Alex, finally deciding to do something, broke up his brothers easily. “Micah – he didn’t do anything to her. She was with me, and then just disappeared while I was pulling you up. She left on her own!”
Alex took an inadvertent kick to the jaw, “Damn it, stop!” He yanked first Micah, then Shawn to their feet. They both bent over, with their hands on their knees, breathing hard.
Alex didn’t have it nearly so rough in the battle. Most of the time, he was just squeezing a trigger. Fat lot of good that did him now; the enemy was still standing right before him, playing WWF with Micah.
Shawn straightened first, “Can’t you feel her? She’s headed east; fast. Probably took my boat.”
Micah closed his eyes and concentrated, “Yes, actually I can.” He narrowed his eyes at Shawn, “I’ve never been able to do that before.
“Shawn lifted up his shirt to inspect his wound, “It’s this place. Same as a Galapagos and a few others I’ve found. Gives us stronger powers – some abilities we wouldn’t have at all elsewhere. But it makes her weaker.”
“She’s eight months pregnant, I need to get her back.” Micah said.
“It could be my kid,” Shawn responded.
“Regardless, it will be me raising it.” Micah turned, readying himself to chase after Kaitlyn.
“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Shawn said. “In the meantime, I want to find her as much as you. If not for slightly different reasons.”
Micah looked like he was about to attack again, “You will not be recruiting her for your joke of an organization, traitor!”
Alex stepped in between them, not anxious to be pulling around their body weight, again. “Just wait a minute, Micah. He has something we don’t.”
“What?” Micah restrained himself, barely.
Shawn reached behind him and pulled his athame out of his back pocket. “This.” The sharp edge caught the sun, sending flashes of light across Micah’s face.
Micah reached for it, Shawn pulled it back, but it was Alex that stopped them both. “Don’t touch it, Micah. We don’t know what it might do to us.”
Alex was right. Shawn sheathed the knife quickly. “There are about 150 powerful essences in here that spent significant time with Kaitlyn. Maybe they know where she went. Maybe they helped her plan it.”
Micah matched Shawn’s cocky tone, “I doubt she planned this. We had a life together. She wouldn’t have run away unless something spooked her. Like you.”
“Whatever the case may be, truce until we find her?” Shawn stuck out his hand toward Micah.
Micah looked at Alex, but got no help there. This decision was Micah’s and Micah’s alone. He had more riding on it than anyone.
“Truce.” Micah shook Shawn’s hand.
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