Free Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt Page B

dizzy,” she says right as her legs give out, and she collapses again. I reach out at the last second and catch her before she hits her head on the ground.
    “Logan, can you tell me if she’s in a vision or not?” I ask him.
    “I’m not sure if I’ll know if she’s in a vision or not, but I can see if anything else is wrong with her.” He crouches down next to us and puts his hands on both sides of her face and closes his eyes.
    He shakes his head before he opens his eyes. “She’s not in a vision.” He looks down at her. “She just used too much magic. She would have been fine if she didn’t put up such a large shield to protect us. Her body just couldn’t handle pushing that much magic out yet.” I look down at her and see her eyes are closed and mouth slightly open. I pick her up, cradling her against my chest.
    “I think she’s done training for now. I’ll go put her in her bed.” Tom is sitting in the kitchen when I walk in carrying Ryanne. He stands up when he sees her in my arms.
    “What happened?”
    “Logan or Liam will be able to explain when they finish cleaning up outside. I’m going to put her in her bed. I’ll be back.”
    I walk past Tom and walk up the stairs. Entering Ryanne’s room, I walk over to her bed, the one closest to the window, and carefully put Ryanne down on it. I take off her shoes and socks before pulling the comforter over her. Her head rolls to the side. I lean forward and place a small kiss on her forehead. One of these days, I’ll get to do that when she is actually conscious and aware of me doing it.
    One day, I hope.
    Entering the kitchen, I find everyone sitting around the table. “So she passed out because she used too much magic?”
    “Tom, do you think that if we continue working with her magic, she’ll build up a resistance to it? So she can use it and not worry about passing out?” I ask after sitting down.
    “I think that that’s something that we should look into. She’s pretty powerful if she was able to strike a large pile of wood and then create a shield large enough to cover the whole yard…” He trails off. Tom has a small smile on his face. “She’s pretty incredible, isn’t she?”
    Emma looks at me and grins evilly. I roll my head back and look at ceiling, waiting for her remark. “Colton sure thinks so.” I groan. I reach over and lightly shove her out of her chair. She’s pretty light for a tall girl. I can’t help but laugh when I see her expression. She is completely shocked—eyes wide, mouth hanging open as she sits on the ground. Apparently everyone else finds it as funny as I do because there is a chorus of laughter throughout the room. Seeing her pointed glare, David reaches down to help her stand up.
    Back on her feet, she points and me and says, “If I was Ryanne, you’d be soaking wet right now.” Emma sits back down in her chair and crosses her arms. Though her posture is angry, I can see the smirk she is trying to hide.
    “Liam, what did you tell her to do exactly?” Tom asks.
    “I was just curious to see if she could concentrate enough to bring out any weather elements while doing something else. So I asked if she could do some of her flips and strike the wood with a lightning bolt. I figured that it might be beneficial in the future.”
    Tom nodded, “Yeah, it could be very useful. We know how she is. It was a very good idea.”
    “What was a good idea?” We all turn around and see Ryanne standing in the doorway, waiting for our response.

Chapter Seven

    “Why are you awake?” Logan asks. “You passed out. Your body needs to recuperate.”
    I shake him off. “I feel fine. Good as new.” Everyone continues to stare at me. “What?” You’d think that I had grown a second head. I walk to Liam’s chair and rest my arms across the top of the wooden back. Colton is directly across from Liam and watching my every move.
    “Did you forget the part where you passed out because you used too much magic?”