Blood Lake Monster (Rewind or Die Book 12) by Renee Miller

Author:Renee Miller [Miller, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unnerving
Published: 2020-07-23T05:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Maribel dragged the struggling man deep into the water. This was the closest she’d come. Both of them in the same boat. Both just inches from her grasp. She’d acted too soon, though. Grabbed before thinking. The hunger just got so intense, her body acted of its own accord and before she knew it, she had him. She should’ve tipped the whole boat. Get them once and for all. Still could, but that seemed too easy now that they were within reach. They should feel the same terror she felt that night. Death shouldn’t come swiftly to Luke Wilson.

She let go of her prey long enough for him to swim to the surface. She waited for the boat to fire its motor. It didn’t. Luke’s sense of self-preservation was still strong.

The man’s flailing legs churned up a cloud of debris. If she waited too long, he might swim to shore. She darted toward him, mouth open wide. Her teeth sank into the soft skin of his belly. Fists pounded down on her head, but their force was softened by the water. She bit again, tearing a chunk of flesh from his side. Blood flowed from his wounds, circling them like a red fog, its edges snaking around her face, like a caress.

He gripped his belly as he sank. Not dead yet, he stared at her, his shock evident in the wide eyes and slack jaw. He didn’t believe what he saw. Couldn’t believe what was happening. Sometimes, she’d just watch them sink and savor the moment they realized they were the prey. They had lost. Then, if she got lucky, she’d see the moment life left them. Like now, Ken’s stare slowly lost its focus. His head tilted to one side as his arms floated away from his belly. She swam toward him before he left her completely and planted a soft kiss on his open mouth. Then she trailed her clawed fingers down his chest to open him up the rest of the way so the fish could feast before the body washed ashore.

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Anya heard shouts and car doors banging shut. She emerged from the trailer slowly, closing the door behind her, and then walked the short distance to the main building where the commotion seemed to be focused. As she approached, she saw three boats near the dock, each full of men in black wetsuits and police uniforms. Katie emerged from behind an ambulance. She was paper white and rolled a small black and yellow radio between her hands.

“Hey,” Anya called. “What’s happening?”

Katie barely glanced at her. “Another drowning. He got grabbed by a fish, I think.”

“Fish don’t grab people.”

“Well, obviously they do.”

“I swam in that lake for years and never had a problem. Seen some huge muskies, but they avoided us.”

“You swam there since the chemical spill?”

Anya shook her head.

“Things are different since then,” Katie said. “The water might not be toxic anymore, but whatever they spilled changed the animals. Guy pulled a fish out of there a couple of summers ago that was growing arms, like a frog.

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