Leviathan (Fist of Light Series Book 2) by Edgington Derek

Author:Edgington, Derek [Edgington, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Urban Fantasy, fantasy, Young Adult, YA Fiction, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Derek Edgington Productions
Published: 2012-08-19T22:00:00+00:00

— Chapter 14 —

Herk had volunteered his services as a driver while the rest of us talked it out. Kathryne was still sitting shotgun, but was lying on the center piece, her body contorted so that she could be present in the conversation. We had stopped to get gas a few hours back, where she had insisted to get a brush, because the wind had made her hair impossible to manage. Apparently, my hysterics hadn't done much for her already touchy mood. I tried to bury the moment we had last night, but it wasn't working as well as I'd hoped. Telling Jas about his father hadn't been easy on either of us. It lifted a weight off his conscience to know he died with honor, but there was a pervasive sorrow surrounding Jas, a consuming guilt. I didn't push to bring that fracture into the open; it would either reveal itself or heal on its own.

He took the rest of it with a grain of salt, bitter that he hadn't been able to provide any help in the confrontation. Overall, though, Jas was still reeling from the new information given to him by Andros, his brother. The Royal had no reason to lie, but it was still a hard concept to grasp. All the pieces fit together, the little bits and mysteries that Noah had been reassembling backwards since the murder of his wife. Jas offered every scrap of knowledge he had regarding Celeste's death, which painted the picture in gruesome detail.

“And you're sure you're not feeling sick? Not even a little bit?” I asked for the thousandth time.

“I told you Caleb, I'm fine.” He had gotten tired of my mothering.

I gave Jas some room to breathe. “If you're sure then, I'll leave it.”

“I'm positive.” He made a disgusted noise, exasperated. “Don't you think we should be focusing on more important things?”

“Like what?” I twiddled my thumbs, hoping to avoid any more sensitive topics.

I was thankful for Kathryne's interruption, steering the conversation onto solid ground and away from any pitfalls. “We should probably try and nail down our next move.” She repositioned herself and I flicked my eyes back and forth, unsure of where the safe zone was, or if it even existed.

“It'd be suicide going back to the house, that's for sure. Not that I want to see the place again.”

“What about your father's bonded, the ghoul?”

“If he's still alive, then he'll have to take care of himself,” Jas replied coldly, his decision made.

Silence enshrouded the vehicle, during which time I figured the eyes were my best bet to keeping all my fingers attached. “We could seek sanctuary.” I rolled my shoulders, trying unsuccessfully to work the kink out of my neck.

“You want to go back to the orphanage?” Kathryne guessed.

My choice hadn't backfired, yet. “For starters. I bet Mr. Tanner has a more closely held base for his Order.”

“Wouldn't it be easier to phone Sanders and hole up there?” Jas furrowed his brows.

“I don't know how well-equipped that facility is to fend off a horde of vampires.

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