I reached over and patted Pete on the arm to soothe him. “I’m pretty powerful too, nothing like Kaden, but no one is as powerful as Kaden. I’m his polarity, so I’d have to be pretty powerful to be that. We’re still learning the depth of what those powers are.”
Pete looked over at me, and asked, “So, why are his easier to see?”
“Mine are more passive. His are something that might explode or grow an island, whereas mine are reactionary. I can absorb the powers of others and store them in the environment, like storing energy in a battery. He creates energy, and in a way, I can store it.”
“So, you’re likehisbattery?” Pete asked, and just like that, a lightbulb came on in my head.
I laughed. “Well, Pete, I’ve never thought of it that way, but yeah, I think that’s exactly what I am. Or I could be if I ever figure out how to use my powers to be that.”
“That’s fucking cool,” he said, just as Mom came up behind us.
“What’s fucking cool?” she asked.
“I’ll let him tell you,” Pete responded, as he stood up. “I’m gonna go shower, then hopefully get something to eat. I’m starving.”
That night, Kaden was paraded around the beach like the god they professed him to be. I could tell he was getting tired of all the attention. Kaden was nothing if not an introvert. I’d speak with Ana tomorrow and tell her they needed to worship him a little less, if they wanted him to last more than a few days here.
For now, I leaned back in one of the chairs someone had put out for Mom, Pete, and me to sit on while we enjoyed the festivities.
Around midnight Mom and Pete turned in, heading for the little bungalow they were staying at.
I got up and waved at Kaden when he finally turned his attention back toward me. Then I headed into the main house to our bedroom.
As soon as I got to the lanai, as the locals had called it, a woman I’d never seen before stepped out of the shadows and said Kaden had asked if I could join him up in the hills.
I smiled. Damn, my man was romantic. I nodded toward the girl. “Just let me go to the restroom, and I'll meet you back here.”
“No time for that,” she said, and the next thing I knew, I was being tasered. That was the last thing I remembered.
Chapter thirty-four
Kaden
Okay,sothewholething of being worshiped was getting old, and I mean getting old fast. When Lysander waved at me, I immediately tried to get away from the dancing crowd but was quickly pulled back in. Shortly after, I felt a jolt of electricity go through me, and I immediately began worrying about him.
We finished another circle, and I raised my hand, making the fire in the firepit rise above the trees, causing everyone to drop my hands and ooh and aah.
I took that as my opportunity to rush back and check on Lysander. He was nowhere to be seen. The bedroom door was closed, and the bathroom was empty. I used my powers to create some light around the house, but I couldn’t find any trace of him.
By the time Ana found me on the lanai, I was in full panic mode. “Lysander’s disappeared. Would your people have taken him somewhere?” I asked.
She looked confused and shook her head. “No, everyone is at the party. Are you sure?”
“Yeah, Ana, I’m sure. He wouldn’t have left without telling me where he was. We need to find him and fast!” I demanded.
She nodded and ran toward the beach. A second later, I heard a shell alarm sound.
People rushed to where I stood, and most of them were in various stages of inebriation. Shit, they weren’t going to be any help.
I rushed toward where the forest touched the lanai and forced my powers back into the earth, connecting with the now sleeping spirit there.
I did the same with the Air and Fire and searched for any trace of him.
The only thing I could find, the only possible trace of him, was an airship headed toward the mainland. That must be it. I was just about to send the Air toward the ship when I heard Libby behind me. “Kaden, what’s going on?”
I shook my head, trying to focus on forcing the airship back to the island. “Kaden,” she demanded. “What’s going on.”
“Libby, damn it!” I said as the control left me, and I lost the ship.
