Water Bonded

By M.A. Abraham

As Hawk and Adriel settle into their search for two Sentinel Guardians known to be in the coastal area, they join a game of volleyball on the beach. Little do they know they are about to meet their Life Mates. They are also the Guardians they had been sent to locate and take to the Elven Empire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M.A. Abraham
• Release date: Jun 22, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005003838

M.A. Abraham

I don’t really know what to say about myself.I have been writing books since before I became a teenager. Most are still hidden in the closet. I used to make up my own stories as a child, everyone used to act them out while we were playing outside. As a teenager someone issued me a challenge. I told her that her stories stunk, she told me to do better.My job growing up was to play guardian to my little brother, keep him safe. That meant I ended up getting into more fights than enough – makes sense now that I write about warriors.My family will try to tell you that I’m not innocent, I have a personality that keeps them on their toes. Over my lifetime and theirs I have earn several nicknames – The Godmother, The Evil Christmas Elf (comes from making my nieces wrap their own Christmas presents), Mistress of Ambush. My favorite response to them when they try to get me into trouble is just to look at them with a wide doe eyed expression and say “Moi?????”I have a seal point Siamese cat named Snoop, named after my favorite cartoon character and hobby. I have a “healthy” but small collection of Snoopy memorabilia. He is a character alright; never met a cat who can talk back like he does. He expects daily dosages of adoration on his schedule when he wants it – not when it’s convenient for me and he HATES snow.I come from a very large family (mostly brothers) and I could outrun the whole works of them (I’m the shortest!). It was called survival.This book has been in the making for a long time now. Over a half a year to write it, about the same amount of time to edit it, and probably about the same amount of time to get the art work and website! I have learned you can’t control the timelines of other people – Murphy likes to step in.So for now I am setting up good luck charms everywhere... didn’t know I had that many stuffed Snoopy’s. *Fingers, legs, toes, eyes and anything else I can crossed*

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WATER BONDED

M.A. Abraham

WATER BONDED

BOOK 2 ELVEN SENTINEL SERIES

Copyright © 2021 by M.A. ABRAHAM

www.maabraham.com

Acknowledgements…

I would like to take this time to thank my editing team, Eniko, Fran, Candice and Tanya for their continued support and efforts in correcting my poor grammar and literary efforts. Without them my books would be unfit for reading. A good backup team is priceless and I hope to one day be able to find a way to repay each of you for your support… and Becca… what can we say, you continue to be my foremost reason for being out in the public eye, your talents are endless. And, last but definitely not least, I would like to thank Cora Graphics for the wonderful job she did on my cover. A good cover is priceless and you have made this one as masterpiece. Also, a special thank you to Betty Olsen for going over it, one more time, just to be sure.

WATER BONDED

CHAPTER I

Here they come. It sounded like a message being carried on the wind to Adriel and Hawk. It made them wonder who they were, those who the people on the sidelines were speaking of with such reverence. The question was soon answered as everyone at the game gravitated towards the edge of the ocean.

There were large breakers rolling in from the ocean, those were wildly crashing in on the reefs that protected the beach where the people had gathered. Further out, more waves were gathering to head inwards in ways that were only inviting to the brave, foolish, or surfers who reveled in this type of sport. At this moment, the ocean, which had seemed to be rough earlier, now looked dangerous, and those who were still in the water were coming in before things got worse.

The moans, groans, and cheers from the crowds on the beach told of each wipeout, each successful recovery, and the awe they felt for those whom they considered brave enough to attempt to challenge the elements. It seemed to be calm on shore, but this was only because of the cliffs and reefs that made this beach popular. The natural protection on this part of the shoreline sheltered the land as well as the crowds.

Adriel and Hawk could have told those out on the water that there was little chance they would be able to master the power held in the waves they were attempting to ride. The two friends had Water Elf blood in their veins, and they knew what they were looking at. These waves would only answer to the strongest of wills, and those existed only amongst sea-dwellers like their ancestors. It was a gift that had been weakened in Hawk and Adriel because of their shared Light Elven ancestry, but it was still strong enough to allow them to use if necessary.

Hawk pointed at two surfers who were riding a rogue wave in from far out at sea. As he did so, Hawk asked the person beside him. Are these the two whom everyone are cheering for?

Even as he asked, Hawk could only question how it was possible for anyone around him to be able to identify the surfers from so far away. Even he was having a difficult time seeing them, and he was Elven.

The person beside Hawk smiled as she danced from one foot to the other in her excitement. Yes, Thea and Caia. Aren’t they wonderful? Now we will see who will win this tournament. Our star players are about to arrive.

