silver chain. “Just give me a sec and I’ll see if I can get a read on her. Did you bring something of hers with you?”
Ash shook his head. “I didn’t know I was supposed to,” he admitted. He didn’t know a lot about witchcraft at all.
Laura smiled. “It’s no big deal,” she said. “Sometimes it is easier to find someone if you have something that belongs to them, but I can still look for her. It just might take a minute or two longer.”
Ash gestured with his hand for her to get on with it, so Laura did. She spread the map out over her kitchen table and chanted a soft spell. She held the crystal above the map and it began to swing. She chanted again and the crystal started to spin. After a moment, she dropped the crystal on to the map.
“Looks like she is in Afghanistan,” Laura muttered. Her brow was wrinkled and she genuinely looked confused. “What in the world would she be doing there?”
“I have no idea,” Ash said. “But we’re about to find out. Can you tell us where in the desert she is?”
Laura shook her head. “I’m sorry, no. Maybe if I had something of hers I could be more specific, but unfortunately, this is the best I got.”
“It’s better than what we started with,” Jake said, already heading toward the door. He didn’t know if the witch was right or wrong, but the whole thing seemed staged to him. One thing he did know was that Shelly wasn’t there in that apartment, so staying there was a waste of time.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The trio made themselves invisible again and took to the air. Once they were high enough, Ash grabbed both of his angels by the back of the neck and flashed them all to the other side of the Earth.
Jake looked down from his perch in the sky. He had flashed before, but never in midair. He was fairly certain he would never get used to it. He scanned the desert that stretched out below him. Why would Shelly come here? And where would she be?
“Come on, let’s get on the ground,” Ash commanded, and Jake and Antonio followed him. They dove from sky to street level. It was early morning and the street merchants were opening their shops for the day. The three men landed on a dirt road and walked among the humans that were milling about getting ready to start their day. They stayed invisible, of course. There was no reason to alert anyone to their presence, so they made their way on silent feet.
Jake’s wings were twitching at his back. He didn’t know how to explain it, but he already knew Shelly wasn’t there. He knew it in his soul. He had felt closer to her back in the States when they were at Laura’s apartment. He didn’t know how he felt her, just that he did. It was almost like someone dropped a GPS under his skin and the destination was set on Shelly’s whereabouts.
After deciding that Shelly was nowhere in this little town, they decided to take to the air and fly to the next town. “Is this what we’re gonna do?” Jake asked loud enough to be heard over the wind. “We just gonna fly from one town to the next until we get exhausted? She’s not here. Your witch is full of shit.”
Ash immediately stopped in the air and turned to face him. He hovered in the sky at eye level with Jake. “What makes you think that?” he said.
Jake had no choice but to stop as well or run over his leader. “I just know, that’s all.”
Ash looked at Jake with a speculative eye. “Is there something we should know?” he finally asked.
Jake shook his head. “I don’t know how I know, I just do, ok?” He could hardly explain it to himself, much less anyone else, no matter how hard he wanted to.
“Well, Laura has never steered me wrong before, so I’m going to at least check it out.” He turned in the sky and flew off ahead of them.
“He really isn’t someone you want to
Ash shook his head. “I didn’t know I was supposed to,” he admitted. He didn’t know a lot about witchcraft at all.
Laura smiled. “It’s no big deal,” she said. “Sometimes it is easier to find someone if you have something that belongs to them, but I can still look for her. It just might take a minute or two longer.”
Ash gestured with his hand for her to get on with it, so Laura did. She spread the map out over her kitchen table and chanted a soft spell. She held the crystal above the map and it began to swing. She chanted again and the crystal started to spin. After a moment, she dropped the crystal on to the map.
“Looks like she is in Afghanistan,” Laura muttered. Her brow was wrinkled and she genuinely looked confused. “What in the world would she be doing there?”
“I have no idea,” Ash said. “But we’re about to find out. Can you tell us where in the desert she is?”
Laura shook her head. “I’m sorry, no. Maybe if I had something of hers I could be more specific, but unfortunately, this is the best I got.”
“It’s better than what we started with,” Jake said, already heading toward the door. He didn’t know if the witch was right or wrong, but the whole thing seemed staged to him. One thing he did know was that Shelly wasn’t there in that apartment, so staying there was a waste of time.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The trio made themselves invisible again and took to the air. Once they were high enough, Ash grabbed both of his angels by the back of the neck and flashed them all to the other side of the Earth.
Jake looked down from his perch in the sky. He had flashed before, but never in midair. He was fairly certain he would never get used to it. He scanned the desert that stretched out below him. Why would Shelly come here? And where would she be?
“Come on, let’s get on the ground,” Ash commanded, and Jake and Antonio followed him. They dove from sky to street level. It was early morning and the street merchants were opening their shops for the day. The three men landed on a dirt road and walked among the humans that were milling about getting ready to start their day. They stayed invisible, of course. There was no reason to alert anyone to their presence, so they made their way on silent feet.
Jake’s wings were twitching at his back. He didn’t know how to explain it, but he already knew Shelly wasn’t there. He knew it in his soul. He had felt closer to her back in the States when they were at Laura’s apartment. He didn’t know how he felt her, just that he did. It was almost like someone dropped a GPS under his skin and the destination was set on Shelly’s whereabouts.
After deciding that Shelly was nowhere in this little town, they decided to take to the air and fly to the next town. “Is this what we’re gonna do?” Jake asked loud enough to be heard over the wind. “We just gonna fly from one town to the next until we get exhausted? She’s not here. Your witch is full of shit.”
Ash immediately stopped in the air and turned to face him. He hovered in the sky at eye level with Jake. “What makes you think that?” he said.
Jake had no choice but to stop as well or run over his leader. “I just know, that’s all.”
Ash looked at Jake with a speculative eye. “Is there something we should know?” he finally asked.
Jake shook his head. “I don’t know how I know, I just do, ok?” He could hardly explain it to himself, much less anyone else, no matter how hard he wanted to.
“Well, Laura has never steered me wrong before, so I’m going to at least check it out.” He turned in the sky and flew off ahead of them.
“He really isn’t someone you want to
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