Above The Flames (The Flames Trilogy #1) by Cassandra Fear Read Free Book Online Page A

dangling from his knees. Then, he fell forward, right on top of her. The woman squirmed as the man’s hand reached up and pushed off of her, right on her breast.
    “Okay, we need to help them,” Jasmine said.
    “What are we supposed to do?” Beau asked.
    “I don’t care what we do; we just have to do something.”
    Beau grabbed her arms and pushed her until she was behind the tree again. “Listen, I know that wasn’t easy to watch and you want to do something, but wait. When he leaves, we can sneak behind them and release their ropes.”
    Jasmine didn’t want to admit it, but he had a point. She stayed behind the tree, not letting herself watch. If that man does something else like that, I won’t be able to stop myself.
    “That guy’s gone. I can’t see him anymore,” Beau said.
    “That doesn’t mean he’s gone,” Jasmine responded.
    “I watched him walk away, so yeah, it does mean he’s gone.”
    Jasmine rolled her eyes. She didn’t wait for Beau, but crept out from behind the tree. She stayed low to the ground, sneaking as quietly as she could behind the trees where the people were tied. The ropes were thick, but she had just the thing to free them.
    “Do you have a knife?” Beau asked.
    “I don’t need one. I’ll use my power.” She couldn’t stop the grin from spreading on her face. She hadn’t let herself use her power since the night her dad died, but she missed the feeling it sparked inside of her and found the excitement coursing through her so intense it took her breath away.
    “Won’t they smell it?” Beau asked.
    And here comes Beau, the mood crasher. But he was right, and she knew it.
    “But it’s our only shot,” Jasmine said.
    “Okay, I’ll take care of the guy out front. He’s the only person around we might have to worry about.”
    Beau disappeared for a moment. When he reemerged, he held a thick branch that looked like a club. He moved quietly, stopping behind the trees they’d stood behind previously, then he jumped out and rushed forward. There was a loud thump, and then another.
    “Listen, my girl is going to free you guys. Just stay still,” Beau said.
    That’s my cue.
    Jasmine reached inside to the place her power resided, the place she hadn’t dared touch in so long, but her power didn’t care about that. It answered instantly and spilled over the box she kept it in, slinking through her veins until it covered every inch of her body. Her eyes widened and she almost giggled, but had the good sense to stop herself in time. It was hard though, her power made her feel alive in a way she’d never felt before. She wanted to run through the trees, to never stop running.
    Instead, she moved to the first rope, hovered her hand over it, and brought her power forth. Her hand lit up neon blue and the rope started smoking, but she needed more power. She asked, and her power gave. The rope was coarse as she grabbed it, but it didn’t hurt, even as the smell of burnt hair reached her nose. After only several seconds, the rope broke apart, and she didn’t linger, but moved on to the next.
    After each rope was burned apart, she bounced in front of the trees, a wide grin spreading across her face. The demon with the red eyes was slumped in a heap on the ground, and the men and woman stood in front of her, staring with wide eyes.
    There was a shorter man on the end with small black wings. He stepped forward first, his spiked blue-black hair bouncing with every step. Piercing baby blue eyes gazed at her as he angled his head and smiled. “Thanks for the help.”
    The woman stayed back, but asked, “How did you do that?”
    “Very carefully,” Jasmine said, not comfortable spilling all her secrets just yet.
    The man on the other end laughed. He looked kind when he smiled. “I told you we’d get free, didn’t I?”
    The tallest of the group came close, and Beau wrapped an arm around Jasmine. She had an urge to step away from Beau’s grasp, and wasn’t sure where it came