Chasing the Storm by Aliyah Burke Read Free Book Online

For another, we don’t live in New York City. And not all the children there are Astral Guardians. And how do you know about the X-Men?” He rose and grabbed his bag before rejoining her on the bed. Digging through, he found a picture of the vineyard and showed it to her. “This is where we live.”
    “That’s beautiful. I know a lot of movies. When you can’t go out because people are hunting you, after a while there’s not much to do inside other than watch television.”
    He hated that her own family was after her. “It’s even more so beautiful in person.”
    “If this is such a battle, why would you have children who can’t defend themselves there?”
    “They don’t attack there. I can’t tell you why. I suspect it’s part of their rules.”
    “Whose rules? Who’s they?”
    “ They are the ones who want the world plunged back into darkness. I don’t know their names. They are the ones who don’t want us to succeed.”
    “Again? What, is The New Order going to blow up the sun? I mean, really? That wouldn’t bode well for their survival either. The world isn’t going to be plunged into darkness.” She shook her head.
    “I didn’t mean literally, Taylor.” Although I can’t be positive about that. “I mean as in anarchy will reign. Evil will prevail and no one will be safe. Anywhere. Death and destruction will be the way life is lived. Daily. Kill or be killed.”
    “How do you know this?”
    “The prophecy.”
    “You have a prophecy?”
    “We have one.”
    “And it is what?”
    “You really want to know?”
    “I think so.”
    He could detect the hesitation but was proud she didn’t run the other way. So he recited the prophecy to her, “ The parts to waken the world’s hope have been scattered far and wide to the winds and throughout the stars. It is from there the chosen ones are marked, becoming Astral Guardians. Alone their individual defeat has a greater chance than when paired with the amaranthine and genuine love of their mate. Those Guardians must find, defend and bind the pieces to call forth the hope of the world. It will take courage, strength, love and sacrifice. If the Guardians fail, swift death will arrive to the one who calms the beasts. With this outcome, the world shall descend into darkness, chaos and anarchy. ”
    “Not exactly cheerful,” she mumbled.
    Cale wasn’t quite sure how to respond to that, for she was completely correct. It wasn’t cheerful.
    “Your brethren. Tell me about them.”
    “The two who’ve been there the longest are Tiarnán and Dracen. Then Billy. I came around the same time as Roz, and Aminta has been there the shortest amount of time.”
    “And they all have a mark of sorts.” She crossed her arms and rested her head back on his shoulder. “So why wouldn’t the … I’m not sure what to call them…things that sent the marks to you, match you up with each other? Wouldn’t you be stronger like that?”
    “The things that did that are beyond our scope of age, Taylor. This began back when the earth was born. A battle for who would control it, and every so often the time comes to fight.”
    “I still don’t know what I’m doing in the middle of all your craziness.”
    “You were chosen for me.” He tipped her chin towards him as he told her that bit of information.
    “So you say,” she muttered.
    “So you know.”
    He kissed her again and moaned deep into her mouth. When she tangled her tongue with his, he drew back. He wanted her so much, his cock was painfully hard. Instead of following his desire, he cupped her cheek and brushed a thumb along her skin. Such soft, smooth skin.
    “We should get going,” he said, refusing to release her gaze.
    She shook her head as she climbed away from him and off the bed. “I must be absolutely insane for believing this, not to mention that I’m going along with it.”
    Cale watched her pace back and forth. The rainbow of colours had faded and only lingered in her hair. She was close