A Witch in Time

And she knew, it was death or use her power.
And so, she chose to live.
She called up every ounce of magic in her veins and gathered it in her hands. White hot currents of electricity shot through her and to the mage. Malachi screamed as ten thousand volts of pure energy shot through him, and he let go of Elise. Threads of current kept them connected, and when she saw Julianna and Cross leap toward her, she screamed too, trying to warn them away. She tried to pull back her power, to stop the energy building and flowing out of her, but she couldn’t.
It was too late. A hand held her on either arm, and her feet began to lift off the ground. Her body felt like it was being pulled back like a rubber band, then released, and she hurtled forward into a deep, dark tunnel, dragging Cross and Julianna with her.

Chapter Two
Time seemed to slow down as Elise felt her body careen forward in an endless spinning vortex. Cross and Julianna kept their hold, and she gritted her teeth as her arms were nearly pulled out of their sockets.
“Ouch!” came a feminine shout.
They all landed in a tangle of limbs and bodies, rolling on the damp ground. Elise ended up on her back, and she blinked a few times wondering if she was hallucinating. Above her, the skies had turned gray and foggy, while the scent of earth and grass wafted into her nostrils. Her wolf immediately went on alert.
“What the hell—” Julianna gasped as she sat up and looked around her. “Where are we?” She turned to Cross. “Where did you bring us?”
Cross’s golden brows knitted together. “I didn’t bring us anywhere.”
Only a handful of people knew that Cross had inherited most of his father’s powers. Aside from changing the form of matter, which he must have used to remove her gloves, the other power was the ability to transport himself and others long distances. But why was he denying that he brought them away from The Enclave?
“Elise?” Julianna’s bi-colored eyes—one green and one blue—zeroed in on her. “What happened back there?”
“Don’t look at me,” she answered.
“But your hands … What did you do?”
Elise clenched her fists. “I used my powers.”
“You can control electricity?” Julianna asked.
“I can create electricity,” she clarified. Controlling electricity was another matter. “You shouldn’t have done that,” she told Cross.
“It was the only way, Elise,” Cross said. “He would have hurt you.”
“Well, I hope we got rid of that mage, whatever it is you guys did.” Juliann got to her feet and brushed off the blades of grass sticking to her pants. “Let me see if I can call Papa or Lucas.” She slipped her phone out of her pocket and tapped on the screen. An audible tone made her frown. “No reception. How about you guys? What carrier do you use?”
“Sorry, I must have dropped my purse.” When the mages kidnapped me, she added silently. A shiver ran through her.
“I don’t usually carry one,” Cross shrugged.
“Damn. Hopefully we’re not too far from New York.” Her eyes darted around. “This place doesn’t look too familiar. And, uh, why does it smell like shit?”
Elise’s nose wrinkled. It did smell awful out here, worse still because of her enhanced senses. “Maybe we’re near a sewage plant?”
“There should be several just outside the city,” Julianna said. “Oh, I hear something …” Her gaze moved into the distance, to a road just beyond the field. “What the … is that a horse? And a carriage? Oh my God, are we in Amish country?”
Cross followed her gaze, then his entire body went rigid. “I think you two should stay here.” His voice was oddly calm.
“Stay here?” Elise asked.
“We don’t know where we are exactly,” he said. “I think it would be better if I went and asked.”
Julianna shrugged. “Fine, go ahead. Let me see if I can try to find one or two bars.” She raised her phone up, waving it around.
“Yeah, we’ll stay here,” Elise said.
“I’ll be back in a moment.” Cross turned and suddenly disappeared.
“Jeez, I can’t get over how creepy that is,” Julianna said. “But you’re probably used to it, being a hybrid and all?”
Despite the fact that they were both the daughters of an Alpha, Elise didn’t really know Julianna Anderson too well, being a few years older than her. “Um, kind of. Why don’t we try going up that hill? Maybe you can find reception there.”
The hill was farther than it looked, but they managed to trudge up—a feat considering the ground was muddy, and they were both wearing heeled shoes. It took them a good thirty minutes, and when they reached the top, Julianna examined the screen on her phone. “Ugh, this darned thing. Hey, maybe you can use your electric powers to boost my signal or something.”
“It doesn’t really work that way,” she said glumly.
“How does it work then?” She continued to move her phone around. “I mean, I’ve seen Astrid use hers while in training. It’s pretty handy. How do you use yours? Can you, like, jumpstart a car or something?”
“Er … I wonder where Cross is? He’s been gone awhile. Maybe we should head back to where he left us.”
Thankfully, Julianna agreed with her and didn’t ask any more questions about her powers. They walked back down the hill, and as they approached the area where they landed, a soft pop startled both of them, and Cross reappeared in the same spot. “I have some … news.” He shook his hair, sending droplets of water everywhere.
“What happened to you?” Elise asked.
Julianna seemingly ignored the fact that Cross’s shirt and pants were dripping wet. “Well? Where are we?”
Cross actually looked hesitant which made Elise worry. In all the years she’d known him, Cross was always so confident and sure of himself. “I’d tell you both to sit down, but there’s no place to sit.”
“For fuck’s sake, Cross, just tell us where we are,” Julianna said in an impatient tone.
“We’re