Blood Moon_A SoulTracker Novel 5_A DarkWorld Series by T. G. Ayer

Author:T. G. Ayer [Ayer, T. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Infinite Ink Books
Published: 2018-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Not too much later, we arrived home, and I settled on the sofa in the study with a cup of chocolate on a tray table beside me. The sweet drink was cloying in my throat, and I was glad when Steph left, claiming an errand; the moment she’d exited the room, I’d set the drink aside and sank against the cushions on the sofa.

I sent a quick message to Nerina—marking it urgent—and then closed my eyes, intending to rest both brain and body for a few moments. When I blinked and opened my eyes again, I found I’d sunk lower on the sofa, my head now at an awkward right angle.

My lids were heavy, but I scrunched my eyes to shove past the pull of fatigue, and found myself looking straight at Nerina who was currently sitting cross-legged on the other side of the sofa, staring at a tablet.

I grunted and swiped at my mouth—praying I hadn’t drooled—then glared at her. “You could have woken me,” I muttered as I straightened, scraping my fingers through my hair.

“And starve you of much-needed rest?” Nerina said, an eyebrow curving as she glared at me. “I’m not sure what’s so urgent, but I will categorically refuse to go out on a mission with you if you are not as close to one hundred percent as we can get you.”

I cleared my throat. “I’m fine. I can manage.”

“I’m not worried about you just managing. We are in this as a team—whatever it is—and we can’t afford the person running point to be the weak link.”

I glared at her, then let out a defeated sigh. “When did you get so smart?”

“Always was. You just never realized it.” She smiled—a tad brighter than usual.

“You look different,” I said peering at her face. “You’re more...colorific. What gives?”

Nerina smiled, her eyes lighting up with excitement. “I’m finally reaching Level Three which means I’m no longer a neutral. I get to reaccess my true nature again.”

I shook my head and narrowed my eyes. “No clue what that all meant.”

Nerina chuckled. “When a DeathTalker receives her powers, she is overwhelmed by the ability and what it requires. The first stage is total immersion within the Graylands which means the Initiate must become one with the In-between, essentially stripping themselves free of their natural elements.”

I nodded. “That explains why you’re all gray? But I thought all DeathTalkers are physically that way.”

“No. The gray is the appearance we assume when performing the communing with the dead. Over the centuries it has become a calmative that the DeathTalker appear as somewhat of a nonety. I’m told that those left behind find it easier to witness a DeathTalker in the Gray commune with the deceased.”

“So you guys hide your true selves from us because we’re not strong enough to deal with you as real people because you happen to talk to the dead?” I asked, somewhat riled up at the thought.

Nerina chuckled. “Perhaps there is an element of truth in that observation, but it’s only part of the reason.

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