Ending ELE (ELE Series) Read Free Page B

the time to catch their breaths. A few of us take sips of water to make sure we stay hydrated.
    I shiver as the sweat turns icy on my forehead. Tony throws his arm around me to lend me his warmth. My lungs feel like they have been cut up and down by the icy intakes of air I breathed during our quick escape. It takes only a few seconds and my healing ability for me to heal whatever parts of me are weary. I put my hand on my dad’s shoulder and focus my healing on him. Alec and Tony catch on and do the same for the others.
    With Sebastian being carried most of the way, he seems to be fine but I put my hands on him anyway. He giggles a little. “That feel funny, Wello.”
    Although my stomach is still filled with the dread of seeing Alec ’s dad back in the picture, I manage to muster up a smile for my brother. I turn my attention to Tony and my dad, who are talking about the safe house.
    “ How much further do you think we have to go?” he asks my dad.
    “ I would guess we can be there within a few hours,” my dad answers.
    “ Do you think the soldiers found that safe house?” Connor asks.
    “ I don’t know. I haven’t had any visions about it.” He turns to look at me. “Have you, Willow?”
    I blush and look down. I ’ve had a vision, but not about the safe house. I look back at my dad and hope that he just assumes that my rosy cheeks are from the cold air hitting them. “I had a vision, back in the cabin. I didn’t see anything about the safe house. I do know though that you were all safe. You weren’t with us in the vision, but Tony had told me that you were all safe.” I meet Tony’s eyes and see him looking at me inquisitively. I do my best not to think of the details of that particular vision.
    “ I don’t get why my dad was there at the cabin though,” Alec speaks up. His eyes are filled with emotions that I can’t fully comprehend. I couldn’t imagine knowing that someone in my family was playing on the dark side’s team. Marya rubs his shoulder in a comforting gesture.
    Tony answers Alec , even though it wasn’t really a question. “Blake was in cahoots with Zack. He wanted to get a hold of Willow’s powers just as much as Zack did. It would be outlandish for us to presume that he would simply give up hunting Willow just because Zack was removed from the equation.”
    Alec doesn ’t look happy about Tony’s answer but he doesn’t respond either.
    “ There were a lot of people working with Zack. I’m sure your father isn’t the only one leading this mission to hunt me down. There were dozens of other bidders in the room who saw what a single dose of my blood could do,” I tell Alec. “I’m so sorry, Alec... about your dad.”
    This time he does little to hide the emotions running amuck in his navy eyes. “He’s not my dad. He’s simply the man who fathered me. He ceased being my dad long ago. I really should feel betrayed or hurt or confused at my father’s involvement in this mess, but I’m not. I mean, I’m mad as hell, but I can’t say that I’m surprised.” His eyes turn fierce. He’s still staring at me when he says, “I will stop him.” His determination resonates from his face.
    My mouth stays open, but no words come out. What does one say to that? I can ’t imagine the position that Alec is in right now. I can feel the anger, betrayal, and pain casting off him in waves. His inner-strength and his demand for justice are equally as strong. I have to force myself to close off my empathic abilities.
    “ We should probably get moving again,” my dad intercedes.
    We nod our heads and quietly head out again.
    After a few more hours of walking, we reach a large clearing more than a hundred yards in length. It isn’t until we see the clearing that we realize that the snow is still coming down just as powerfully as before. We were protected for the most part under the covering of the trees.
    We use our invisibility as we step out into the clearing. I look from my left