Hexslayer (Hexworld Book 3) by Jordan L. Hawk

Author:Jordan L. Hawk [Hawk, Jordan L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Jordan L Hawk
Published: 2017-10-05T18:30:00+00:00

Nick’s skin tingled with a combination of dread and lingering magic. The tight spiral of the stairwell left him blind to anything even a few feet ahead. The Wraith could be waiting for him, and he’d never know it until he was on top of the killer.

Nothing made sense. The sheer strength of the Wraith boggled the mind. How could anyone in human form lift Nick off his feet so easily, let alone throw him? How had the Wraith run so fast—and why wasn’t it using that same speed now? Jamie had shot it in the chest, but the bullet seemed to have no effect.

The hex it had used to force Nick into human form—he’d not heard of such a thing before. Hexes existed to force familiars into animal shape, to make them easier to control. But this seemed to be the opposite.

Nick had tried to shift back on the terrace, but the buzzing on his skin had intensified, as though an electric current ran across it, and nothing had happened. The magic that had been his since puberty was cut off, and it was all he could do not to let panic take him. It felt wrong, all the way to his core, as though someone had sliced him in half. The tingling seemed to have faded, but how long would it take until he could shift again?

Nick followed the steps as high as he could go. A ladder led to the very top, and another doorway opened onto the flat roof of the lower part of the tower. Nick paused and peered outside, gasping for breath as he did so. There was no sign of the Wraith—but it had to have gone somewhere.

This was stupid. They had the Wraith cornered. They should wait for whomever the MWP sent out in response to Rodrigo’s call for help. Let the coppers risk their asses instead.

But it was a long way to and from the Coven, and help might not be coming any time soon. After the displays of unnatural speed and strength, Nick wouldn’t put it past the Wraith to be able to crawl down the side of the folly like a lizard.

The Wraith had already murdered three ferals. It couldn’t be allowed to escape. Nick had to put an end to this tonight.

Nick straightened and stepped cautiously through the doorway.

He caught a blur of shadow out of the corner of his eye. A heavy blow impacted his side, sending him staggering toward the low parapet. He tried to get his arms up, to turn, but a flurry of punches left him reeling.

The back of one leg fetched up against the wall.

Nick rushed forward, hoping to get past the Wraith and away from the edge. But the killer seized him again, dragging him back with shocking strength. Nick fought wildly, only to have a hand wrap around his throat. The low stone parapet dug into his back, and he glimpsed the waters of the old receiving reservoir far below, restless beneath the moonless sky.

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