Chapter 19: Part 1

Alba's voice dropped, "Lie back, close your eyes, and allow your body to relax. Clear other thoughts from your mind and just think of this room. Columbus is outside patrolling the grounds. You've met him and I want you to picture him mentally. Send your mind in search of him, but don't say anything in your head just think of him and try to narrow in."

"I can't." She sat up and her face grew red. "When I close my eyes, I can only picture Marcus.

Alba laughed inside her head. "Yes, and you don't close your thoughts so I get them too. Much more information than I need but quite the picture." Exasperation was clear in her voice and she gave Amy a stern look with wolf eyes. They both laughed. "I'll send Columbus a message and tell him to go check out the gazebo. He'll think it strange, but they're used to it when I'm pregnant."

A few minutes went by while Amy tried to wipe the mental images of Marcus from her mind.

"Okay he's at the gazebo. Try to find him."

Amy remained sitting and pi