When The Wind Blows James Patterson Novels & Stories

Without a moment’s hesitation, Sean bought a plane ticket and flew straight to Alaska in the Sunland. The past few days without Eve had nearly driven him insane. He had searched everywhere for her, sending every available subordinate to scour the world, yet in the end, it was all for nothing. Eve had vanished as if she had been erased from the world entirely. Not only was there no trace of her, but everything in the Baker residence connected to her had also disappeared.

Outside, the wind rattles the trees, shaking loose the first of the autumn leaves. Finally, Josh exhales and steps back. “Forget that for now, Ari,” he says, voice softer now. “It’s too early in the season for this.” I nod, holding my phone tight against my chest. As he leaves, closing the door behind him, saying nothing and everything all at once. I let the wind carry the weight of everything—the missing summers, the distance, the cracks forming between us, the unspoken promises. Autumn has begun, and everything feels like it’s falling. But maybe… just maybe… Some roots, some seasons, are strong enough to survive it.

She could feel the worms wriggling in her heart, the squirming of the worms made her stomach queasy. However, her attention was suddenly diverted as a gust of cold wind swept across her face, and blew her long hair. The gust of wind carried voices whispering in her ear, not the whispers of the surrounding leaves, but other whispers that she could understand. Leah looked left and right, it seemed that no one felt the gust of wind and whispers except for her. Even Mia and Grace who were standing so close to her didn't feel what she felt. The whisper called her name, she was sure. Not the sound of the wind, or the voices in her head, someone called her name

I no longer fear that the void will consume me, I know I am more powerful. I find myself outside of James’s bedroom and the door is slightly cracked open. Opening the door all the way I let the light from my hand fill his room. The room is destroyed. Every window is broken, his dresser is laying on its side, and there are several holes in the walls. Stepping into the room, I think of my love for James, and let that emotion fill the room. Something stirs on his bed, and I see that there is a large lump hiding underneath his blankets. Slowly, I pull back the covers to reveal James huddled on his bed covering his face with his hands.

"None of you can!" With an impossible burst of speed, he launched himself at the window. Glass shattered in a deafening crash as James broke through it, his triumphant, maddened howl echoing across the London skyline. Callum pulled me close, and through the broken window, we stared as James's dark form disappeared into the city below. The wind whipped through the office, carrying the scent of blood, and something worse-the stench of corrupted power. "This is my fault," I whispered, my hand finding Callum's. "I should have seen the signs."

Dalton The power is still out an hour later. I lean my weight against the window sill, rain seeping through the screen as I take a drag from my cigarette and look at the wind-beaten marsh beyond the boundary of the backyard. The storm is finally moving away, the dark clouds funneling in the distance as the storm nears the Gulf. What little moonlight there is to be had illuminates the room in pale silver. Dressed in only my sweatpants, the cool, stormy air brushes over my naked chest as I keep my eyes on the cemetery in the distance.

Dad and I arrived in Aztalia just in time for the country's rainy season. The pain in my knees flared in waves because of the cold. It was a chronic issue I had developed after that time I knelt in the snow. Dad brought over a hot compress for me. "I should've beaten the bastard to death when I had the chance all those years ago," he lamented. I smiled and hugged him, whining childishly, "Yeah, Dad. Why didn't you?"

Patrick told James. “That sounds ominous, please take a seat,” James told him and then he sat down on his chair. “So, what is this news that couldn't wait till the end of the week?” James asked Mr. Patrick. “Well, you know how you asked me to continue trailing Anna and Dylan?” Patrick asked James and James didn't like the tone of his voice at all, it was like he was about to deliver bad news. “Yes, did something happen?” James asked him, already dreading what his answer would be.

“It’s over, Khalid, your men are dead. Hand the kid over.” Slater’s voice came over the comms. “Wind is screwing with accuracy. No shot.” “Get out of my way or the boy is dead!” “You’d kill your own son?” Max shouted over the wind. “If I have to, he’ll be a casualty of war, and I will be in Jannah.” Max doubted the terrorist would grace the pearly gates in any realm after the atrocities he’d caused. “Murdering your child won’t get you there.” The fucker wouldn’t stop moving, and sand whipped at open skin. Gabe squeezed his eyes shut against the blustery assault and started to cry.

He wouldn’t need it after all that happened to him. I then continued my pace, following the tracks of Clairmont and Carter. The rustling of the leaves being blown by the wind that slipped through the thick forest sounded subtle. As if mustering its last strength, the wind blew the first few leaves strongly, then the movement transferred to another leaves, finally ending with just a shudder from the last few leaves. Some of the wind brushed against my skin, and during that time, my mind brought me back to what happened last night. *** Flashback start…