Free The Seventh Immortal (Hearts of Amaranth #1) by J.M. Parry Page A

anything. She threw him to the ground and
ran towards Paul. What did she think she was going to do? Shield
him from the bullets? Even if she could reach him in time,
protecting him was impossible.
    The first gunshot rang out. Kait spun towards the police,
throwing her arm out. “No!” she shouted, as if she thought
her vox
dei could
win out and save Paul at the last moment.
    But what could a voice, no matter how
powerful, do against a bullet?

Chapter Seven
    Another officer fired. Then another. The air was filled
with the thunderous sound of gunshots as every police officer on
the street unloaded on Paul. Grant had filled his command with so
much power that even their common sense was overwhelmed. They did
not stop with a few shots, or even when they finished their clips.
They reloaded and they kept shooting, the vox dei still ringing in their
ears.
    Kait closed her eyes and waited to feel the
hot sting of the bullets against her skin. She was close enough to
Paul that some of the errant gunfire would inevitably hit her.
Ultimately, she wanted to feel it. She needed this to hurt.
    Nothing happened. While Kait braced herself
for pain, not a single bullet struck her body. She opened her eyes
and gasped.
    The air was full of bullets, but they were
frozen mere inches from her hand. Hundreds of small metal rounds,
still spinning in place, dotted the space between Kait and the
police officers.
    Kait stared at her hand. She didn't know how
it was possible, but she was sure of what she saw. She'd stopped
the gunfire. She prevented a single bullet from going past her.
    Her eyes darted to Grant, who was only now
recovering from her attack. His mouth hung open and he stared at
Kait as she continued to hold the gunfire in her hands.
    “ This isn't something you or the others can do, is it?” Kait
asked. Grant didn't even move. He was too terrified. That was the
only answer she needed.
    Suddenly, Kait felt a surge of anger. Why
was she still asking this man questions? He'd tried to kill Paul.
He'd tried to exploit her affection for him by putting his life in
danger. She didn't need to defer to him. Now she was more powerful
than anything he'd imagined.
    Kait closed her hand into a fist. With a
flick of her wrist, she let go of her hold on the frozen bullets.
She cast them back at at the police, before realizing that they
were blameless in all of this. With a quick mental correction, she
directed the bullets into their cars and the surrounding
streetlights.
    Sparks and glass rained down upon the
street. Everything went dark. The cops panicked, unable to even
comprehend what they'd witnessed. Kait had stopped every one of
their shots in mid-air and sent them flying back. They were
terrified. They had every right to be. Even Kait didn't understand
what she'd done.
    It was only a matter of time before Grant
figured out that Kait was just as confused as him. She had no idea
how she stopped the bullets and certainly wasn't sure she could do
it again if she had to. She needed to escape.
    Kait ran up the stairs and grabbed Paul's
hand. “Come on,” she said. “Let's get out of here.” As soon as she
had a firm grip on him, she took off away from One Metropolitan
Plaza. She didn't know where she was going, but anywhere was safer
than in front of that building.
    Her legs moved faster than she expected, and
she had to slow down to make sure Paul could keep up with her. It
made a certain sort of sense that she would be somewhat faster and
stronger than most people. Her muscles wouldn't tear, and her bones
wouldn't break as easily as those of a normal person.
    Once Kait and Paul were a few blocks away from the
skyscraper, she found and alley and ducked inside. They would be
after her before long, and she had to make sure they were hidden
somewhere they couldn't be found. Then they could go back to her hotel room, pick up
her things, and... And Kait didn't know what was next.
    “ What was that?” Paul asked as soon as they slowed down
enough