Envisioned (The Elemental Prophecy) (5 page)

We took a taxi back to the harbor, where we boarded Kimber's boat to head back to Avalon. Jace still held my hand, stroking the back of it with his thumb. I stared at him, still in disbelief that he was here with me. He caught me looking at him, and I turned away, blushing profusely. He raised my hand to his mouth, tenderly kissing where his thumb had just been caressing. Whatever was going to happen didn't matter now that I had Jace, and nothing was going to take him away from me, even if my nightmares portrayed otherwise.

I couldn't believe all that had occurred in just a few, short hours. I'd met my twin flame, who just happened to be the girl from my dreams. When I first saw her in the club, staring at me with a mixture of shock and longing in her eyes, I was awestruck. Her dress hugged every curve, accentuating her voluptuous breasts, perfect hips, and tight ass. Her long hair curled over her shoulders down to the middle of her back, and I just wanted to tangle my hands in it as I consumed her, starting with those full, pouty lips. I was probably drooling at the sight of her, all sound drowning out as we stared at each other. I could barely see her friend yelling in her ear, as she continued to hold my gaze, her eyes locked on mine with desire. I was just about to go to her when some asshole grabbed her and jerked her backwards, pulling her away from me like in my dreams. Her eyes, now etched with fear, still stayed locked onto mine as I started after them. I had never felt such rage before now, when I thought of someone else's hands on her, taking her away from me when I'd just found her.

Her friend also hastily followed after them, but I quickly passed her, desperate to get to her before that monster touched her. He was an Elemental, I could feel it, but I didn't know how powerful or what element he controlled. He flipped her around, breaking our gaze before he shoved her out the back door, which infuriated me even more. The door slammed shut, and when I finally reached it, it wouldn't budge. Fuck! He must have barricaded it with something heavy if I couldn't push it using a normal amount of strength.

Just then, her friend came up to the door. I could sense that she was an Elemental, and her eyes shone an illuminated turquoise, confirming my feeling. She looked at me and said, “So, the famous Jace Vasquez is an Elemental, huh?”

“And who are you?” I questioned, anxious to get the door opened as I pushed against it.

“Kimber Taylor. My best friend, Brielle, is the one out there. She has no idea she's an Elemental,” she answered.

“What?! What do you mean she doesn't know she's an Elemental?” I asked, my voice rising slightly.

“Her dad believes her to be the One from the Prophecy. He's kept her hidden in Avalon on the Santa Catalina Island, under the protection of the Oracle. He felt she would be safer if she knew nothing of Elementals until she turned eighteen, which was today,” she stated.

“She knows nothing about her powers?” I asked again.

“No,” Kimber sadly answered.

“Why would you take her off the island, especially knowing how vulnerable she is?!”

Kimber looked down at the ground, guilt obviously overtaking her. “I just wanted her to have fun before she was thrown into the craziness of our world. I didn't think anything would happen—it was only one night,” she replied dejectedly.

I didn't respond. My need to get to Brielle multiplied knowing that she was defenseless against an older, experienced Elemental. I backed away from the door and took a deep breath as I closed my eyes. I could feel my aura drawing the energy from around me as I built up my strength. My muscles tensed as the extra power surged within them, and I slammed through the door, only to catch a glimpse of three men falling to the ground before I stumbled over them. I looked toward Brielle and saw her eyes glowing a pure silver, a color I'd never seen before in an Elemental's eyes. They quickly shifted back to that stunning hazel that seemed to hypnotize me. After making sure she was unharmed, I made sure that those guys would think twice about ever bothering her again. She looked at me horrified after I set them on fire. I couldn't stand to see that expression contorting her perfect features, especially because of me. She had yet to understand the dangers she was in, and the measures that needed to be taken to protect her.

That all changed when she touched me. The fire that ignited inside me was extremely intoxicating, like nothing I had ever felt before. It was like someone was dripping hot candle wax in my veins, and I felt like I was going to explode with pleasure. Brielle was feeling the same based on the blissful expression on her face. There was such desire in her eyes that I couldn't contain myself. I had to take her lips with mine, tangling my hand in her thick curls like I had fantasized about night after night.

She tasted so delicious, and I couldn't get enough of her sweet tongue on mine. Then it ended, way too soon, with Kimber reminding us that we needed to get Brielle safe back at home. I would have more of her deliciousness later, hopefully without any interruptions.

I hated how she was so confused about everything. She knew nothing about our race's history, so I felt terrible having to throw so much information on her at one time. Especially the part where we needed each other to survive. She took it better than I had expected, looking at me with such trust that I prayed I wouldn't let her down. She needed me, and I realized that I needed her as well.

On the boat ride back to Avalon, I wondered what her father would say when I walked in the door with Brielle and Kimber. It seemed that he didn't want to accept that Brie was an Elemental, or that she was the One. So how would he feel about me walking in saying I was her twin flame?

