Under an Onyx Sky (Elemental Enchanters Series Book 4) Read Online Free PDF Page B

did that. It had always grated her nerves. But now, things were different. They were friends and had been through a lot. She was proud of the man he had become.
    Thomas faced the brunette, and she grinned.
    “I’m Anais. It’s going to be so hard not to damage that pretty face of yours.” She pouted.
    He lifted an eyebrow in a flirtatious manner. “I’m sure.”
    Ava wondered if she was Gustav’s daughter. The one who abandoned him. She didn’t look old enough. Though her baby face didn’t help.
    Anais’s full lips curled into a taunting smile as she walked around Thomas like she was checking him out, her fingers barely grazing his shirt. Ava knew he secretly enjoyed it.
    Then Thomas tried to move, but couldn’t. It was as if his entire body was tied with an invisible rope. His arms pressed against his sides, and he struggled to free them. Blue lines appeared all around his body. Ava remembered the same electric ropes Gabriel had been tied up in when they had come across Xavier and a few other Cimmerians. Ava had created a tidal wave that day. She wondered if she could create one now.
    Thomas struggled. The ropes shocked him every time he twitched, but he never made a sound. Trails of blood trickled down his arms and in between his fingers, dripping onto the floor.
    “Stop moving,” Ava told him, which earned her a few curious looks from the Cimmerians.
    He froze, and then Anais watched him as if daring him to escape. By the look in her eyes, she doubted that he could do it. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and admired her work.
    The ropes cut his clothes, and blood soaked through. He turned his hands toward Anais and fire appeared. He made the flames build until they consumed him. It was as if he’d spontaneously combusted. The ropes burned away and then his arms were free. He lessened the fire and shot a ball toward Anais. She ducked but then he hit her again. Her body caught on fire and she started screaming. She dropped to the ground, and Ava conjured water. She shot some at Anais, dousing the flames.
    Ava couldn’t believe she had just saved a Cimmerian, but maybe Anais could change back for Gustav.
    Anais got to her feet and narrowed her brown eyes at Thomas. Her clothes were burned and tattered. And her flesh slowly healed, from Ava’s water. “Next time I may not be so forgiving,” she told Thomas, and then her eyes were on Ava. “As for you, I don’t need your help.”
    “Didn’t look like it,” Ava said.
    Anais glared at her and then a stab of hot aching pain shot through Ava, bringing her to her knees. The electric blue lines emerged around her body. Clenching her teeth, Ava imagined Anais drowning in an ocean. Its turbulent waves kept Anais below the surface.
    The electric ropes vanished from Ava as Anais dropped to her knees and coughed. Water spilled out of her mouth as she tried taking a breath, but her lungs were filling with water.
    Ava released the image, and Anais left her alone.
    Throughout the rest of the day, Ava witnessed so many of their abilities. Some had the ability to return attacks back to the attacker. One girl amplified Gillian’s fears, but she overcame the girl by manipulating her mind. There wasn’t much to see, except the two of them crying out and grabbing their heads. One of the Cimmerians placed pressure on Link’s skull. It was almost too much for him to take, but he eventually prevailed by attacking using small bombs. The damage to the training room was minimal, and Ava assumed someone would repair it before they returned. Nicole had projected ice toward her opponent though she missed and hit the railing, which froze and broke in several places.
    There were smears of blood, sweat, water everywhere. They were exhausted, and Ava hated this type of training. It was brutal, relentless, and unforgiving. She guessed it was hard for them to be friends if they had to beat each other up on a daily or weekly basis. She knew that even though they were Elementals,