Blood by Kay Williams

Author:Kay Williams [Williams, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-23T05:00:00+00:00

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After my tears I had showered a second time, I had gotten out of my flat, but only for as long as it had taken me to walk to my local store. I bought everything I usually denied myself based on the fact that, although I couldn’t put on weight, I was just as susceptible to high cholesterol, heart problems and rotten teeth as everyone else, before settling down in front of my television for an afternoon of Festival programming.

The official opening ceremony for the Pause Festival was in Istanbul, but I had broken a habit of a lifetime by changing the channel halfway through to watch the broadcast of the ballet Frederick Harper was leading. After only a few hours I decided that if Heronsgate had been serious when he said that Harper wanted to introduce me to his son then I was going to avoid the meeting at all cost.

Frederick was handsome in a lean athletic way, he moved in strong defined lines while his partner was everything liquid grace and feminine. Thankfully, I was saved from another mental flogging about my looks and lack of figure when my pager began to chime. Under normal circumstances I would have cursed it, I would have sworn at it, but after the last few days it felt normal and gave me something to think about other than Carson, Dependant assassins, torture by Bespelling, life saving dragons and my abstract.

I checked my pager and called security, not in the least bit surprised when Pear answered the phone. Dependants weren’t the only ones to boycott the celebrations.

“Sorry to call.”

Pear had to yell above the wailing security alarms in the background.

“What’s going on?”

“Power surge set off the alarms, I called authorities to let them know it's a false alarm, but you need to come and override it with your code.”

“I’ll be there in ten.”

“Thanks, Roberts.”

I hung up, pulled on a jacket and my computer and left my flat, my usual ten-minute walk to work was hampered by people hosting street parties and those going to and from the fair but I cut down several back alleyways and managed to make it to the service entrance to the museum without being too late.

I keyed in my code and hesitated when Pear wasn’t waiting for me. The power had surged cutting off the Fusion Drive to everything except for emergency power and the security cameras, turning the narrow corridor dim and uninviting.

“Marcus?” I called out for Pear as I stepped inside and shut the door.

The alarms were still blaring, and the security lights were flashing. I would need his code along with mine to get them shut off.

“Marcus?”

I rounded the corner and poked my head into the security booth and I shamed myself by momentarily being too shocked to move.

I had done first aid training, which had constituted of looking around for danger, pulling on some gloves, giving the victim a potion and calling for an ambulance.

I was not trained in how to

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