait for the
ritual to be over so she could go to him. Matt and Josh ran over to help
restrain him. He was fighting so hard to get to her and she wished she could
tell him to calm down and pay attention—that it would be fine.

Tanner’s hand tightened,
snapping her attention away from Gage. An intense pulling started to draw them
into the center of the swirling circle.

Blazing blue light swallowed
them, forcing her to squeeze her eyes closed tightly. Addy felt overwhelmed by
the amount of power flowing around them.

Nausea swept over her when
she realized she could no longer feel Andrew’s hand. The feeling she was going
to faint continuously came and went. Tanner’s fingers were still wrapped around
her hand and every time she seemed close to blacking out he shook her arm or
squeezed her hand tightly to bring her back to attention. It seemed as though they’d
been standing for hours and her body ached to drop to the floor.

Even though her eyes were
closed, she could tell when the blue light was finally fading away. Once her
vision adjusted, she was relieved to find Tanner standing in front of her. Jax
and Juliette were on the ground beside them, but Eva and Andrew were gone.

The air was fresh and sweet,
almost intoxicating. The ground under her bare, blood crusted feet was soft green
grass. The sky was clear blue and the sun was blazing high overhead.

Jax and Juliette got to
their feet and stood beside them. Addy still had a firm grip on Tanner’s hand
with no intention of letting go. The four of them stared down from a hilltop at
an ancient city below.

“Oh,
hell.”
Juliette
took a few steps forward and turned around to face them. “We’re
home.”