Amongst the Fallen by Devin Lee Carlson

Author:Devin Lee Carlson [Carlson, Devin Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781534684447
Published: 2016-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

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Ariane nudged her sluggish brother through the first unlocked door. “Someone’s coming.”

“Wait,” Brian cried, plowing into her.

Shoving harder, Ariane tumbled inside the room with him. She grabbed him by the shoulders and gasped. They had crashed a roomful of party-going immortals dressed in color-coded scrubs of soft pastels. Those who mingled around the dessert table mirrored Sabree’s pale complexion, flawless skin, and animated hair. None of them exhibited any distinct racial features. Something else caught her attention as she inhaled deeply, sugary sweetness filling her nostrils. Her taste buds stood at attention and her mouth watered. Oh, how she craved to feast on the sensuous onslaught.

Layer upon layers of delectable sweets decorated the table: glazed fruit-filled pastries, donuts, cupcakes covered with mounds of pastel frosting, and sugarcoated candies brightly colored in rainbow hues. The cornucopia of confectionery delights would satisfy any sweet tooth for a year. The party-like mood gave her hope that she and Brian could slip out the same way they had stormed in. Her brother had the same idea.

“Back it up, Sis,” Brian whispered. He shuffled her toward the door. “Sorry, wrong room, carry on,” he said to the partygoers.

The closest DanJal must have recognized Brian as their test subject. Several swarmed after him. A tall male grabbed Ariane by the arm and swung her into the crowd. She cried out. The group seized her while a beefier colleague tackled Brian, reeling him around and wrapping an arm across his throat.

Clutching hands and clawing fingers prevented Ariane from escaping. She cried out when one of them twisted her arm, pushing it high against her shoulder blade.

“Leave her alone!” Brian growled at her captor.

The two lab techs whose grips held Ariane ignored his plea and groped her neck, arms, and torso. Why were they being so rough? “Get off me!” she screamed.

Brian squirmed beneath the arms clenched around his neck and chest. “Let her go!” His command, an ear-pounding roar, sent a sonic wave past Ariane toward the table. It bounced off the wall behind the group.

Everyone stood still and stared at Brian, including Ariane. Never had he thrown his voice so forcefully. The robust pitch rumbled inside her mind and ricocheted off the walls. Sabree’s forceful tone at Harry’s Pub & Bar was a kitten’s mew compared to the intensity of her brother’s roar.

Ariane tensed, ready to take flight if need be. The immortals who apprehended her along with the one throttling Brian, all dropped together, their bodies writhing around like noodles in boiling water. The rest of the DanJal stared at their fellow staff.

All signs pointed to her brother. Somehow, he had caused the ruckus. Ariane wished she had the time to figure out how. She flew into his arms, and together, they rushed out the door, bumping head-on into Sabree.

“Meet me in the morgue,” Sabree said, waving them to go on.

Ariane hesitated at the door and watched him glide through the group as if he were a ghost. No one reacted to him as he zigzagged toward the table.

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