Free Supernatural Enforcement Bureau, Book 1, The Dragon and The Vampire: Book 1 by A K Michaels Page A

apart, cell by cell. He only had time to realize what he was feeling before his sight went dark...again for less than a second...then he saw he was standing amidst a group of trees. The grass was thick under his feet and he took a stumbled step backwards before regaining his equilibrium, his eyes darting around to make sure they were safe.
    Esther’s hand touched his arm and he jerked, looking down into her amused face. “It takes a little getting used to. Are you all right to continue?”
    Ronan took a deep breath then nodded. “Yes, I’m fine, was just a little weird is all. So, where is she?”
    Esther pointed off to the right and started walking in that direction. Her next action surprised him greatly. She started to hum a tune and after a minute or so of walking and humming she shouted out.
    “ Hello! We’re here to help. I know you are scared but we will not harm you. I also know you have some empathic powers...use them now dear. Use them and see we mean you no harm.”
    Ronan stared wide eyed as Esther continued walking and started to hum again. He wondered what the heck she was playing at...she had just given the girl the chance to escape...again.
    Esther continued to hum as she walked on, her tiny feet making small indentations in the grass as he followed behind. After only another minute or two they broke free of the trees and entered a small area that was grass and wildflowers, surrounded by the trees. The area was only about twenty foot across and Esther walked to the middle and stopped.
    Esther held her hand up and Ronan came to a halt right at her back. “I hope you are sensing that we are not here to hurt you, dearie, we only want to help. We can keep you safe...”
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    Starr jerked upright, getting to her feet so quickly that she gave herself a head rush. Voices and what was that? Humming? Someone was humming and they were close. She moved behind a large tree as the humming stopped and she heard a raised voice. Female, calm, saying they wanted to help her, saying she should use her empathic ability to sense they were being truthful.
    Starr’s heart hammered in her chest, she was so very tired, having flown in circles for hours before finally landing at the edge of the treeline and working her way in, to find somewhere she could lay down and rest. She had only had about an hour of sleep and her body ached from lying on the forest floor. Who were these people and could she trust them?
    Shaking her head, Starr concentrated, screwing up her face as she did so, bringing her empath powers alive. She waited, harnessing a little more, before sending them out in the direction of the voice. Her power flowed outwards, like an invisible strand of smoke that only she could see, further on and then she found them.
    Her body jerked as she realized that the woman was first, a Witch, and second, not alone. She knew that essence, she had felt it before, not once, but twice. It was the huge Vampire that had shouted at her as she flew off the night before. How the hell did he find her and who was the Witch with him?
    She centered her power towards the Witch, trying to sense the dark magic that the hunting party were always shrouded in. Starr blinked in surprise at finding the Witch was not, in fact, harnessing dark magic...strange, she thought. As her power seeped inside the psyche of the woman she got glimpses, like snapshots coming to life. What was most surprising was that she felt no ill will towards her. Starr was pretty sure the Witch was telling the truth.
    Why, then, would the large Vampire be with her? Had he forced her to cooperate? Starr moved her power in the direction of the huge man, who stood behind the Witch. Starr’s eyes were closed as she sensed her power invade him and as his thoughts and feelings came back at her she took a step back, her breath hitching in her throat.
    Starr clearly felt the deep seeded need in the Vampire to find her, to protect her, to help her. Her eyes filled with tears, as