Foretold (Daughters of Saraqael Book Three) Read Online Free PDF

Hurrying forward, she threw her arms around him.
    “Welcome home!” she said enthusiastically, pulling back and adding, “Gosh, I’ve missed you guys!”
    “It’s good to be back,” he replied. Then he turned toward Caleb and held out his fist, waiting until Caleb tapped his own fist against it.
    “Glad to see you didn’t get yourself killed,” Caleb said by way of greeting, earning another good-humored smile from James.
    Gabriel and Amber landed then. As they greeted James, Skye turned and hurried into the paddock in search of Olivia. She found her middle sister on the ground in a copse of trees, kneeling beside Aurora and her two cubs.
    “Hi, Liv!” she said cheerfully, moving closer. She hesitated when she saw the unshed tears in Olivia’s eyes. “No, no…none of that now,” she said, understanding completely and immediately experiencing the same deep emotion out of empathy for her sister. Falling to her knees, she took Olivia’s hand and closed her eyes.
    Then she mentally revisited the experience of Aurora’s labor and delivery, allowing Olivia to feel as though she had been there. They were both crying by the time she was done.
    “Thanks, Skye,” she said.
    She gave Skye a hug and wiped her tears at the same time. Her light gold wedding ring with its green and blue stone winked from her left ring finger, reminding Skye that her sister’s emotions were now shared directly with James. Indeed, when she looked up, she spotted him now standing a few feet away. She was struck by the look he shared with Olivia. It was filled with a tenderness that he wouldn’t have been capable of several months ago. She smiled, incredibly happy for them both.
    “So, can I name one?” she asked eagerly, intentionally keeping the mood light.
    Olivia nodded, catching her gaze and grinning. “Actually, Aurora and Titan would like you and Amber to each name one of their cubs since you both attended the births.”
    Catching Amber’s surprised expression from where she stood beside Gabriel at the edge of the clearing, Skye clapped her hands excitedly. “Yay! Which one do you want to name?”
    “Uh, look, I can’t even think of names for my own kid yet,” Amber replied, bringing a hand instinctively to her waist and looking decidedly uncomfortable.
    “Oh, come on. It’ll be good practice,” Skye urged. “How about I take the girl and you take the boy? You don’t have to decide now. We can let them get a bit bigger first, show us their personalities.”
    Rolling her eyes and throwing her hands up in defeat, Amber relented.
    “All right, then,” Gabriel said with a laugh in his voice, rubbing a supportive hand along Amber’s arm as James moved forward to help Olivia to her feet. “I know the other elders want to meet with us as a group to discuss the plans regarding visiting each of the homelands. But I say we all escape to our rooms for the rest of the day and catch up.” Glancing at all of them, he grinned. “Any takers?”
     
    Sitting around the dining table in Gabriel and Amber’s room and sharing a meal prepared for them by the Lekwuesti, they caught up on the events of the past two weeks. James revealed that he could now hear the thoughts of animals when Olivia connected with them, since she could project her thoughts to him. They had experimented a bit in the woods surrounding the home of the Corgloresti elder, Ini-herit, who had been generous enough to loan them the use of his heavily enchanted home for their wedding ceremony and honeymoon.
    “That’s so cool,” Skye declared as she reached for another one of the soft rolls in the basket in the middle of the table. “I would love to know what animals are thinking.”
    “It’s interesting,” James agreed as he forked up a bite of the casserole on his plate. “Though most of them are merely thinking about the most basic things. Food, shelter, safety…that kind of thing.”
    “Any more luck controlling them?” Amber asked Olivia after sipping