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.Kevin knew what he was thinking.Pyro.The gods of the worldof superpowers.Rare and valuable and practically unstoppable.They could conjure and manipulate.Turn a room to a sauna with athought.Burn a building down with a gesture.Incinerate objects and people to piles of ash in seconds.Create a supernova.Dangerous.Deadly.Unstable.All of that flashed through Kevin s mind in an instant and wasgone, unregistered.The heat consumed him now, his inner fireholding all his attention. Gridenko? he murmured, still staring at the flame in his hand. Run.Time slowed and the world blurred into a haze ofoverwhelming heat, blood, and screams.Kevin saw nothing but thebeauty of the colors swirling around him.Felt nothing but theunadulterated power ripping through him.He was merely a vessel,the channel for the pure, cleansing flames.Fire danced along hisskin and beyond, igniting the room into an inferno.Curses andyells, the pop of exploding ammunition, the crash of gunfire.It allplayed a soft counterpart to the crackling fury of the fire he64LOVING SOMEONE EXTRAORDINARYunleashed.Laughter filled the room, wild and untamed as the fire inspiringit, rising and falling in tempo with the ebb and flow of the fire ssymphony.And then, into his molten universe, a gentle cooling breeze.Hisname, murmured softly, over and over. Kevin.Kevin, baby, come back.Let it go.Let it go, baby.A hand brushed his cheek, the touch of another s skin nearlyfreezing to his overheated flesh.Soft and gentle, it called to himwith the same urgency as that achingly familiar voice. Kevin, I need you.Don t do this.Please.Kevin blinked, vision going sharp and bright, painfully so.Aface swam before his eyes, first clear then fuzzy.A face he almostknew. Kevin!Kevin shook his head violently.Strong hands grasped his face,held him in place.Begged for his focus.Kevin gasped, something snapping into place.He whimpered,staring into Alex s nearly frantic arctic eyes.He wanted to let themswallow him up, so cold and clear.He was burning, aching,desperately needed what he could see in those eyes. Alex? he whispered. That s it, baby.I m right here.Stay with me. Can t&  Kevin panted, lungs constricting.He couldn tbreathe.Why was everything so hot?  Can t stop. Shh.Yes, you can.Breathe for me, baby.Focus.You re incontrol.Not the power.You.Alex kept up a steady murmur, a litany of words.Some of itmade sense, some of it didn t, but it was the tone that wasimportant.That smooth, rich voice, his sole, tenuous link with65LOVING SOMEONE EXTRAORDINARYreality. Help, Kevin begged. Always.Soft, cool lips pressed to his, gentle and coaxing.A differenttype of heat flared to life inside Kevin.A softer, quieter heat, butno less powerful.Kevin let it surge, let it soothe the violent edgesof his fractured mind.Then, with shocking suddenness, it was all over.His worldcontracted to a pair of strong arms cradling him close, a protectiveembrace, and the most wonderful kiss of his life.Endless moments passed, moments that Kevin would havegladly extended for a lifetime.But eventually he needed to take abreath and he pulled away.Not far, though.Kevin immediatelygrabbed for Alex, burrowing into the broad chest, and let himselfhide, just for a few minutes. Thank God, Alex whispered. I ve got you, baby.It s okaynow.You re okay.Reality broke through, visions of violence that made hisstomach churn.Kevin gagged, fighting fear and horror and guilt.Oh, God, what had he done?He should look, but he didn t want to.Didn t want to see thecarnage around them.He needed to, though, needed&Alex wouldn t let him, pressing Kevin s face to his shoulder.With deceptive ease, Alex stood, cradling Kevin close to his chest.Ignoring Kevin s half-hearted struggles, he carried Kevin from theroom, out into the night.The slap of the cool lake breeze and the peculiar scent of earlymorning air hit Kevin hard.He shivered, the cold penetrating bone-deep, settling as deeply into him as the heat had moments before.He dimly registered more shouts, the ripple of sirens, men66LOVING SOMEONE EXTRAORDINARYrushing past [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]