Free Awakening: A Timeless Series Novel, Book Four by Lisa Wiedmeier Page A

He stepped inside, continuing. “Outside of what you did for Nakari?”
    “Once,” I replied. Colt squeezed my fingers.
    “When?”
    I looked at Colt, his gaze steady.
    “On my hike earlier.”
    “Was it large or small?” Dex asked.
    I hesitated a moment. Should I tell him about my vision in the meadow? If anyone could help me figure out the meaning, it’d be Dex. But then again , they’d told me not to try and regain the Consilador’s powers. So was that what happened? Had I actually made a connection with Marcus?
    “Small, but...”
    He rubbed his whiskered chin and stepped closer.
    “But what?”
    I looked up at Colt’s reassuring eyes. Once I brought this out to Dex, I was sure others would have their opinion as well.
    “I had a vision the other day, the day I was out in the meadow, right before Lilly came to me.”
    He stilled, waiting for me to go on.
    “It was odd. I was sitting there in the meadow , and then in the next moment I was in what appeared to be memories.”
    “What did these memories look like?” he asked.
    “They were figures, misty figures using their powers.”
    I held back the part where I’d heard Marcus’s voice. I wasn’t sure if that had been real or a figment of my imagination.
    Dex studied me for a few moments more and then shook his head.
    “I don’t understand it. For all my knowledge from Timeless powers to medical treatments, this shouldn’t happen.”
    He’d completely overlooked my vision.
    He began pacing again. “If I had access to the O’Shea library and if Callon were…” he trailed off.
    He didn’t need to finish his sentence. I knew exactly what he wanted to say.
    “If Callon were here he’d know…if Callon were here the clans wouldn’t be divided.” I stood, pulling away from Colt as they stared at me. “If Callon were here, he’d make everything right, and if Callon were here, I’d be banished.”
    I made for the door. Callon wasn’t here because of me. I was the cause of all these problems. I was their greatest failure , and I was staring them in the face.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 5
     
    The drizzle soon turned to a steady rain, and I was drenched. A shiver escaped me, and I wrapped my arms tighter around my chest.
    It was my fault; I shouldn’t have left my shed. I should have just kept my mouth shut and my feelings to myself. They would have eventually left, leaving me to have my own pity party. But I had to say something—what if Dex knew something that would help me figure out my powers?
    I hadn’t wandered that far. I was sitting under a large pine just at the edge of the meadow. I could see Colt and Daniel’s figures in the doorway. They were waiting for me to come back. A part of me wanted to, but the other part of me was unsure of my new powers.
    Dex had no explanation; obviously he’d never encountered anything like it. And he’d completely ignored my revelation about my vision. Leave it to me to have all the dangerous and difficult transformations. I was a ticking time bomb, and this time it wasn’t because I couldn’t control my anger. This time it was because I couldn’t control all this power running through my veins. I hadn’t hurt anyone yet, but if this kept up, the odds increased in its favor.
    A flash of red appeared in the meadow, only to reappear a few feet away. Nakari’s icy green eyes locked on mine for the first time since Callon’s departure.
    “Dex wants you back,” she said coolly. It was clear she didn’t want to come, but had to. She looked away, fiddling with the hem of her jacket.
    I didn’t move. She stepped closer, annoyed.
    I picked up a small twig and began playing with it between my fingers. She rolled her eyes. It was clear she wasn’t going to leave until I returned with her.
    “Go away, Nakari.” I stood, but lowered my head to clear the branches, and headed towards the forest.
    She jumped in front of me, and I stared her down.
    “ I really don’t think you want to