Phoenix Institute 01 - Phoenix Rising by Corrina Lawson

Author:Corrina Lawson [Lawson, Corrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781609285487
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2011-11-08T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Screw staying, Alec thought. Daz hadn’t trusted him. He was going with Beth.

“Go, get to the basement,” Drake said.

“What about you?” Beth said, coughing.

“I’m getting some firepower.” He pushed her. “Go!”

Alec took her hand and they ran into the hallway. The house was so small that it was only about ten strides to the living room and then the basement door was on the left. Easy. No need to panic.

The living room windows shattered. Glass flew the hallway. Shit. More canisters of tear gas landed on the living room rug. He couldn’t see through this, much less walk through it.

Beth coughed. “Hold your—”

“ —breath. Hold your breath.”

They both started coughing. His eyes burned and started streaming tears. He’d underestimated these guys. He’d never had enough control to grab at gas molecules.

“ You never had control before, Alec. You said it, you’ re more powerful now, because of me. Try it.”

“ Okay. You think about my controlling it too. Wish for it.”

“ Will that help?”

“ Can’ t hurt.”

“ Hurry.”

She fell to her knees, holding her hand over her mouth. Her eyes were closed tight.

He sent the TK out, trying to grab the gas floating around them. Hell. It was like trying to grab fog with his hands. For a few seconds, everything seemed the same. He couldn’t take a clear breath, the gas stung his eyes, his nose and his lungs.

“ Stop trying to grab it. Push it.”

“ You have good ideas, counselor.”

“ Ideas are all I’ m good for right now.”

She was lost in the middle of a coughing fit, curled into herself in a futile attempt to hide from the gas.

He started pushing the gas, using the TK like a big shovel. His eyesight started to dim. His head grew heavier.

Beth scrambled to her feet and squeezed his hand. “It’s working,” she said, her voice hoarse.

He opened his eyes. He’d pushed the gas cloud up to the ceiling. He took a long clean breath, welcoming fresh air into his lungs.

“ So my gift is good for something.”

Her telepathic voice sounded just like her dry speaking voice.

“ Let’ s go bigger, counselor.” He clenched his teeth and shoved at the gas in the living room. He intended to throw it back through the broken windows and in the face of their attackers.

Drake brushed past them, holding a big-ass machine gun with a curved ammunition clip. A Kalashnikov, probably. How’d he get that?

“ I think he was hiding it in the kitchen pantry.”

“ I’ d hate to see what he keeps in his closet.”

“I’ll cover you,” Drake said. “Quick. They’re probably ready to come through the door.” As in on cue, the front door splintered inward. Alec instinctively threw his hands over his face to avoid the flying shards of wood. Beside him, Beth muffled a scream. Soldiers wearing gas masks rushed through the opening. He stepped in front of Beth and slapped at the lead attacker with TK.

The soldier flew backward and knocked over the guy behind him, sending both of them to the floor and temporarily blocking the front door.

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