Midnight Sky (Dark Sky Book 2) by Amy Braun

Author:Amy Braun
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Vampires, Steampunk, horror, Dark Sky, fantasy, pirates
Publisher: Amy Braun
Published: 2016-08-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

After close to two hours of trudging through the frigid snow, my limbs were stiff and brittle, and I had to make ridiculous circles with my mouth to keep my jaw from freezing.

“Nash, I love you,” Gemma said with chattering teeth, “but if you say the entrance is another hour away, I’m going to have to punch you to get feeling back in my hand.”

She smirked at her lover, hoping he would smile back. It didn’t work.

“We’re almost there, I promise. When the riots slowed down and the Clans started improving their territories, they press-ganged engineers, Electricians, anyone they could get their hands on to make them an underground city. It’s kind of like the colonies, but nowhere near as nice.”

“Promising,” she complained.

Ten minutes later, Nash stopped. He checked his surroundings, then stomped on the ground with his boot. A sharp, heavy clang reverberated under his foot. He stepped back and knelt down, brushing away the snow with his hand. Two metal rungs were inlaid to a trap door. He scooped them up and pulled. Nothing happened, so he tried again. At the fourth try, I was worried that the door was frozen to the ground. We didn’t have much to warm us, and we couldn’t waste time going back to the skiff.

“Can’t really pull it open when it’s locked, can you?” Gemma teased, staring at the door.

“What?” asked Nash.

Gemma didn’t answer, dropping to her knees and pulling out the lock-picking kit from her pocket. Her gloves made it trickier, but she took two picks from the kit and placed them in a small keyhole in the trap door. Nash gave her space, clearly unfamiliar with the keyhole that Gemma was currently picking. Her eyebrows pinched together as she concentrated, relaxing when there was a tiny snap from the ground. Satisfied with herself, Gemma stood up and returned the lock-picking kit to her pocket.

She cocked an eyebrow at Nash, who pouted back. “That wasn’t there before,” he insisted.

Gemma chuckled and kissed his cheek. Nash grumbled something incomprehensible, then lifted the rings on the door again.

With a single grunt of effort, he pulled it open. We stared down into the darkness below. I took a torch from my belt and pulled it apart to shine light into the dark square near my feet. I could see the gritty stone bottom and the rusted metal ladder rungs just underfoot. Neither looked very secure.

“The tunnel will lead us to the dens. The Dogs will still be there.”

“And the other Clans?” Sawyer asked.

“I don’t know, but they wouldn’t give up all this territory. The original Clans might have had a little resistance, but they know the tunnels better than any new marauders that might pass through. If they weren’t killed, they’d be recruited so the old Clans would have more manpower to hunt for supplies. As for us…” Nash paused, his eyes distant with memories invisible to the rest of us. “The Dogs were in a fit when I left, remember? It’s been almost five years, so I imagined they’ve calmed down, but…” he shrugged.

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