Page 9 of The Lost Soldier
CHAPTER 3
Savanah covered her mouth,turning her body. The nausea that had subsided after returning to the physical plane through Chad’s space between returned tenfold. The smell of death filled the thick jungle air. She’d seen a dead body before, but the four men who lay slaughtered in the field, their bodies pecked at by vultures, was worse than any war movie had ever depicted.
She’d let these men down.
Tears welled in her eyes.
Her body shivered as a cool breeze from another plane floated across the area like a hovering witch. She concentrated on whoever was viewing them but couldn’t break through. Whoever it was had mastered self-blocking, and it wasn’t the same person she’d sensed before. This was someone new.
“Chad, come here,” she called.
Most of what Savanah could find on all the myths and legends surrounding The Collective order centered around the sisters and quadruplet brothers. Over the course of time, the story of Helena’s premonition had probably been distorted or exaggerated. But they all agreed that there were a group of psychics whose powers would be greater than anything anyone had yet to experience.
She’d just experienced it, and she was about to call upon it again.
“What is it? Are you okay?” He rushed to her side, putting a comforting arm around her waist. He stood a good five inches taller, and his broad frame drew her close. His strength engulfed her body, seeping its way through her blood stream.
He was a healer, too? Might explain why she could pass through his tunnel
“We’re being watched,” she whispered, praying they whoever viewed hadn’t heard her faint voice. “Do you feel them?”
“I do.”
“I can’t break their barrier, but maybe you can. Or we can.”
“I wouldn’t have any idea on how to do that,” he said, glancing toward the sky.
“Neither do I, really. Clairvoyance and remote viewing seem to be the strongest gifts you have, but you also possess the ability to tap into any number of psychic powers.”
“What do you suggest I do?” He rested his hands on her hips.
“Just focus on the presence and try to make a connection.”
He twisted, shoving her behind him.
“What is it?” she asked, gripping his flexed biceps, but before he could answer, she saw three men in North Korean military uniforms. They were more like faded silhouettes in a black and white movie, but very clearly, she watched them move about the dead bodies.
Don’t speak.
She swallowed as the dark timbre of Chad’s voice echoed in her mind. Considering all the crossing of psychic energy that had happened when her sister and Brett were looking for her, she shouldn’t be surprised Chad could project his thoughts.
But could she back to him?
When you saw Brett, he made eye contact. Can you block them from knowing we see them?she asked, doing her bestto split her focus between the men and Chad, only the men continued to fade, making it difficult to get a good look at their faces, or what they could be looking for since one of them knelt in front of one of the dead soldiers.
I have no idea, but for now, they are oblivious to my presence and for the record, this is fucking weird.
No shit,she replied. Her sister, Willow, was telepathic, and she often said it was a curse having other people in her head. While this skill came in handy right now, so the Koreans couldn’t hear them, it creeped her out to know he could do this to her at any time.
He took her by the hand, tugging her through the field.They’re looking for something.
A whoop, whoop of a helicopter cut through the air. In the distance, she could see a transport medic chopper hurling through the sky. These men deserved a proper homecoming and a military funeral. They died serving their country, and their deaths should not be in vain.
They are trying to take something from the body over there to your right,”Chad projected.
Brett said that was really hard and sucked his energy.
I think I can prevent them from doing anything. Stay put.He made his way through the brush, pushing aside the thick vegetation. The man leaning over one of the bodies looked in the direction of Chad and frowned.
