Free Summon the Wind by Abby Wood

Summon the

Wind by Abby Wood
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    Calgary, Alberta
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    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or
    persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

    Summon the Wind: Book Three of Within the Circle
    Copyright© 2010 Abby Wood
    ISBN: 978-1-926771-77-9
    Cover Artist: Justyn Perry
    Editor: Sandra Rychel
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    Chapter One

    “To the east and to the west,
    I ask that you would bring the best.
    Not simple, not slow, but fair and strong.
    Bless me, Goddess, don’t do me wrong.
    The three we be, the three we might
    Upon the air, do what is right.”
    Alexis flung back her hair and gazed up at the night. Gentle at first, the wind grew stronger. Her open robe slapped against her naked body, caressing her in the most delightful way.
    “You’ve blessed my sisters, oh gracious Goddess. Please bless me.”
    Bonnie and Carly joined Alexis in the middle of the circle, and they linked their arms around each other. She closed her eyes, d i recting the power of the wind to sweep over all three of the Jacobson triplets. Calmness filled her body. It was her turn for the Goddess to bless with a man to love.
    She opened her eyes and kissed Bonnie, and then she turned t o ward Carly and gave her a peck on the cheek. “It is done. We can go.” The air stilled, and the sweet scent of cedar coming off the trees that lined the clearing where the three of them always came to cel e brate with the Goddesses once again filled the air.
    “How do you think they handled seeing us perform the blessing tonight?” Carly gazed past the circle, where Max and Dirk sat on the old fallen tree. “I don’t think Max really believed me when I told him we could draw on the elements, even when I showed him how I could make the fire grow in the fireplace.” She giggled. “He blamed the rise in temperature on a sudden draft down the chimney.”
    Bonnie laughed. “I bet tonight probably scared the shit out of them.” She squeezed Carly’s waist. “You should have seen Dirk out on the boat when I raised the water and splashed him off the bow.” She snorted. “He thought a storm was coming and went all manly on me. He turned the boat and took me back to shore to make sure I was safe.”
    “Give them some credit, you two. They’ve accepted everything you two have thrown at them so far, haven’t they?” Alexis led her sisters toward the men whom the Goddess brought into Carly’s and Bonnie’s life. “Besides, you should be happy the Goddess gave you a regular man to love.” She shivered. “Male witches always seem so…so hard to control. I can’t imagine how much energy would be used trying to set that up.”
    Chapter Two

    With the last book put back on the shelf, Alexis pushed the cart back behind the librarian’s desk. Glancing at the clock on the wall, she saw it was time to dim the lights to let all the patrons know the library would close in five minutes.
    Standing at the counter, she checked out an elderly couple’s choice of reading material and waited for more stragglers, but it seemed as if everyone had left. She unlocked the bottom drawer of her desk, removed her purse, and stepped out to make her rounds before locking up for the day.
    She had the weekend off, and tomorrow was Halloween. Bu b bles of anticipation rose in her stomach. Besides being a special time for witches, time was running out. The Goddess should be delive r ing her one true love at any time.
    The children’s area lay quiet and empty, and she shut the lights off. After moving over to the adult fiction section, she flipped