Wicked Flames (Solsti Prophecy) (44 page)

Next to him, she stirred and frowned. Her eyes darted back and forth beneath her lids. Dreaming. How he wished he could see her dreams, but the mate bond didn’t extend quite that far. He could, however, feel whatever emotion she felt during a dream. Which made for some hot wake-up sex.

Gin sighed and shook her head, murmuring something soft.

“What, baby?” He couldn’t make it out.

In between sighs, she mumbled, “You’re there…where are you…I’m here.” Her breathing sped up.

“Gin. Wake up, babe.” He gently shook her shoulder.

“I… You…” She flung her hand in an uncoordinated motion as if reaching for something.

She shot upright and screamed, “I’m right here!”

“Gin!” He sat up next to her. “Ginger, wake up. You had a dream. That’s all.”

She clenched the sheet in her fists, breathing hard. He wrapped an arm around her, holding her close. “Shh. Just a dream.”

A dream of what?
Through their bond, urgency rode him hard. Gin needed to get to someone or something. Right now.

He reached for one of her soft little hands, gently uncurling each finger from their death grip on the sheet. And bit by bit, her heart rate slowed.

She let out a huge sigh and turned to him. She caressed his face, holding his chin for a second as if memorizing his face. “Wow.” She leaned in to kiss him.

“Must’ve been some dream. Wanna tell me about it?”

Her green eyes, unfocused, looked over his shoulder. “It was so real…this blond woman—”

Noise in the hall had both of them turning toward the closed door. Voices carried to Mathias, female and male. He had no trouble making out their words. Everyone was talking about a dream.

A mix of foreboding and anticipation crawled up his spine. He stood, pulled on a pair of jeans, and tossed Gin her robe. “Something’s going on. Let’s go see.”

“What do you mean?”

“I think we need to talk to your sisters.”

Gin hastily donned the robe and they opened the door. The hall was full of people chattering. Brooke and Kai, Nicole and Gunnar, Ashina and Raniero.

Nicole was gesturing wildly. “…and she was calling to me—”

“Me too. She wanted to know where—Gin!” Brooke whirled and ran to her. “Did you have the same dream we did?”

“About a blond woman?” Gin’s face was pale.

“Yes.” Nicole clutched Gunnar’s T-shirt, her voice shaking. “And her eyes were g-green.”

“She was alone, and…” Brooke said.

“Confused.” Gin finished. “And she
desperately
wanted to find us.”

The three sisters paused, staring at each other with raw, blatant shock. Through his bond with Gin, Mathias felt realization tear through their souls. Felt a torrent of love, confusion, and absolute certainty.

As one, the sisters whispered one word: “Alina.”

A Note To My Readers

I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading Wicked Flames. Please take a moment to leave a review. Thank you!

W
ICKED
F
LAMES
P
LAYLIST

Hells Bells—AC/DC

Take you To Rio—Ester Dean

The Clairvoyant—Iron Maiden

Crazy Train—Black Sabbath

Angel of Harlem—U2

Cruel Summer—Bananarama

Marshmallow World—Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

Baby Please Come Home—U2

Winter Wonderland—Bing Crosby

Revenge—Ministry

Kiss Off—Violent Femmes

Battlefield—Jordin Sparks

A
BOUT
S
HARON
K
AY

Sharon Kay writes award-winning fiction and can never get enough reading time. She loves paranormal romance, with romantic suspense following close on its heels. She loves winter and black coffee, and is endlessly inspired to write kick-ass heroines and the men strong enough to capture their hearts.

Sharon lives in the Chicago area with her husband and son, and didn’t expect to write one book, let alone a series. But W
ICKED
W
IND
and the Solsti series formed in her head one weekend and refused to stay quiet until she put pen to paper. Her characters tend to keep her up at night, as they banter, fall in love, and slay endless varieties of power-hungry demons.

She loves to hear from readers! You can find her at:

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C
OMING
F
ALL
2014

K
ISSED
B
Y
A D
EMON
S
PY
: A N
OVELLA

Kidnapped as a teen and forced into a life of sexual slavery, Garnet vowed long ago to do whatever she could to spare others her fate. When karma comes full circle with an offer of freedom for her and her young son, she jumps at the chance.

Masquerading as a village innkeeper, Aden keeps his espionage work secret from the gentle pixies he lives among. Using his skills to prevent a group of vicious demons from attacking the innocent, his world is draped in mist, shadow, and danger.

Steeped in shame, Garnet is loath to share her past with Aden. But Aden senses a sweet, loyal strength in her that no amount of horror can erase. His dangerous work is the opposite of the stability Garnet craves. Yet Aden’s patience and strength make him the hero she never had. When the enemy unleashes their poison arrows on the town, Garnet and Aden realize that honesty is the truest form of courage.

C
OMING
J
ANUARY
2015

Book four of the Solsti Prophecy series:

O
N
W
ICKED
G
ROUND

The lost memories of a thief…

The first twelve years of Alina’s life are a black void. An accomplished thief, she uses her cloaking ability to pick pockets as well as stage elaborate heists. Digging deeper into her past sets off a chain of events that puts her, and the family she has just discovered, in the sights of their worst enemy.

…and the scarred heart of a guardian…

In secret, Lash Watcher Caine plots vengeance for the destruction of everything he loved. Branded by loss, he longs to find his one true mate, knowing that only with her will his heart fully heal. When his brief meeting with Alina is interrupted by her elaborate evade-and-escape plan, he knows there is more to her than meets his watchful eyes. But nothing can prepare him for the lethal power of her mind.

…collide at the fault line of destiny.

A brilliant villain with a vicious and loyal army behind her can only be stopped by one force: the combined power of four women who command the elements. Alina, with her newly-discovered affinity to the earth, becomes the linchpin to halting the desecration of their world. Thrown into a battle plan and a new family, she finds joy in in the quiet strength of Caine’s arms. But when the secrets to her past are revealed, she learns a terrible price has been paid in advance. The very magic that allowed her to live to fulfill a prophecy will forever deny her heart’s deepest wish.