Joss Stirling Finding Sky Novels & Stories

The sky above Jakarta didn't just leak; it collapsed. Thunder rolled across the horizon like a barrage of heavy artillery, shaking the very foundations of the mansion. For Sari, the violence of the weather was a blessing. She stood at the heavy iron servant’s door, her hand hovering over the latch. Rain lashed against the wood, the sound a deafening roar that masked the frantic thudding of her heart. "Now or never," she hissed to herself. "Move, Sari. Move!"

For the first time in months, a genuine smile formed on my face. My firm, steady voice carried over the airwaves into the distance. "The runway is open. Permission granted for takeoff. Wishing you a smooth flight." All those years of shame, suffering, and resentment had passed like a storm that had finally cleared. Above me stretched a vast, open blue sky. This time, I was no longer a caged bird gazing upward. I had become the sky itself.

He was getting himself dressed up when a knock sounded at the door. Rissa opened the door slightly and Stella’s voice came through. “You need to see this, both of you”, she said in urgency and left. Rissa and Adrian exchanged looks and hastily followed her. The news on the screen got them all hooked. “Rowen Hickson's terrifying past uncovered!” “Someone had opened Pandora's box!” Adrian thought inwardly.

If he is not a jerk I would say his smile right now is looking sincere. "Ahem, Harris? We better get going!" Cyrvian said in a singsong voice. I stared at Cyrvian sharply. "What? Anyways, have you heard about the news spreading among the academy?"He said. "News?" I questioned as we continued to walk, leaving the corridor. "The Fiach Season" Cyrvian answered. I almost forgot, the seasonal hunt is about to begin.

Only then do I allow myself to feel the ache behind my ribs, the shape of a thing I lost but can’t forget. When I finally leave, the echo of my steps joins the memory of hers, and the cold in the stone feels like a promise. If the Stray Moon dies outside these walls, Nightwind will fall from within. I wonder if anyone in this place knows how to survive falling. I’m about to find out.

He would kill anything in sight, and lately, that is all he wanted to do. “Kieran, did you find anything else?” I shouted. My voice echoed through the dense trees that surrounded us. My Beta stepped forward to stand by my side. “We found a silver arrow close by. Marko found some human shoe prints by it too.” Kieran spoke to my profile as I returned my attention to Gilly once more. He didn’t deserve this… No one deserved this... His mate… shit, his mate. This will break her. A low menacing growl rumbled in my throat as I pre-empted her pain and anger. I was even more pissed now.

It’s unusual for Sky not to be with us, especially me, so where is he? “Calm down, we will look for him, ‘’ he said, but I was anything but calm. My legs felt like jello and I could feel the cold sweat running down my back. I was nervous, and I knew Alma would get any opportunity to harm him. I closed my eyes, praying in my mind that he was okay. Nothing must happen to him, nothing must happen to Sky. ****** We have been looking for Sky for hours and he is nowhere to be found. I am scared and I am seconds away from passing out in worry. Where could he have gone?

“It’s going to be fine, Sky. You have to trust in Jay. He’s capable and strong. He’s a good Alpha and a wonderful father. He will be fine. He is alright, wherever he is. I don't know why we cannot reach him now, but he will return to you, to us. Alright?” Sky shook her head, replying softly. “I know that Gabs, I know. But what can I do? I need him here. I’m helpless to help look for Scarlett right now, and I’m just sitting at home waiting for news from my mate! I need to know what is going on with them. I need my daughter, gabs."

“Shayla Hart, what is your sexy bum doing out here in the cold?” Jo asks, walking out on our terrace as I lay there on a pile of cushions looking up at the dark sky. “Waiting for the sky to open up and swallow me whole?” I sardonically utter as Jo lays down beside me and looks up at the sky. “Looks like you might be waiting a while on that one, Bish.” She sighs, and I smile sadly, staring up at that one bright star in the sky.

Sky dragged her finger slowly across the map, between the glowing stains of power. “I’m not hunting it. I’m not chasing it. I’m watching. I have to go back to what I felt—but I can’t reach for it directly.” “We have to go around it,” she said, more quietly. “Slowly. Like approaching an injured animal. If you move too fast…” “It attacks,” Calder finished. “Or it disappears,” Damian added. Sky flicked him a grateful glance. “Exactly.” “So we’re looking for a detour,” Calder summarized. “A passage that doesn’t drag us in, but… lets us in?”