Authors: Terra Harmony
Tags: #new adult, #magic, #wicca, #eco, #Paranormal, #elemental, #element, #Romance, #Fantasy, #action adventure, #epic
Akasha 4 - Earth
After an elemental
apocalypse, the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.
The hunt for Micah in a world that has
gone dim leads Kaitlyn straight to Shawn and One Less. While
struggling to survive, she battles a side of her that is as dark as
the rest of the planet. In the exciting conclusion to The Akasha
Series, our heroine is no longer a part of The Seven or One Less.
Now she is on Team Kaitlyn; who will join her?
Water, Book 1
Air, Book 2
Fire, Book 3
Earth, Book 4
Earth
By Terra Harmony
Copyright 2011 by Terra Harmony
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For my kids; Caelyn,
Tristan, and Jenna. You are my purpose, my
passion
, and the loves of my life.
Hopefully my writing can make a difference for you, and for all
children – now and in future generations. And I promise – I will
let you read my next series!
Table of Contents
Chapter 13: The Spirit of
Evansville
Chapter 28: Kaitlyn, Left
Behind
Chapter 32: Finish It
Chapter 33: An Unlikely
Ally
Chapter 34: Hero
Chapter 35: What is it
Worth?
Chapter 36: Favors
Chapter 37: Slow
Ride
Chapter 39: Expediting the
Process
Chapter 41: Meet Fido
Chapter 42: Morning
Mullets
Chapter 43: Stalkers
Chapter 44:
Romance
Chapter 45: Control Freak
Chapter 46: Giving
More
Chapter 49: Fragile Grasp
Chapter 50: It's a
Date
Chapter 51: A Threesome
Chapter 52: To Say the
Least
Chapter 53: Choosing a Name
Chapter 54: A
Promise
Chapter 55: The
Dragon
Chapter 56: Playing with
Fire
Chapter 57: So Mote it
Be
Chapter 58: Groupies
Chapter 59: The
Messenger
Chapter 60: The
Mark
Chapter 63:
Brothers
Chapter 64:
Fire
Chapter 65: Water
Chapter 66:
Laughter
Chapter 67: Elements of All Four
Persuasion
Chapter 68: Two Peas in a
Pod
Chapter 69: Akasha
Chapter 70: A
Toy
Chapter 71: Retaliation
Chapter 72: Another
Shade
Chapter 73: Earth Falling
Chapter 74: Moving
Forward
Chapter 75: One
More
Chapter 76: Our
Solstice
About the Author
Forward
Earth is the fourth and final book in the
Akasha Series, a set of contemporary eco-fantasy novels. This book
is for mature readers only. It contains sexual content and some use
of profane language. Comments and criticism are always welcome and
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Terra Harmony
Inside Voices
Alex and I stood outside the gated
fence, trying to figure out how to break into the Cold War-era
underground bunker. Buried 720 feet into the hillside of White
Sulpher Springs, West Virginia, it would not be easy. Each of the
four entrances were protected by large steel and concrete doors
designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
"The west and east entrances are
vehicular tunnels," said Alex, handing me his binoculars. "That one
there is the west entrance."
I focused the binoculars in on a large
"high voltage" warning sign on the door.
"Do you think Akasha can burn through
that baby?" Alex asked.
"Maybe," I sighed, handing back the
binoculars. "But do we really want to risk a high-profile
entrance?"
Footsteps in the woods to our backs
caused us both to duck down. I peered under a thick, prickly bush.
Susan's feet came into view. I stood, unsuccessfully avoiding the
sharp thorns.
"Ow!"
Susan jumped at my
outburst.
Bee squealed with delight, "Mommy!"
She ran straight for me, and the thorns.
"Oh, honey – watch out!" I scooped her
up before she suffered the same fate.
She squealed again.
"More!" she demanded as soon as I set
her down.
Alex cleared his throat,
"Um, excuse me everyone – we are in surveillance mode here. We need
to use our
inside
voices."
"Tell that to the two-year-old," I
said.
In a perfect world, Bee wouldn't have
been there. But this world was far from perfect, and leaving Bee
behind wasn't exactly an option.
Bee took the hint and ran to Alex.
"More Unka Alek, more!"
He smiled down at her. "I can't refuse
my best lady. But can you be quiet when I lift you up?"
She nodded her head as fast as she
could, practically hopping in anticipation. Alex lifted her so
quickly her feet flew in the air above her head, then came down
again.
To Bee’s credit, not one sound escaped
her lips. She could be quiet if she wanted; she just had to be
properly motivated.
"What did you find out?" I asked
Susan.
"Hotel is operational. Well, as far as
hotels can be, these days. But the tours have been cancelled since
Daybreak. Electricity is too unreliable to lead tourists
underground."
"Either that, or the facilities are
actually in use," Alex said. "All the perimeter alarms are
deactivated – could be they’re conserving energy for ventilation
systems inside."
"More!" Bee automatically demanded at
his sudden shift in focus.
I dug around in my backpack for the
stash of honeysuckle I’d found the day before. "Here," I handed her
the entire bag. "Let the grownups plan their break in."
"Bake in, bake in," chanted Bee,
plopping down on the ground, already diving into her new
treat.
I smiled, then turned back to the west
entrance and frowned. "Let's camp out for a night – see if there’s
any activity in or out."
"What about the other entrances?" Alex
asked.
"We could split up," I
suggested.
Susan groaned. "I
hate
spending the night
alone, outside."
"
You
won't be outside. You can go
back to the hotel; find out more," Alex said.
"And you won't be alone, you'll have
Bee," I said.
The three of us looked down at her,
still sitting at our feet. Several white flowers already sat
crumpled by her side, having been deprived of all their sweet
nectar.