Brielle cuddled up to my side, and everywhere that her skin touched mine tingled. I wondered if it would stay like that forever since my parents never mentioned it before. I cupped her face in my hands and tilted it up to mine. The moonlight reflected off her eyes, causing them to shine with a heavenly light. God, she was beautiful, and she was all mine. She closed her eyes, anticipating my kiss, as I slowly dropped my lips to hers. I felt the warmth swirling excitedly inside me as we reconnected, though not as strong as before. I parted her mouth with my tongue, seeking permission to deepen the kiss. She answered by taking my tongue and entangling it with hers. She ran her fingers through my hair before tugging on it when she reached the back of my head, quietly moaning with pleasure. My hormones went into overdrive, and I wanted to take her, all of her, right at that moment, but once again, we were interrupted by Kimber.

“What is with you two? Can't you keep your hands off each other for five seconds?!” she asked incredulously.

Brielle furiously blushed, her cheeks becoming stained a bright pink as she bit her bottom lip. Now that I wasn't consumed in her lips, something didn't feel right. Brielle straightened like she felt something too. I looked at Kimber, who was still driving the boat, “Do you feel something, Kimber?”

“Yeah, and I don't like it, either.”

In the distance, I could hear the sound of speedboats, at least three of them. Kimber sped up as she yelled, “I think you should drive, Jace. This is my territory, after all, and I can defend us better.”

“Does the Oracle's protection spread into the water?” I asked, rising with Brielle's hand in mine to walk to the front of the boat.

“I'm not sure. I think so because her dad would take her out in the boat, but not this far. Maybe about a mile outside the harbor, so that may be where it ends,” she answered.

“How much farther until we reach it?” I asked, anxious to reach the harbor before the approaching boats reached us.

“A few more miles, at least,” she answered. Damn, we weren't going to make it in time!

“Fuck! Brielle, stay by me!” I yelled. She nodded, and the fear in her eyes pained me. I didn't want her to fear anything now that we had found each other. I wanted her to know that I would always protect her, and that I would never let anything happen to her.

“I'll go to the back and watch for them. I'll try to keep them back, but it depends on how many there are,” she stated.

I felt them closing in, and anger started coursing through my veins. They would not take Brielle from me again. The speedboat engines got increasingly louder as they caught up to us, and without looking I knew there were about twelve Elementals spread between four boats.

Kimber was creating huge waves, crashing them into the enemy boats, but the other Water Elementals quickly compensated by calming the waters before sending their own waves back to us. Three huge waves were about to crash into us, but they hit some sort of invisible barrier, and streamed over top of us and off to the sides instead. I looked to Kimber to see if she was erecting the protective shield around us, but she shook her head. We both looked to Brielle, whose eyes were shining a brilliant platinum. She had her arms extended over her head, supporting the invisible armor around the boat. I could see different Elementals throwing various attacks at us, but they all bounced harmlessly off.

I stared in awe as Brielle shoved her arms forward forcefully, causing an enormous wave to form that was at least sixty feet high. Sweat creased her brow as she pushed the wave until it overcame the boats, capsizing them and creating a vortex in the water, which sucked all the Elementals in until they were no longer visible. Then, her eyes rolled back in her head as she collapsed.

My head was pounding as I started to stir from my sleep. I could feel a tingling sensation along the edge of my forehead as someone caressed my hair, and I heard a panicked voice pleading, “Please, please, mi amante, wake up. I just found you. I can't lose you. Not now, not ever.”

It was all coming back to me: the club, Jace, the Elementals in the alley, that touch, those kisses, and the boat. Oh my God, the boat! I had done some crazy shit on the boat to save us, and then blackness.

“Jace?” I hoarsely whispered, wondering how long I'd been out for my voice to sound like that.

“Yes, baby, I'm right here. Oh God, you don't know how happy I am that you're awake,” he said, relief flooding his voice.

I opened my eyes, surprised that I was in my bedroom, and alone with Jace for that matter. I looked to him as I asked “What happened?”

Jace chuckled, a sound I was already falling in love with. “You collapsed after your stunt with the wave. Nothing we did would wake you, Brie. You have been passed out for nine hours—I have never been so scared in my life.”

“I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you,” I quietly said. “Why did I pass out?”

“I don't know for sure, but I think the exertion of using so much of your powers for the first time overwhelmed you. How did you do all that anyway? I've never seen an Elemental do that before,” he stated.

“I should be asking you that question—I don't even know what Elementals are capable of. I have no idea what's going on,” I answered.

“True. Maybe your instincts kicked in and took over. Let's get your dad and Kimber in here—they have been dying for you to wake up,” he said as he rose to open the door. I instantly ached for him once his touch vanished from my skin. How could I be feeling so strong for him after only a short time?

Seconds later, I heard the pounding of footsteps as Dad and Kimber rushed into my bedroom, relief relaxing their faces as they saw me. Jace followed behind them, his eyes finding mine and locking on them, like he was afraid I would blackout again if his gaze left me.

“Oh my God, sweetheart, how are you feeling? I was so worried about you!” my dad exclaimed.

“I'm fine, Dad, but I think I could've been better prepared if you had told me about the Elementals and our history. How could you keep something so monumental from me?!”