Deadly Kisses by Kerri Cuevas

Author:Kerri Cuevas
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781937178321
Publisher: WiDo Publishing
Published: 2013-02-12T22:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

The Ancients dropped me off at the end of the dirt road that led to Bee’s house and disappeared into the night. The fog was clearing, but it stayed low to the ground, rolling off the river. I walked slowly up the driveway. I had saved Bee, but it would cost Jaleb.

My scythe felt heavy in my hands and weighed down my body, as if it wanted to drag me to the ground. I tried to prepare mentally to see Bee. I knew when I flagged down the hearse and opened the door I was condemning myself to an eternity of servitude. It would be worth it to keep Bee alive. It was the least I could do, since I was the one who killed her cousin.

I walked past Sabrina’s house until I was on the path to the cemetery. Shadows cast off the stones in the light of the full moon. Once I passed the oak tree, I could see Bee’s house. The light was off in her room.

Bee’s soul stirred the closer I got to her. Life flushed through me again, warm, vibrant, and free. I picked up my cloak and stepped over the knee-high stone wall at the edge of the woods. The curtain was open, but I didn’t see her in there.

I walked in, following the stream of emotions that were anxious and un-nerving. I knocked on the door to her brother’s room.

“Come in,” Bee said.

She sat next to Jaleb. His face was pale but not blue. Bee had given him the herbs. He slept, and I wondered what Marlin had put in it to calm him.

Bee stood and approached me. She jabbed me in the chest, pure fury on her face. “What’s your excuse for going in the Ancient’s car? I saw you before I turned the corner. Are you outing us to them?”

I tilted my head to see into the depths of her soul while holding my scythe tight. It was as if a barn caught fire, spreading to the hay. I couldn’t help but chuckle, but she wasn’t amused. “The last thing I’m doing is outing you.” I took my pointer finger, brushing it down the center of her nose.

She swatted my hand away and stepped forward so her shoes bumped into mine. “Should I believe you?”

I tilted down until we were nose to nose. “Yes, you should. I’ve done nothing but keep my word.” As I breathed in her air, my icy breath mingled with her warm, creating puffs of fog. If I leaned in, our lips would touch.

“You’re right. I think you were trying to help, but what could you possibly do?” Bee put her hand over my heart.

“I was helping. How’s Jaleb?” Our souls were taking advantage of the close contact. Mine warmed and the fog breath stopped.

“I had to tell him that you’re my Grim Reaper so he would take the herbal tonic. Once he knew it was you, he drank half the vial.”

I twirled her hair around my fingers.

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