Allegories of the Tarot by Ribken Annetta & Baylee Eden

Author:Ribken, Annetta & Baylee,Eden [Ribken, Annetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Word Webber Press
Published: 2013-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

I wanted to fight, to claw at his face, maybe even bite him. But any fight I started would end badly. One glance at Wade’s face, full of dark, primitive anger, told me he was ready to fight for me if I wanted it. That sealed it. I was stuck.

“I’m going in with you,” Wade said.

“What? No you’re not.” Corman narrowed his eyes at Wade. “Let her go alone.”

“Oh, yes I am.” Wade glared at Corman. “You’re the one who wanted to bring her into this. I will do everything I can to keep her safe. And I’ll beat you senseless if you try to stop me.”

When the sky started to darken, we met the chaser van on a side road. Four club members, including Corman and King, crouched in the back amidst an arsenal. Wade rode shotgun, and Corman called out directions as I drove.

The indigo sky and blazing sunset hung over us. Was it the last beautiful thing I’d see? I didn’t fear death or dying, but I’d never told my boyfriend “I love you” even though I did, and my grandmother didn’t need the shock of me dying. If I left the earth this night, it would be with a heart full of regret over missed opportunities.

I found the turnoff easily enough and drove up to a turn-of-the-century rock house. A curtain twitched in the window, and nervous bile stung my throat. Showtime.

“All right,” King said. “Y’all go on up, tell him you’re there for the kid.”

“Once he goes to get Justice, we’ll exit the van,” Corman said. “So be sure to leave the door partially open.”

“Get the kid back to the van and wait for us,” King said. “I’ll signal if we want you to just go on and meet us back where we left the others. Understand?”

Wade and I both said we did and glanced at each other. The fear had left Wade’s face. In its place was the same wild mischief I saw when we heard the gunshots on the road. I hoped he knew how to keep us from getting killed. Because I sure as hell didn’t. I was so far out of my element, I might as well have been in a foreign country.

We got out of the van, both of us leaving our doors half open, and approached the house. The horrific situation had a dreamlike quality. As we crossed the plank porch, I reminded myself this was really happening. I knocked while Wade took a position where he couldn’t be seen from the peephole.

A dude so skinny every rib plus his sternum was visible answered the door. He picked at a nasty scab on his chest and seemed to vibrate in place. When he realized I was female, his face slipped into a nasty leer. Wade stepped forward. Then, he turned sullen. “Whatchu want?”

“I’m here for the kid.” I pulled the wad of cash King gave me from the pocket of my jeans and held it where the man could see it.

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