abilities?” She grabbed Will’s arm. “But we know where he is now! And we know that the two of us together are more powerful than Aiden. We can go get Jake.”
“Emma, think this through. I know that sounds like a good idea and you know I want nothing more than to go get Jake, but what if that’s Aiden’s plan? What if he’s trying to lure us out and separate us before the end and steal the book? This could be a trap. ”
“I don’t care, Will! He has my son!”
He gripped her arms. “I know and I want to get Jake too, but we have to be smart about this. We think we’re stronger together, but we don’t know for sure. We need more practice before we try to attack. Otherwise we might get both us killed, and that won’t do Jake any good.”
She nodded but refused to look at him.
“Let’s get some rest, wake up in the middle of the night, practice and then move on. We’ll move closer to Napa Valley so if we think we’re ready, we’ll be close enough to strike.”
“All right.”
“Don’t get your hopes up, okay? You know I’ll try, Emma, but I can’t promise anything.”
“I know.”
***
The sounds of bird calls and the trickling stream were amplified in the dark forest. The sun wouldn’t rise for another hour, but Will stood next to the creek, manipulating the water. It was safer this way. They were less likely to have someone stumble across them, and they could practice then leave in the daylight, driving to the next location. They’d done this two nights in a row without problem, but Will had a feeling they were pushing their luck.
Emma had practiced some, but Will still wasn’t satisfied with the amount of practice they’d done combining their power. While Emma wasn’t either, she knew their choices were limited given her desire to stay in Northern California now. Also, she insisted he needed more practice since his power was so new to him. But his practicing had been at the expense of hers, and Will planned to change that tonight. He wasn’t sure how happy she’d be driving out of California into Nevada in a few hours. He needed to test his ability to find water when none seemed available, and she needed to use her power without fear of creating a forest fire. Not to mention, they need to practice together without limitations. Of course, using their powers in the real world would come with a higher price, but they’d worry about that when they got there.
Emma sagged against a tree with her eyes closed, clutching her stomach. The backpack with the book hung on her back. She’d been practicing making small fires in a straight line using the undergrowth but had stopped several minutes before.
“Emma, are you okay?”
Her eyes opened, but shadows covered the rest of her face. “I’m fine. Just tired.”
“You look like you’re more than tired.”
She pushed away from the tree with a start. “I’m fine. Can we leave it at that?”
But she wasn’t fine. She was exhausted and sick more often than not. She claimed it was nerves, but Will was worried. Her supernatural healing properties should have cured her of any virus or infection, leaving him to wonder what was really wrong.
“Emma, why don’t you go back and lay down for awhile? You’ve done pretty much all you can. I’ll practice a little while longer, then we can go.”
She hesitated. “Are you sure?”
He expected more of a fight from her, so her response made him even more anxious. “Yeah, we need to move somewhere more open for you to practice next. You go back and rest so you’ll be ready to work hard tomorrow.”
She hesitated again, looking toward the cabin then Will. “Okay.”
“Can you get back all right?”
“I’m not six years old. I know where I’m going.”
“I meant finding your way in the dark.”
“I can find it just fine .” She started to stomp off, but Will ran after her, the underbrush crunching beneath his feet.
“Emma, wait.”
She stopped and turned around to
“Emma, think this through. I know that sounds like a good idea and you know I want nothing more than to go get Jake, but what if that’s Aiden’s plan? What if he’s trying to lure us out and separate us before the end and steal the book? This could be a trap. ”
“I don’t care, Will! He has my son!”
He gripped her arms. “I know and I want to get Jake too, but we have to be smart about this. We think we’re stronger together, but we don’t know for sure. We need more practice before we try to attack. Otherwise we might get both us killed, and that won’t do Jake any good.”
She nodded but refused to look at him.
“Let’s get some rest, wake up in the middle of the night, practice and then move on. We’ll move closer to Napa Valley so if we think we’re ready, we’ll be close enough to strike.”
“All right.”
“Don’t get your hopes up, okay? You know I’ll try, Emma, but I can’t promise anything.”
“I know.”
***
The sounds of bird calls and the trickling stream were amplified in the dark forest. The sun wouldn’t rise for another hour, but Will stood next to the creek, manipulating the water. It was safer this way. They were less likely to have someone stumble across them, and they could practice then leave in the daylight, driving to the next location. They’d done this two nights in a row without problem, but Will had a feeling they were pushing their luck.
Emma had practiced some, but Will still wasn’t satisfied with the amount of practice they’d done combining their power. While Emma wasn’t either, she knew their choices were limited given her desire to stay in Northern California now. Also, she insisted he needed more practice since his power was so new to him. But his practicing had been at the expense of hers, and Will planned to change that tonight. He wasn’t sure how happy she’d be driving out of California into Nevada in a few hours. He needed to test his ability to find water when none seemed available, and she needed to use her power without fear of creating a forest fire. Not to mention, they need to practice together without limitations. Of course, using their powers in the real world would come with a higher price, but they’d worry about that when they got there.
Emma sagged against a tree with her eyes closed, clutching her stomach. The backpack with the book hung on her back. She’d been practicing making small fires in a straight line using the undergrowth but had stopped several minutes before.
“Emma, are you okay?”
Her eyes opened, but shadows covered the rest of her face. “I’m fine. Just tired.”
“You look like you’re more than tired.”
She pushed away from the tree with a start. “I’m fine. Can we leave it at that?”
But she wasn’t fine. She was exhausted and sick more often than not. She claimed it was nerves, but Will was worried. Her supernatural healing properties should have cured her of any virus or infection, leaving him to wonder what was really wrong.
“Emma, why don’t you go back and lay down for awhile? You’ve done pretty much all you can. I’ll practice a little while longer, then we can go.”
She hesitated. “Are you sure?”
He expected more of a fight from her, so her response made him even more anxious. “Yeah, we need to move somewhere more open for you to practice next. You go back and rest so you’ll be ready to work hard tomorrow.”
She hesitated again, looking toward the cabin then Will. “Okay.”
“Can you get back all right?”
“I’m not six years old. I know where I’m going.”
“I meant finding your way in the dark.”
“I can find it just fine .” She started to stomp off, but Will ran after her, the underbrush crunching beneath his feet.
“Emma, wait.”
She stopped and turned around to
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