Zora's Dawn (Defender Book 1) by Sheryl Lee Read Free Book Online Page B

surreal life she found herself it no longer seemed like that big of a
deal.
    Back to
business. “So now that my abilities are unlocked, what do I have to do to learn
how to use them? Actually, apart from the enhanced physical abilities, what can
I do?”
    “Come
little one, let us sit and I will tell you, and then we will begin the physical
exercises to make it easier for you to use your abilities. First though, know
that you have the knowledge on an instinctual level. If the need arises, even
if I have not taught you, you will know what to do.” Axel’s eyes fixed intently
on her as he said that and Zora shifted uncomfortably under his gaze until he
continued. “But the exercises will help you to assimilate these abilities
better, and of course your physical fitness even though enhanced, could be
better.” He frowned slightly in disapproval as he said the last sentence,
probably deserved since Zora did not believe in exercise unless it was running
to her car in the rain.
    “You can
sense a werewolf in the same way you can sense the other supernaturals when
they are around. However you can also sense a rogue werewolf when you are at
the place where it has committed a murder, or some other atrocity. The violence
leaves an echo and you can pick up on it. You are very strong little Zora, I
think you will pick up far more than any other defender. Now that your
abilities are unblocked we will take you back to the site and see what you
feel. Although it is best to go to a site within 12 hours, I believe you will
still pick up a useful amount of information. That you picked up anything at
all earlier is astounding.”
    Zora
nodded nervously, feeling like a student about to be put on the spot and asked
to give an oral presentation in a foreign language.
    Axel
continued, “You also have the useful ability of being able to cause a werewolf
to combust if you and it are present within eyeshot at dawn. I will show you
how to do it, it is very simple.”
    Zora
nodded again, like a marionette. Causing someone – or something – to combust
was a simple thing to do. Right, in this alternate universe in which she now
lived she guessed it was.
    Axel smiled
as though he had read her thoughts – maybe he had, after all her mind was
apparently open like a book. He continued, “Your six senses are enhanced, your
sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch and your, um, shall we say your intuition.
By this I mean you will quite easily be able to sense other supernaturals, and
you will also find you can more easily pick up on the intentions of the humans
you come into contact with. You are faster and stronger and we will work on
that so you learn your new limitations. It is important to know your limitation
little Zora because you will feel invincible and against a supernatural you
certainly are not. But you will heal faster should you get hurt, which is
useful.”
    Zora
nodded for the third time, her mind screaming a protest at the thought of
fighting a supernatural being and getting hurt but hey, she would heal faster
so it’s all good. She was trying to assimilate the information she had just
received when she realised that Axel was speaking again. “You can see my aura
right down to the colour, I wonder if you can see the tells of the other
supernaturals.”
    Intrigued,
Zora was about to ask what he meant when her attention was caught by an odd
blurring in the garden directly in her line of vision. She squinted a little –
it wasn’t blurring exactly, it looked more like mist or fog. But it was too
small to be fog. Yet even as she watched it coalesced into a small cloud.
Zora’s eyes widened and Axel followed her line of vision.
    “Ah,” he
said. “Immaculate timing.”
    Zora
glanced briefly at him, wondering what on earth he was talking about. She
looked back and understood, kind of. The cloud had gone and a man now stood in
the garden. Oddly, he did not seem to be damp at all, at least his gorgeous
shoulder length blonde hair was dry