Tempest by Jenna-Lynne Duncan Read Free Book Online

back, relieved. I gave Luke a look that said “I told you so,” and when I looked back at Ana I saw that
she had already risen—and was running in the other direction.
    “Go get her!” Luke
yelled at my dumbfounded expression.
    It took me a second at
supernatural speed to grab her. I didn’t even bother running at a
normal pace, I couldn’t risk it. But the force when I grabbed her
caused us both to fall to the ground. I was still on top of her,
careful not to crush her but trying to control my emotions. Like any
Hunter, we liked the chase. Using my supernatural abilities just
intensified that need.
    “Don’t. Don’t
ever run from me.” I regretted growling out the warning. Her face
was inches from mine and when her breaths deepened in response, I
knew I had to get up. Touching her intensified the connection between
us. My heartbeat slowed in response to match hers. As if feeling the
pull between us, her gaze slid to my lips. I suppressed my instincts
enough to pull us to a stand.
    I held onto her as we
walked back to the truck; I didn’t think my resolve would be able
to handle another chase.
    “Nice,” Luke said
sarcastically as we walked by. “I told you this was not a
good idea. Can’t we just kill her now?”
    Was he trying to make
her faint again? He was going to pay for this later. Right now, I had
to take care of Ana.
    “Don’t listen to
him. We just need to talk with a friend of ours before we head out of
town. To my relief, she nodded and got willingly in the truck.
    As we pulled up to the
house, Ana’s hand went up to cover her nose. It was as if she could smell what we did. As if she could smell what a voodoun used
spells to mask.
    I grabbed her free hand
and led her inside. “What kind of friends do you have?” Ana asked
as she regarded the house and its various voodoo paraphernalia.
    I smirked. “You have
no idea.”
    Sansha walked into the
room just then, in the middle of making a sacrifice to Erzulie
Dantor, a Loa who she believes is responsible for natural disasters.
    When Sansha asked Ana
to join her, I tensed. “That’s not why we’re here.”
    Sansha shrugged one,
bare shoulder then disappeared to make her offering. I directed Ana
to sit down. To my dismay, Luke sat on the other side of her.
    Sansha returned, only
to sit in a chair across from us. Her gaze went between Ana, Luke and
I. “Well?” I asked a little impatient. She knew why we were here;
would there be others after Ana?
    “Yes,” she answered
what I wanted to know. “Now, you only have two options and you know
the easiest route.”
    “No.” I stood up,
defensive that she would still suggest us going through with it.
    “You know the
consequences of the two worlds colliding. Besides, if it’s not you,
then you know it will be someone else.”
    There was a very
delicate balance between the under- and mortal- world. Did she know
that I was falling for Ana? Is that why she spoke about two worlds
colliding? Why did she have to be so cryptic?
    “Sansha, we know what
we need to do and we’ll get it done,” Luke stood up, and I was
enraged that he acted like he had a say in the matter.
    “Why don’t you two
go outside and discuss this?” Sansha suggested.
    “Yes, Luke .
Let’s discuss this outside.” It looked like now would have
to be the time I told Luke just what exactly Ana meant to me because
Hunters could never kill another’s mate.
    Luke stopped when we
were just outside. “Well? Nothing you can say to me can change my
mind. I know you have it in your head to not go through with this.
That doesn’t mean I don't have plans of my own.”
    I didn’t know just
how sinister Luke could be until now. “You will not touch her,” I
warned.
    “And what makes you
so sure of that?”
    “Because she is mine .”
    I saw the recognition
cross his features. I left him dumbfounded as I stormed back through
the front door, not wanting to waste any more time here.
    “Let’s go.” I
offered my hand to Ana.
    As