Forever Burning by Evi Asher Read Free Book Online

never asked, silly,” Dani spoke up, and Scarlet wanted to go strangle the ditz.
    “I’ve been pining for a month—”
    “Pining? I knew you were down, but now I know why. What a hotty you caught yourself there. I wouldn’t mind a piece of that one.”
    Scarlet gave Kell the look she deserved for that comment. “I meant pining for home.”
    “To quote you, Yeah, right .“ Ath grinned. “We aren’t stupid. You are pining for Archer.
    “I liked the one with the curly blond hair.” Dani gushed. “No, I want the one with the blond curly hair. What a man!”
    “That’s Heath, and he’s sarcastic, venomous, and intellectual. He’d eat you for dinner.”
    Dani’s face split in a naughty grin. “Can you guarantee that?”
    “Oh, boy.” Scarlet shook her head. “I’d almost feel sorry for the guy if you were after him, but luckily he’s safe on Earth.”
    Scarlet thought again about what she’s discovered about Archer. She never would have thought she’d fall so hard, and as clichéd as it was, she’d hit the asphalt from a high rise with that man.
    “As much fun as I’ve had here with you all, I wanna go home, so why don’t you tell me how to open that portal now.”
    The women got very quiet.
    “Come on, by now you know me.”
    They all looked at Ath. She nodded her head. “Okay, we’ll help you, but on one condition.”
    “Anything.”
    “Don’t be in such a rush to say anything. This isn’t going to be easy, and we have to wait for the timing to be just right, or we won’t be able to do it. We are all still in training. Things can go very—and I can’t say this enough—very wrong.”
    “Have some faith, Ath. I’m sure between us, we can pull this off. We aren’t babies, after all. We are powerful phoenix women. We can do it. I know it.”
    Ath didn’t say anything, so Scarlet asked, “What is the condition?”
    Ath looked at the others, her eyes lingering on Angelica.
    “We have only one condition, and it’s simple.”
    Scarlet raised an eyebrow, impatient with the repetition. “I’m waiting?”
    “We’ll help you open the tear, so you can go back to Earth, but...you have to take us with you.”
     
     

Chapter Six
     
     
    The werehyena laughed, and if Archer had been prone to fancy, he would have thought it sounded just like exaggerated villainous laughter from an old B movie.
    “Oh, the goddess is making a personal appearance. You are in such deep shit now.”
    Archer lowered his arm, and squinted into the light.
    “Or maybe you are, for failing?” He couldn’t resist a cocky grin.
    Even in the blinding light, Archer noted that the werehyena visibly swallowed, and his eyes widened in fear.
    Archer sensed the others form up behind him, and he figured they were curious like him. Who could this goddess be? Archer had a hunch, but he wasn’t going to lay any bets until he could confirm it. There were too many Eternals after Scarlet for him to be sure.
    The light faded enough for him to make out the silhouetted shape of a woman, then it faded completely and Archer gave himself a mental pat on the back. His hunch had been right.
    “Jasmine.” His arms crossed over his chest again, a look of disdain etched into his features.
    “Kneel before the goddess.” The hyena lunged forward, but with fluid grace, Archer’s fist shot out, laying the hyena flat on his back. “She’s no goddess.” Then he spoke to Jasmine. “Still after Scarlet, I see?”
    Jasmine gave him a serene smile. She lifted the skirt of her dress and stepped over the hyena to stand in front of Archer.
    “I need the pyro.” She held her smile, but Archer could see the strain around her eyes.
    “Well, she’s gone, so you are shit outta luck.” Those words, spat in Jasmine’s face, were the only good thing to come out of Scarlet’s kidnapping to the phoenix plane.
    “What?” Jasmine paled. “No, you’re lying. You’ve hidden her somewhere.”
    Tate stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with