Keepers: A Timeless Novella by Laura Kreitzer

Author:Laura Kreitzer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, urban fantasy, angels, young adult, demons, ya
Publisher: Laura Kreitzer

CHAPTER 8: GO OUT ON A LIMB

Lately I’d been having these wild and vivid dreams about the angels battling, causing me to be overly exhausted during the day. However, tonight I had been at peace when I’d gone to bed and slept like the dead. I should have expected everything to go to shit—should have prepared for it.

I’d only ever heard my smoke detectors go off during their yearly testing. I was thankful for my diligence, because the deafening wails of the detectors woke me—suddenly and startlingly. My heart thumped a menacing beat as I hurled the covers away from Jenna and me. She was bleary-eyed and confused, not understanding the sound that had awoken her were the smoke detector’s desperate cries, warning us.

“Get up!” I shouted, though Jenna had a hard time understanding me.

I pulled on a T-shirt, glad I wore my pajama bottoms that night. I ran to the door and cautiously placed my hand on the wood. It was hot, and I jerked back. Smoke spilled in from under the door, and I coughed at the onslaught. My heart lodged in my throat, thinking of Jules and Firen just down the hall. I’d made sure to put her in a room with no windows. I swallowed thickly—holy shit, I’d made a huge mistake. I tried not to panic. I had to hold it together for Jenna. I whipped back around and ran to Jenna, who had finally grasped what was going on. In her face, I could see the same thoughts I’d just had cross her mind.

“Jules!” she screamed in utter terror as she tossed my robe over her head and ran for the door.

I blocked her path, which was a lot harder than one would think. She fought against me, yelling and beating on me to move. It broke my heart, but I couldn’t let her go into the hallway. I couldn’t lose her. The alarms changed their tune, squealed, and abruptly stopped their wails, though I heard a faint echo from the alarms on the other side of the house. That wasn’t good.

“I have to get to Jules,” Jenna cried as I yanked her toward the bedroom window, though she dug her feet in the whole way. I grabbed my cell phone from the bedside table as I passed and pushed it into Jenna’s hands.

“I know,” I said, voice rough. “Get out of here and call Gabby. I’ll get Jules.” She started to argue with me, but I silenced her with a quick kiss. “Trust me. I won’t let anything happen to her,” I swore. “I love you.”

“Love you too. Now go!” she demanded as she tore open the window. “Hurry!”

Grabbing a heavy coat, a shirt, and boots from the closet, I raced to the door. I slipped into the boots and pulled the coat on, zipping it up to cover my nose. I wrapped the shirt around my fist and reached for the door handle. Behind me, Jenna had kicked the screen from the window and was crawling out.

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