Winning Souls by Viola Grace Read Free Book Online

able to see what is wrong with me if they haven’t figured out that you removed the souls of their ancestors.”
    “Who said that they hadn’t figured it out? They are very relieved that they can speak to me directly now.” He smiled brightly.
    She rolled her eyes. “I can imagine. They are still unfamiliar with my biology. I am telling you that I am fine.”
    He waved that off. “You are getting a scan.”
    Enher gripped the arms of her seat and power crackled around her. “No. I am not.”
    Fuelling herself with rage took on a new meaning when it came to her power. White-hot electricity crackled around her limbs, and her skin turned black.
    “Take me back to the city, or I take us both down and you will have to find a new body to play with.” Her voice was low and guttural, but she knew her gaze was steady.
    He looked at her, nodded and changed their heading.
    “Enher, is that normal?”
    “When someone tries to put me in a position I don’t want to be in, yes, it is.” She sat next to him with her skin radiating black and crackling with power.
    When he touched her, he pulled his hand back with a hiss.
    “This particular energy is not palatable, Kiot. You might not want to try that again.”
    He nodded, and they flew back to the city in silence.
    She snickered silently at managing to cow him. As he brought the vehicle near her hotel, she let the rage go and resumed her pale colouration.
    “I will make arrangements to return home in the morning.”
    He opened and closed his jaws with a snap. He nodded and let her go.
    Once in her room, she updated Relay and headed to bed. Her dispenser chimed, but she ignored it. She was in no mood to play with whatever Kiot thought she needed. What she needed was to resume her life and stop being used as a battery.
     

Chapter Seven
     
     
    Waking before dawn let her head down to the restaurant and have the food that she felt comfortable with. The caf wasn’t nearly as good as at the café down the street, but she didn’t have to leave the hotel, so it came out even.
    After breakfast, she returned to her room and contacted Relay again.
    “Enher-Dahl, you look much better today. What can I do for you?”
    “Well, all of the coma patients are released, the souls are free and Ulises has agreed to be Kiot’s Avatar, so I am done here. How do I make arrangements to go home?” She bit her lip.
    Relay winced. “Well, there has been a change since last night. Kiot has decided that for balance, he requires duality. He has asked us to assign you as his second Avatar, but we have told him that it is impossible. We do not give our people away like that.”
    She nodded. “Right, so why is there a problem?”
    “Until we can get a Guardian outpost to send a representative, you can’t leave. Kiot has locked your travel documents and identification. You are unable to leave Nurmegar, and we are not allowed to come and get you.”
    “I am going to pluck out every one of his feathers.” She grimaced.
    Relay nodded. “I will keep trying to get a Guardian ship to come for you, but they don’t like to leave their home worlds. They also don’t consider life as an Avatar to be a sacrifice.”
    “This consciousness has been jerking me around since I got here. I am tired of it, and I just want to go home.”
    Relay laughed. “It sounds like a bad date.”
    Enher blinked and leaned back. “I suppose it has been. It hasn’t been all bad, but when I see those lavender eyes, I just want to smack the hell out of his smug face.”
    “Keep me posted on your emotional attachment. I will keep working, and if I can find a ride for you, I will let you know.” Relay nodded.
    “Thank you. Goodbye.” She disconnected the call and sat back, thinking about her options. Either she could mope in her room, or she could hit Nurmegar where it hurt. She was going to the casino.
     
    The pit bosses had asked her to leave the gaming tables, so Enher spent her time selecting machines that were about to