Page 48 of Sapphire Nights
Instead of fleeing for safety, she excitedly twirled her staff deeper. Jade had taught her feng shui. If one could feelchi, it might feel like this. “This is more thanwater.”
“It’s flowing from the direction of the Menendez land.” Harvey gazed eagerly toward the heavy smokeabove.
From his expression, she judged he was more interested in water thanchi. Everyone here had a damnedagenda.
Threads of fire caught on dead pine debris on the hill above them. Tiny lava flows of sparks aimed straight for thelodge.
“We should have brought shovels, not sticks.” Ripping her staff from the ground, Sam ran for the parking lot, in a path parallel to the fire line.She knew it could spread any direction. What was she doing here anyway? Had Cass made herstupid?
A snake slithered across a rock ahead, and she froze, trying not to scream. Animals ran from fire. They had more sense than shedid.
“Samantha!” The cry came from a distance. Had they walked thatfar?
A flaming pine crashed on the ridge just abovethem.
