Ghosts of Winter: A Dark Shapeshifter Urban Fantasy (Echoes of the Past Book 2) by H.B. Lyne

Author:H.B. Lyne
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Published: 2014-11-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Stalker-of-Night's-Shadow

The door slammed shut behind her and rattled in its wooden frame. Stalker glanced at it and considered going back inside to talk things over with Eyes. She was too angry, she needed to cool off, so she shifted into an owl and flew off into the night sky. The tumultuous clouds swirled overhead and rain began to fall. Somewhere nearby there was a shriek and a dark shape rose up from the street and snatched something out of the air. Hepethia was dangerous, even for shifters who belonged there, and Stalker swiftly crossed the veil back into the human world. She headed straight for her flat, which was a few blocks away.

She landed on a windowsill and shifted carefully into the form of a moth. It was difficult to make her body so small and it took a great deal of concentration. There was an air vent above the window and she crawled inside, right through into the kitchen.

Fluttering down from the vent, she shifted into her human form and landed smoothly on the floor. It was almost pitch black and the shadows seemed deeper and darker than they should. Stalker shivered, the emptiness of the place was palpable. She flicked a light on and it flooded the kitchen. She closed her eyes for a moment, recoiling from the sudden brightness. As her eyes adjusted, she opened them again and looked around. The surfaces were gathering dust.

Stalker moved through into the living room and turned on another light. Something on the table caught her eye, a little package wrapped in brown paper and tied with thick string sat all on its own. She went to it and hurriedly unwrapped it. A small vial of water on a black string tumbled out. The vial was full to the brim and sealed with wax, there was not the slightest air bubble inside and she turned it over in her hand in confusion. She looked at the paper and saw small writing scrawled over the inside.

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