gathered that,” Ayden acknowledged in an amused tone.
Kalissa sat with her back against the door so she could see behind her and look straight at Ayden. She saw Willow swoop in with her knee-length brown hair, wearing a hunter green dress that showed off her graceful and petite figure. The nymph came to a stop in front of the demons’ car, hovering in midair. One of the demons threw an energy ball at her. She deflected it into the river that ran alongside the road. Another energy ball flew at her. She tried to deflect it, only to get hit with a second one that she was not prepared for.
Kalissa gasped as Willow took the impact and disappear into the woods on the other side of the road. It became hard for Kalissa to breathe, and her heart pounded so hard it felt like as if it were in her head. What if Willow was hurt? What if she was… No, Kalissa refused to believe that she was dead. She couldn’t be.
Ayden reached over and took her hand. The image of Willow being propelled into the woods with an energy ball half her size entered Kalissa’s mind. Willow hit the ground hard and slid along the ground farther into the woods. Kalissa let out a sigh of relief when Willow’s chest rose and fell in short, labored breaths.
Kalissa broke off from the vision and looked at Ayden. She knew he could use others’ gifts, but she hadn’t known to what extent until that moment. She wasn’t sure if she should be mad at him or relieved. It was technically an invasion of privacy to just pull one’s gift out. At the same time, she was glad to know that Willow was alive. “I’m not saying thanks.”
Ayden frowned. “I normally don’t do that, but you were so worried, almost to the point of panic. I had to make you see because we have bigger issues behind us.”
Kalissa nodded. “There is an overlook up ahead.”
Ayden gave her a smile as if he knew what she was thinking. Then again , she wondered, he may be able to read my mind. He was the only Divinity that had the power of adaptability. She started to ask but pushed it to the side for later. Now was not the time. They had to figure out how they were going to get the demons to take a flying leap off the side of the mountain.
Kalissa turned around to sit straight in her seat and pulled the seatbelt over her shoulder to click into place. She looked back in the side mirror to see that the demons’ Beemer was trying to go around them. That gave her an idea. “Don’t let them pass until I tell you…and then…”
Ayden gave her a devilish smirk and finished her thought. “Ram them right off the overlook.”
She nodded and turned her gaze back to the demons. The demons tried to go around them, but Ayden moved in front of the car every time it tried to pass. After several failed attempts to go around them, the demons decided to ram into the back of the Jeep. The impact jerked Kalissa forward. She put her hands out in front to brace herself on the dash.
“What the fuck? If they can’t go around us, they try to go through us?” Kalissa barked out. She looked straight out the windshield. They were getting closer to the cliff. “The overlook is about a hundred yards ahead.”
Ayden nodded and reduced speed. “I see it.”
The demons tried to pass again. He let them, but increased his speed to match theirs when they came up beside them. When they reached the overlook, he jerked the Jeep, crashed into the side of the Beemer, and slammed on the brakes. She cringed at the nails-on-a-chalk-broad sound of scraping metal as the Jeep slid down the side of the sedan until it reached the bumper. With one last jerk, Ayden sent the car spinning over the edge of the mountain.
“You know they’ll teleport before the car hits bottom,” Ayden said.
She bobbed her head up and down. “Yeah, at least they’re off our tail.” She took a deep breath before continuing. “Did you see the spot about a half mile back that looked like a trail?”
“Yeah.”
“That was our turn,”
Kalissa sat with her back against the door so she could see behind her and look straight at Ayden. She saw Willow swoop in with her knee-length brown hair, wearing a hunter green dress that showed off her graceful and petite figure. The nymph came to a stop in front of the demons’ car, hovering in midair. One of the demons threw an energy ball at her. She deflected it into the river that ran alongside the road. Another energy ball flew at her. She tried to deflect it, only to get hit with a second one that she was not prepared for.
Kalissa gasped as Willow took the impact and disappear into the woods on the other side of the road. It became hard for Kalissa to breathe, and her heart pounded so hard it felt like as if it were in her head. What if Willow was hurt? What if she was… No, Kalissa refused to believe that she was dead. She couldn’t be.
Ayden reached over and took her hand. The image of Willow being propelled into the woods with an energy ball half her size entered Kalissa’s mind. Willow hit the ground hard and slid along the ground farther into the woods. Kalissa let out a sigh of relief when Willow’s chest rose and fell in short, labored breaths.
Kalissa broke off from the vision and looked at Ayden. She knew he could use others’ gifts, but she hadn’t known to what extent until that moment. She wasn’t sure if she should be mad at him or relieved. It was technically an invasion of privacy to just pull one’s gift out. At the same time, she was glad to know that Willow was alive. “I’m not saying thanks.”
Ayden frowned. “I normally don’t do that, but you were so worried, almost to the point of panic. I had to make you see because we have bigger issues behind us.”
Kalissa nodded. “There is an overlook up ahead.”
Ayden gave her a smile as if he knew what she was thinking. Then again , she wondered, he may be able to read my mind. He was the only Divinity that had the power of adaptability. She started to ask but pushed it to the side for later. Now was not the time. They had to figure out how they were going to get the demons to take a flying leap off the side of the mountain.
Kalissa turned around to sit straight in her seat and pulled the seatbelt over her shoulder to click into place. She looked back in the side mirror to see that the demons’ Beemer was trying to go around them. That gave her an idea. “Don’t let them pass until I tell you…and then…”
Ayden gave her a devilish smirk and finished her thought. “Ram them right off the overlook.”
She nodded and turned her gaze back to the demons. The demons tried to go around them, but Ayden moved in front of the car every time it tried to pass. After several failed attempts to go around them, the demons decided to ram into the back of the Jeep. The impact jerked Kalissa forward. She put her hands out in front to brace herself on the dash.
“What the fuck? If they can’t go around us, they try to go through us?” Kalissa barked out. She looked straight out the windshield. They were getting closer to the cliff. “The overlook is about a hundred yards ahead.”
Ayden nodded and reduced speed. “I see it.”
The demons tried to pass again. He let them, but increased his speed to match theirs when they came up beside them. When they reached the overlook, he jerked the Jeep, crashed into the side of the Beemer, and slammed on the brakes. She cringed at the nails-on-a-chalk-broad sound of scraping metal as the Jeep slid down the side of the sedan until it reached the bumper. With one last jerk, Ayden sent the car spinning over the edge of the mountain.
“You know they’ll teleport before the car hits bottom,” Ayden said.
She bobbed her head up and down. “Yeah, at least they’re off our tail.” She took a deep breath before continuing. “Did you see the spot about a half mile back that looked like a trail?”
“Yeah.”
“That was our turn,”
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