he
turns to Emma. “Tell me what I need to do.”
Her features turn serious. “Before I tell you
what you have to do, you need to know that it can be
dangerous.”
He interrupts her. “It can’t be any more
dangerous than our not knowing where the children are and what they
are facing, so just tell me what we need to do in order to get them
the message.”
Emma grips Damian’s shoulders. “You need to
understand the risk first. When you channel with Mia and project
yourself there, you utilize and set forth your energy to manifest
an image. Although from what Mia heard and Gabriel confirmed, we
have reason to believe they are vampires, we don’t know if they are
linked with demons or black witches. When you manifest your image,
your energy could be trapped wherever the children are depending
upon who and what we are dealing with, whether they detect you, and
if they have the ability to trap you, or at least part of your
essence. Do you remember when the demon came back through Mia and
we disposed of it?”
“Yes, but I don’t see what that has to do
with anything.” Damian quips.
“In order for you to project through
channeling, you will not have full and immediate control over the
energy you transfer to manifest the image. If you are detected and
they are prepared to catch your energy, in the momentary delay,
part of you could be captured and trapped there causing you to
remain immobile and in a semiconscious state here.”
“You have not told me anything that would
deter my going, so we should get started.” He states confidently,
but his eyes shift to Serena and I catch their brief, but very
worried glances.
Grasping his hand, “Are you sure you want to
do this?”
A determined stare overtakes his features.
“You know how we feel about them. They are the children that we
could never have, so just tell me what you want me to tell them and
let’s get started.”
I hug him fiercely and we head toward the
circle. As we sit, Emma follows. “Would you mind if I channel with
you? I may be able to detect if there is any danger and let Damian
know before he can be taken.”
I rearrange the circle before we join
hands.
“Mia, you concentrate on connecting with the
children and I will concentrate on our channeling with you, this
way your attention will not be split. Gabriel can you look on and
see if you get anything that Mia may pick up through the
connection.”
Everyone is moving around us, but I block
them out, concentrating only on the children’s picture which I hold
in my hand before placing it in Damian’s. As their beautiful faces
flow through my thoughts, the faint echo of their beating hearts
surrounds me. Emma’s voice rings quietly through my consciousness.
“Mia, concentrate on them but allow your mind to accept our
presence so we can travel with you.”
The children’s beating hearts become clearer.
I feel the cold floor below them, their wrists feel weighted down
by some sort of heavy metallic cuff, but I no longer feel the hood
over their face. My heart quickens, if they don’t care about
whether or not the children see their faces that could mean… I stop
myself. I need to concentrate and not speculate! I force myself to
focus on the coldness of the floor, until I remember that I am
connecting to either Nicholas or Kayla who have yet to regain
consciousness. I need to connect with Jacob or Nicole. The effects
of the ether will dissipate with them quicker. Hopefully, they are
awake and focusing on their surroundings so as to give us some clue
as to where they are being held. Concentrating on the next heart, I
am more aware of the shackles binding me and the roughness of the
floor. I can feel their mind fighting its way through a sea of
confusion as the last remnants of ether impair their systems.
As I fight to get a stronger connection, I
feel their encroaching fear as they finally regain consciousness. I
must have connected to Nichole. As her eyes meet Jacob’s, I can
feel a