Sea Haven 02 - Spirit Bound

said. “I didn’t mean to do it.”
    “At least those bullets won’t go into someone’s house,” Judith pointed out.
    Through it all, Stefan’s concentration didn’t waver. He seemed to be the eye of the storm. Everything around him was chaos, the hail pounding cars and rooftops, the wind swirling in a vicious twister rushing down the street to sweep up everything in its path. Stefan blocked it all out. Judith could feel his absolute composure.
    Two shots rang out again in quick succession, and Judith winced, as they hit just past the fence into the thick shrubbery where she feared Stefan had taken cover. Stefan never flinched, keeping his mind focused on what he was doing, slowly separating the wick jaws clenched around Lev’s ankle.
    She actually felt the draw on her power and she gave him everything she could, reaching for that deep well inside of her to boost his abilities. Instantly, the lock on the gate close to her popped open with a rusty creak. Up and down the streets, gates flew open and doors unlatched.
    “Whoops,” Judith said. “Didn’t mean for that to happen.”
    “Take control, Judith,” Blythe urged. “I’ve called Jonas, but you can weave all the elements and push that man far away from Thomas and Levi. You weave them all together at the farm, you can do it here.”
    “Everyone’s all over the place,” Judith said, shaking her head.
    Because you are, Stefan said. You have the power and control, angel, you can handle anything. You just have to believe in yourself.
    Thomas.
    Levi’s voice was absolutely calm. He didn’t say anything else, but Rikki moaned and Judith felt the tension in Stefan coil tighter. Not just tension. Resolve. Something in him changed, grew cold and she knew immediately what he was going to do.
    Levi had spotted Ivanov coming back toward him.
    “Rikki.” Judith’s voice rang with authority. “Locate Levi. Show him to me. Everything around him. Do it now. Take a deep breath, connect with him and let me see where he is.”
    Judith knew every street and yard in Sea Haven. She’d owned her shop for five years and she’d walked every street over those years, up and down, unable to contain her restless energy.
    Levi? Rikki reached for her husband with every bit of strength she possessed, amplified a hundred fold by Judith’s spirit element.
    For one moment Judith was disoriented, her mind so divided she felt sick and knew she was feeling Levi’s emotions, but she caught glimpses of an old water tower and a broken fence, a wooden cart partially sunk into the ground and filled with flowers. Triumph burst through her. She knew exactly where Levi was.
    She could feel Stefan’s absolute confidence in her. I’ve seen you at work, angel.
    Judith took a breath, glanced over her shoulder at her sisters and raised her hands. At once the symphony began. Fire danced into the sky and rained embers, the wind pushing the wall of flames over the street, impossible to see through. Rain fell in sheets in front of the flames and behind it, building a tower that seemed impenetrable.
    Stefan broke out of his cover, running behind the dancing wall of flames, across the street to the yard she was certain Ivanov had deserted. The fire and rain pushed forward, straight toward the yard behind where she was certain Levi was. In the distance, the sound of sirens penetrated the edge of her consciousness. Jonas was on the way.
    Levi and I have illegal weapons on us. If you’re going to trap Ivanov and keep him from hurting anyone, do it now. We have to be gone when your friend gets here.
    Judith hurried across the street, behind Stefan, keeping Lissa’s advancing wall of fire moving forward fast, pushed by Airiana’s wind.
    Levi, leaning heavily on a large branch, hobbled toward the far end of the yard where the wooden wagon with flowers lay. Blood ran heavily down the leg dragging along the uneven ground as he made his way toward the fence to get out of the assassin’s minefield. Ivanov burst around the corner of a building, weapon out, aiming for Levi. Simultaneously, Stefan rushed from the other side, firing, the first bullet catching Ivanov and spinning him around.
    Hoses reared up like angry snakes, water shooting out of the gaping mouths, whipping at the exterminator, driving him away from the two men, making it impossible to fire a shot. One hose lashed at him repeatedly, wrapped around his wrist and wrenched the gun from him. Ivanov dropped to the ground and crawled