Ghost of Doors (City of Doors) by Paetsch Jennifer

Author:Paetsch, Jennifer [Paetsch, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: urban, Young Adult, YA, Horror, Paranormal, fantrasy, paranormal urban fantasy
Publisher: Jennifer Paetsch
Published: 2012-10-23T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

RAPHAEL TOOK THEM ACROSS TOWN through the subway. If Wolfgang had not been so tired he probably would not have felt so cold. But the clicking of the subway train only served to lull him to sleep and if he had not been traveling with others he would have missed his stop altogether. Marie’s warm hand woke him like sunshine on his face and she led him off the train. As they walked, she disappeared strategically for as long as she was able so it would not be obvious to others that she was traveling with a member of MOON.

The rich and impressive neighborhood where Raphael’s house stood reminded Wolfgang of the No Man’s Land they had left only a few short hours ago and in fact was not far from it. Wolfgang remarked that Raphael seemed to be doing well for himself, but Raphael did not reply. The large house, by some standards a mansion in its own right, sat hunkered away from the street in a respectable garden beneath sheltering pines. The group entered the house through a back door and ascended a set of narrow stairs immediately to the right. At the top of the stairs was a small kitchenette, complete with table and chairs. "There are guest rooms down the hall,” Raphael said, and gestured to doors on either side toward the end of the narrow passage. Marie spoke up about her and Leonie sharing one, relief visible on Leonie’s face that she had stepped up and volunteered, thus saving her from having to room with a man she didn’t know. That left the one opposite for Wolfgang alone, which he was just fine with. His mind kept repeating the early evening in the Hindernis, his father’s dead face, and the little card, white as the moon. He wanted to examine the card again, but not in front of Raphael. He didn’t want to give him any clues that anything was wrong with SUN, or him, or his father. All he wanted was to eat and go to sleep, and get another chance to convince Leonie that a monster’s life was not for her.

Cans of food lined the inside of a small pantry, and Raphael muttered, “I hope you like beans,” as he found a can opener and worked the lid, beans rushing forth in a sticky river into a pot retrieved from its storage place under the stove.

“I was expecting better,” Marie admitted.

“Expect nothing and never be disappointed,” Raphael said.

“Expect nothing,” Marie said, peering warily into the pot, “and get it.”

“I sincerely hate to disappoint you,” he said, “but there isn’t much in the way of human food around here.”

“At least it’s something,” Leonie said, not the least bit disturbed by the implications of his remark. “Thanks.”

“Don’t thank him yet,” Marie said. “You haven’t tasted it.”

“Har, har.” Raphael gave her a glare that Wolfgang took to be amusement.

Wolfgang grimaced. The way Raphael prepared the food reminded him of a pet owner readying a meal for his animals.

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