Cataclysm by Karice Bolton Page A

about to take place. If we’re zapped of energy so be it. I think time’s more of a factor. If she’s feeling him, we can’t let her face this alone.”
    “Yeah, sis. Ana’s right. We’ll be there no matter what. Call Noah and let him know the situation.”
    Our ride felt like we were stuck in the middle of the sound for hours, but it was probably only about fifteen minutes.
    The waves were crashing against the ferry, reminding all the passengers of the storm that was well on its way. The dark clouds were speeding by as if Mother Nature was permanently on fast forward.
    “I’ll never forget riding over on the ferry to Victoria on our way over to you after you had been attacked.” I shivered at the thought. “I was so miserable, and I couldn’t believe how difficult everything had become. I didn’t understand how you stayed strong for over fifty years. I felt so helpless. I honestly don’t know how you did it.”
    Sitting next to me in the ferry booth, Athen gently traced my chin with his index finger. His lips so close to mine, creating the energy that I longed for deeply.
    “I knew you’d be worth the wait, and I wasn’t wrong,” he said.
    His breath rolling down my neck in the rhythm of his heartbeat, sending chills through me producing a desire I could no longer hold in.
    “Remember that time in the stairwell?” I asked mischievously. “The begging, the pleading I managed to go through, all with no success?”
    “It’s a slight memory,” he joked. The closeness of his body was almost unbearable. His energy came through my body in an unstoppable way. Scooting back in the corner of the booth, Athen pressed up against me.
    “Can I make up for it?” his whispers crawling up my spine.
    “If we couldn’t get away with it in the stairwell, we certainly can’t get away with…” His lips began pressing against mine, interrupting my false objection. Kissing him back, I let myself dissolve into his embrace. The tension that we had suffered for so long finally translated into something physical. Our kisses slowed, and we both began looking out the ferry window.
    “Do you think we’re doing the right thing?” I questioned everything at this point. The anger, Cyril was going to possibly conjure up, frightened me before anything even happened.
    The Captain announced our arrival, and we darted down to our car, hopping in and pulling off the ferry. Athen was searching for a place to park our car where we could leave it for a little while, without causing a problem. Pulling quickly into a stall, he turned off the car, and we both jumped out.
    “I think it’s the only thing we can do.” Athen grabbed my hand, and we ran as fast as we could to the treed area near the beach.
    “Alright, my angel, time to get your speed up. Our goal is to shoot for those clouds and not let go of your concentration until you get there. That’s key,” he said winking at me.
    “Huh, I don’t think I wanna know what happens if I don’t.” The fear began brewing, as I thought about how far I’d be up this time. I’d been in the sky before, but not at cloud level. I always got a little nervous before a flight, but this was beyond a little nervous.
    “You’ve got this.” He nodded with the best encouragement he could give me. “You know what? Forget it!” His voice was full of amusement.
    Grabbing me, he flipped me on his back before I even had time to blink.
    “Hold on for the flight of your life!” His voice filled with the confidence that I loved. “We don’t have time for anything else.”
    “You wanted this the whole time, didn’t you?” I whispered in his ear.
    “You know it.” His voice as suggestive as ever made me chuckle with relief.
    “Even in the most desperate of times, you somehow manage to slip that in, huh?” A euphoric sense washed over me, and the reason had nothing to do with the fact that we were about to fly as high as we could go. Any excuse to be wrapped around him was sufficient for