Eve of Samhain by Lisa Sanchez

Author:Lisa Sanchez [Sanchez, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Published: 2010-05-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

THE RIDE BACK to my apartment was interesting, to say the least. Several major events, both incredible and shitty, took place at the start of my day and my poor body didn’t know how to react. Fear, remorse, elation and hope were all interwoven and coursing through me simultaneously. I struggled to hold myself together, but images of my demon stalker burst through my conscious thoughts, shredding my psyche and wreaking havoc on my stomach.

Just when I thought the fear would chew me up and spit me out, another image, one of Quinn with his hand over my heart, would make its way to the forefront of my mind. A warm, comforting sensation would spread like wildfire over me, followed by a ditzy smile and uncontrollable giggling. The roller coaster of emotions continued until Quinn finally broke the silence.

The heat of his gaze burned like fire against my cheek. “I can sense your fear, mo chrói, but we really need to talk about what happened this morning.” His face was serious, his jaw clenched, a hint of worry peeking out from behind his sapphire eyes.

I nodded in agreement. “I know,” I said with a sigh. “What was that thing that attacked me?” Part of me didn’t want to know. I kept telling myself ignorance was bliss. Protect yourself, girl. Throw a blanket over your head and hide! My more practical side disagreed. If I knew more about the underworld creep tailing me, I could arm myself with knowledge and be prepared if it should come after me again, which my gut told me it would.

Quinn gripped the steering wheel so tightly I feared he might rip it off its column. His eyes went wild. “I’ve a few ideas on what it was that came after you. Nasty fuckers, the lot o’ them.”

I cringed at his words. I’d grown used to hearing Quinn curse, but this was different. Warning bells rang loud and long in my ears. I looked over, questioning him with my eyes as we pulled into the parking lot just outside my building.

Quinn parked the car, kept his hands on the steering wheel and let out a long sigh, before turning to face me. His expression was one of determination and sorrow.

I knew he meant to fill me in on the finer details of what he knew, to prepare me for what was to come, but the look of sadness etched across his face tore at my heart. It was evident he knew the truth would frighten me, and was fired up by it.

Determination won out, his gaze unwavering as he readied himself to speak. “I would assume by now you would have come to accept the existence of mythical creatures in your world?”

I let out a loud sarcastic snort. I believed all right. The question was: would anyone ever believe me? Probably not.

He threw me a disapproving glare. “You’re not crazy. Stay focused.”

Freaking mind reader.

He went on. “Along with the more loveable creatures, such as me,”

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