Fields of Blood by Bateman Sonya

Author:Bateman, Sonya [Bateman, Sonya]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Humor, shapeshifter, dark urban paranormal werewolf elf fairies moon magic spells supernatural female werewolf pack alpha seelie unseelie conspiracy manhattan new york city evil ancient cult murder hunter police detective reluctant hero journey brother family, Coming of Age, Witch, Thriller, fae
Published: 2016-03-03T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

“It’s them,” Chester hissed, grabbing for the shotgun strapped to his back. “Open fire!”

The one at the front of the group, a male in his early twenties with bright red hair and a matching goatee, aimed a handgun the size of a small cannon at Chester’s head. “Try it, and I’ll vaporize your brain,” he said, glancing over his shoulder at a figure half-hidden behind him. “You recognize any of these guys?”

“No. I don’t think they’re from that place,” a female voice said uncertainly. The figure shifted into the light, and my breath caught.

She was much younger…but she bore a striking resemblance to Sadie.

“Elara?” I said.

Her eyes widened, and she took a startled step back. “He knows my name,” she whispered. “He must be one of them.”

The redhead glared. “Take them down,” he growled.

“Whoa! We’re not Milus Dei.” I elbowed Chester as he went for the shotgun again. I could tell this group was different from the ones who’d attacked us at the path. They were all younger, and they almost seemed scared. Probably because it sounded like Elara had managed to escape—she must’ve had more in common with her big sister than just looks. “We’re Sadie’s friends,” I said. “We were just looking for her.”

“And she had better not be harmed,” Taeral added in threatening tones.

The redhead’s expression went from angry to stunned. But Elara pushed past him and stalked toward me with fire in her eyes. “You don’t know my sister,” she spat. “If you did, you wouldn’t be looking for her here. She’s been gone a long time.”

“Um, Elara,” the redhead stammered. “About Sadie…”

She whirled on him. “What about her?”

“Sister?” Chester blurted. “Your friend’s a werewolf?”

One of the others, a brown-haired male, swung a rifle at Chester. “They know what we are,” he said almost frantically. “We have to kill them! Uncle Silas said any human—”

“Everybody, shut the hell up!”

Suddenly all eyes were on me. I held up the hand that wasn’t holding a flashlight, aware the calm wouldn’t last long. “First of all, we’re not humans,” I said. “We’re Fae. So you can shoot us all you want, but it won’t do any good.”

“Hey,” Chester whispered loudly. “I’m not—”

“You are, or you’re dead,” I told him under my breath.

He cleared his throat. “Uh, right,” he said. “I am also a fairy. Just like my friends, who are definitely fairies and not humans. Or werewolves.”

“Okay. They get it,” I said dryly.

“You’re not really…”

“Don’t worry about that now.” I faced Elara. “You got away from them, didn’t you?”

She gave a tentative nod. “What’s going on?” she said. “How do you know Sadie…where is she?”

“That’s what I was trying to tell you,” the redhead said. “She was at the bunker, when they captured the elders. They got her, too.”

Taeral and I exchanged alarmed glances. We were too late—but they didn’t kill their captives. There was still a chance.

And maybe, we’d just found some help.

“All right,” I said. “I think you’d better tell us what happened. Is there someplace we can talk?”

The redhead looked around uneasily, and finally lowered his weapon.

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