Scarlet Flame

Chapter 11

Amanda's POV

Being in James's mind sorting through his memories and in his head was fairly common, his father requested a lot of his power be suppressed too. "How much longer?" he asked.

"I am sure of nothing when it comes to unlocking anything," I could hear the strain in my voice. I would not be able to hold this for much longer. "Try to focus on your wings, please. I will be fine,"

"No, you won't,"

"I will be fine; Shelby is the strongest person I know. If I can just hold out and help you with this, maybe she will forgive me for what I did,"

He thought about his wings, they were like Shelby's but black. Their situations were very similar, neither of us were sure where their powers had come from nor what they were mixed with. I needed to work my hardest for her. I could feel that Shelby was sad, I knew all about her relationship with her father, it was the only time I have felt sadness like now. I had to work harder for her, like James who was willing to put her life on the line for Shelby. She would be one hell of a Luna if this is how she could inspire people with her strength. He looked toward me, even my phantom form was shaking, I could not hold up for long. He looked out toward the darkness of my mind, taking a deep breath.

"Don't do it, James. I don't know if I can pull you from there," I said.

"If this does not work and whatever demon I am mixed with comes out you must kill me, tell my father rouges attacked. I would ask Shelby, but she is not here, so it has to be you," He laughed slightly.

"You know that I could not, even with all of my magic," my hold was slipping as soon as he was in the darkness I would be forced out of his mind. "Don't let me down, Shelby needs you as much as the pack," I managed to say. He nodded and dove into the darkness, as I predicted within seconds I was gasping for air in the real world.

"Amanda, Baby, say something? Are you ok?" I could hear his voice, but I was struggling to open my eyes. I managed to make a sound, it was a mix of a groan and a yawn. "What happened?" Eric asked.

I gasped and sat straight up moving over to James's body as I knew he was in the darkness of his own mind. I put my hands on either side of his head attempting to go into his mind once more, but my magic was too weak to break in without his help. I let out a soft sob and turn to the two men who were looking at me wide-eyed. "I can't help him from here," I said.

"What do you mean? What exactly do you do when you use your magic?" Darren asked.

"It is difficult to explain, my mother is a healing fairy and became a werewolf when she met my father. So, my main magic is healing people, but I can also help with trauma by erasing memories or altering them. I can also help with suppressing power if it is too great for that individual to control," I explained, "I am surprised that no one has ever asked me that before," I looked at Eric.

"So, that is why you are training to take over for your mother when you graduate," Darren stated.

"I guess, but I did train under Mrs. Scarlett to control my power which is why James asked me to help train all of the new hybrids. With both my magic and several others the potential for power grows when combined with another species. An example would be this," I hold out my hand and concentrate on James's figure when I open my eyes there is a chart above my hand. "This is a chart of James's vitals, I can project them and have an accurate guess to where he would be injured,"

"So, your mom can not do this?" Eric asked.

"Nope," I said closing my hand causing the chart to disappear. "You two are both vampires correct?"