Marked by Courage by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May [May, W.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2016-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Kallie slipped down to the basement to tell her father she was going out; he did not ask where she was going, and she could tell from the curl of his lip that he smelled Liam on her. She did not offer an explanation, uncomfortably aware that it was best if he didn’t know anything about where she was going and what she was doing. She had found herself in the middle of spats between her friends before, but she had never expected to find herself in the middle of a war that the participants couldn’t help engaging in.

Something plucked at her as she left; a strange yearning for what might be. Was she never going to understand what it meant to be a vampire if she was not forced to pick a side? What would it be like to be forced into confrontation with those she loved? She swallowed hard. She already knew what it felt like to be driven to hunt. That was enough for her.

At the top of the stairs, she paused and typed out a quick message:

Hope you’re sleeping well. Going out, back in a bit.

She considered, and then added:

No danger. Promise.

It wasn’t going to reassure Caleb all that much, she knew, but it would at least keep him from coming out after her… hopefully. He needed to heal. She joined Liam outside, shrugging into a coat out of habit before realizing that she didn’t need as much warmth any longer. Liam saw her notice and laughed.

“You have to be careful. You just don’t get cold anymore, and then the next thing you know it’s midwinter, and someone’s asking you how you can possibly not be shivering.”

Kallie grinned as they walked to the car. “The voice of experience?”

“Yeah.” He shook his head. “It wasn’t ever as bad as I thought. I mean, who’s actually going to guess, even if they realize how weird it is?”

“It must be easier for Blues,” she said quietly. “You can pass as human as long as you aren’t in direct sunlight, getting burned to smithereens.” She pointed to his eyes. “Little less obvious than burning red.”

“I’d never thought of that,” he admitted. “But people are pretty good at only seeing what they want to see.”

“That’s true.” Kallie buckled herself in, frowning. “There’s a whole world out there I just know nothing about, isn’t there? Werewolves and everything. I’m not…walking into danger by accident or anything, am I?”

“I wouldn’t let you! Don’t worry.” Liam shook his head. “But knowing you, that’s not exactly reassuring, is it?” He started the car and considered. “Hmm. Well, you don’t have to worry about werewolves much. A lot of them don’t even try to pass as human. They’re mostly up North. The thing about transforming at the full moon isn’t exactly accurate. And if any come into town, you’ll probably sense it pretty much immediately. Then there are witches, of course, but I tend to put those in the category of natural disasters.”

“What?” Kallie looked over at him as they took the road out of town, toward the forest.

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