"Excuses!" I pointed at him and narrowed my eyes. "We will fuck, Calvin! Just you wait!"
"Now I'm actually scared." He faked a shiver, which only made me groan and roll my eyes. Sitting up, I crossed my arms over my chest but wondered if there was something really stopping him for wanting more.
Maybe we need more time? Or what if he doesn't like my hair? No...that doesn't make sense, nor would I really care. Not changing my hair for no man. I'll have to ask Lisette. Maybe she can answer why? Or my Trouble Four...or...
My thoughts came to a pause as the world really began to spin and I suddenly fell right to the side.
"Jade?!" Calvin had to have caught me because I didn't hit the ground, but I suddenly felt so winded that I had no control of my body.
Was I dreaming or experiencing shock of some sort? I couldn't pinpoint it as my vision went from the bamboo ceiling to thick trees, rain pouring heavily around me. A hand reached upward, but it wasn't mine.
It trembled and my eyes caught onto the neon nail polish. My recognition seemed to pull me out of the state of fear in seconds, and I was sitting up and gasping for breath the next second.
"Jade!"
"Lisette's in trouble!" I shouted as if he was far away and couldn't hear me. I fought to scramble up, only to fall right into Calvin's grasp the next second.
"Jade, hold on!" His arms tightened around me on purpose, keeping me captive while I continued to feel the panic that ignited from the mere sight. My elements were already tugging me forward, about to fight anything that tried to stop us from saving one of our Hives, but my body was up and on the bed in another second before my hands were pinned above my head and lips smothered mine intently.
This would have been sexy if I wasn't frightened by the idea of Lisette being somewhere in the forest all by herself with a storm brewing above her, but my desire to fight Calvin was non-existent as a calming warmth began to trickle through his mouth and into my body.
My light element fought for control, swarming my senses until I felt like I was floating on a cloud and everything I was scared about would be solved with clarity. I couldn't help but kiss him back tenderly as my heart calmed from its speed of thrumming force.
I realized that we could help Lisette and she'd survived the craziest things at the hands of Charles. She wouldn't die so easily. Not when she deserved to enjoy life.
Calvin released my lips but kept a stern grip on my wrists.
"Talk to me," he whispered quietly, his eyes glowing with bright hues of white as they bored into mine, seeking the answer that would help us get the lead on this sudden problem at hand.
"I saw Lisette...or it felt like Lisette. She's in the forest. It's hard...to explain." I had to pause to blink away a bit of dizziness. "She put her hand up in the sky and her pink nails were on show. It felt like she was in a lot of pain...but..." I paused when trying to think about it, unsure how to put in words.
"Cramp pain? Pain during periods? I don't know. It didn't feel like just her entire body. It was just her lower half. Maybe she's paralyzed or something? I can't decipher it properly in words."
Calvin nodded in understanding, his eyes growing serious before he returned his attention to me. "Are you okay?"
"Yes," I replied. "Sorry. That's not like me."
"No, it's not, but I can't blame you when you're hit with what I can assume was a vision." He helped me sit up before grabbing his phone and wildly tapping against the screen.
"It's hard to get her exact coordinates," he hissed and looked a little worried. "I could call the R-squad."
"They wouldn't be able to get to Bora Bora in time," I pointed out.
"They're here."
I stared back at him for a long moment before he continued, "Alaric didn't like the idea of us being here without being guarded. Tanner doesn't trust the current security team after everything that happened. The whole chase with Charles? We were supposed to have back up almost immediately and instead, no one showed up. It was decided to get the R-squad involved in protecting us but we didn't want everyone knowing they were around. I only know because I'm one of the heads of security now."
"Sneaky," I commented but wasn't upset about the idea. "Does Lisette know?"
"Doubt it," Calvin replied as he dialed a number and placed the phone on speaker.
The phone was picked up on the first ring.
"Royce speaking."
"Where on the island are you and the others?"
"We're at the center lounge. Why?"
"Lisette's in trouble," Calvin revealed. "We don't have enough information to determine if she's okay or not. We haven't tried her phone yet, but Jade had some sort of vision of her in a thick forest and being in excruciating pain in the lower half of her body. Before you ask, Jade never gets visions of anything. It's the first occurrence, and she's pretty positive it's Lisette."
He was quiet before who I believed was Rock was on the line.
"Jade? Are you there?"
"I'm here." I sat a little taller as if they were in front of us.
"Are you positive it was Lisette?"
"I only know one girl who has neon pink nails on this island," I pointed out before I tried to recall any other information. The image seemed to flash again in my mind, and that was when I noticed the ring on her finger.
Our promise ring.
"She was wearing our promise ring," I added. "I promised to never abandon her. In the image, that very ring was there."
Calvin placed the phone on my lap before he was up and grabbing his laptop.
"We'll be at your hotel in a minute," Royce announced and hung up.
"This seems bad," I replied and got off the bed. "Should we go in combat gear?"
"I'm not sure," Calvin admitted as his fingers moved swiftly along the keyboard. "I don't want to give off the impression something bad is happening to anyone lurking around. If a third party is behind this, then we have to be slick and blend in while figuring out where she is."
"Maybe Shadow Jade can help," I offered and called to her. She appeared just as there was a knock from downstairs.
"Kill?" Shadow Jade asked as she yawned and rubbed her eyes. She was in her usual pajamas.
"One sec, Shadow Jade," I stated before getting up and rushing downstairs to open the door.
With one swing of the door, there was Rick, Rock, Ruke, and Royce. They had to have been in the rain for only a minute, and yet they were completely drenched in their thin tank tops and shorts.
I gestured them inside. Before closing the door, I summoned my wind element with a pinch of fire, but instead of the movement of wind, a green silhouette burst through the air and began dancing around the four men, who watched in amazement.
The dance ignited light gusts of wind, and I then noticed the little girl of burning red that held what looked like a bubble blower. She blew into the circular flaming piece and flaming bubbles emerged and collided with the gusts of wind.
The shifting mix of mint green to a lovely orange-red continued to wrap around the four men until they were completely dry. They watched with impressed expressions as my wind shadow returned to the floor, spinning to stand next to the flaming shadow, who jumped happily with pride.