Blood at Dusk by Cassie Alexander

Author:Cassie Alexander [Alexander, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Caskara Press

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I expected that night to be like all the other Farm nights for Willa – bad but then easing up near dawn.

But that’s not what happened. Around midnight, she started weeping, and after that –

“Oh my God,” I whispered, and then raced out into the bar. “Someone – help me!”

The bar was mostly empty – on Farm nights, we didn’t let outsiders inside. No one seemed particularly moved.

“Willa – she’s having a miscarriage!” I rounded the bar to Murphy. “I need you – we’ve got to take her into the hospital. Now!”

Murphy inhaled deeply, looking sorrowfully at me. “No. We don’t,” he said, his voice low.

“What? Didn’t you hear me? She needs a doctor! She’s going to lose the baby!” I’d left my best friend in a slowly growing pool of blood.

“She’ll either make it, or she won’t,” he said. I looked around for someone, anyone, less insane.

“But,” I sputtered.

“Go back to the room. See if there’s anything you can do to make her more comfortable,” he said, his expression turning stony.

I already knew there was nothing I could do for her – she needed medical attention. “You’re crazy!” I said, and went for the phone behind the bar.

He caught me just as I reached it, hauling me back by my waist. The strange bottle of whatever they kept back there to add to their shots tipped on the shelf and spattered, and some of the liquid hit his hand. He yanked it back as if it burned and shouted, “Goddammit Angie!” dropping me.

My phone was in the bedroom – but if I went back in there – they’d bar me in and wouldn’t let me go for help. I ran for the back patio and the communal car.

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