Hawk looked at the excited girl by his side in disbelief. Surely this person didn’t believe two new players could make that much of a difference. The girls had been getting their butts handed to them by the men’s team only moments ago, and they been bemoaning their chances of recovering their losses. Now, the women were dancing around, cheering, and laughing in glee as if their victory was a sure thing. This didn’t make much sense to Hawk.

Adriel seemed to be as mesmerized as the rest of the men who were watching the spectacle. He leaned close to Hawk and commented, They are magnificent. Watch how they play with the curl of that wave, catching each of the moods, and making that work in their favor. I want to meet those women, whomever they are.

Hawk replied. From all accounts I have heard, we will get that chance. It seems those two girls will be joining the woman’s team when they arrive, and it is the reason the ladies are celebrating.

Hawk’s comment caught Adriel’s attention. Really? What difference could those two make? We already have two games won, and the third as good as done for our side.

Hawk admitted. I don’t know, but the girls’ team suddenly seem very confident of their chances. I get the impression things are about to get very interesting.

As the two surfers Adriel and Hawk had been looking at got closer, all conversations stopped as the girls finished riding the wave. When the surfers had gotten as close to shore as was possible, they paddled their boards the rest of the way. As entrances went, Adriel and Hawk felt the two girls had made as good a one as was possible. Now it was time to finish the game to see what difference their participation would make.

Before the surfers had been noticed, Hawk and Adriel had been indulging in a bit of fun, playing a game of volleyball on the beach. The young men and women who formed the teams all looked to be in the same age group. The games had started as a lighthearted challenge and then escalated when more teams joined in to see who would end up on top. They were now in the middle of a championship match that would end what had become a full-scale tournament. What astounded Adriel and Hawk was that everyone seemed to expect these two newcomers to take over from a couple of the players who had made up part of the girls’ team. Just who did they think they were to assume this was right? The idea that anyone believed they had the right to usurp two positions from players who had proven their worth upon their arrival bothered Adriel and Hawk. To them this wasn’t fair to the other girls who had helped to get the team this far.

With a surge of welcoming cheers, the crowd that had been watching the two surfers moved forward to greet them. A couple of the young men immediately took possession of the surfboards the two girls were carrying out of the water, while the girls from the team Hawk and Adriel had been playing against surrounded the swimmers to usher them towards the court.

One of the young men who had been playing on Hawk and Adriel’s team gave a groan as he declared, There go all of our chances to win.

Hawk was the first to get shutdown by his teammates when he tried to instill some spirit back into them. They are only two girls, what difference can they make to us? We have the tournament in the bag.

Several side-glances from the other men told Hawk that no one believed what he had to say for a moment.

Adriel, to support his friend, added. I will grant you the girls are pretty to look at, which can be distracting, but surely they can’t make that much of a difference.

Only two words came back to Adriel and Hawk from one of the men on the team. Watch them.

Fine, Hawk and Adriel agreed, they would, but they couldn’t believe that two slightly built human girls would make that big of a difference. They also couldn’t see what the other players found so intimidating about them. It would be different if they were Elves, but Humans? What were these men afraid of?

With a confidence no one else on Adriel and Hawk’s team seemed to share, Hawk called out. Remember men, they are only girls. We have the match already won by all standards.

Both teams heard the arrogance of Hawk’s remark. What they didn’t notice was how the smiles that Hawk and Adriel wore moments before slowly disappeared when the two girls they were taunting turned to face them. These were not human girls, they were Elven, and Hawk and Adriel knew that winning was going to be no easy task.

To make things even more complicated, the moment eye contact was made between them, the four combatants froze for all of a moment. They knew what they were looking at, and as the whistle to action blew, the girls frowned in irritation. It was time for them to focus their attention on the game, but it was going to be difficult, for these were their Life Mates. They were going to have to control their reactions to the bonds. That matter had to be dealt with at a later time, much later.

CHAPTER II

Thea frowned at the twin looks of delight that crossed Hawk and Adriel’s expressions. Of course, those two male Elves would be pleased to have found their Life Mates. In fact, Thea wasn’t so sure she minded herself. But it couldn’t have come at a worse time. From the vibes she was now receiving from Caia, her friend wasn’t any happier about this turn of events than she was. Well, there was nothing either of them could do about it right now. They had to focus on the game, no matter how this was affecting them.

Caia could have screamed at this intrusion on her life. Caia’s mother had told her that if she would be so lucky as to find a Life Mate, he would be impossible to resist. The thing was, Caia had to pretend she hadn’t noticed that Hawk was her Life Mate, at least until the game was over. Well, it was time to see what kind of effect this had on a Female Elf. Caia already could feel her mind losing its focus. Instead of focusing