Ravenswood (Ravenswood Series Book 1) by Christine Zolendz

Author:Christine Zolendz [Zolendz, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christine Zolendz
Published: 2018-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I wandered aimlessly through a veil of mist and nightmares, searching for warmth, searching for my return to life. Around the city glowed a halo of faint light, tormenting me, always too far out of reach. Somewhere outside was the world of the living, where color and warmth and light lived.

In Ravenswood, dead people walked everywhere, shuffling around in heavy white make-up, raccoon-eyed skeletal costumes that spilled into the dark streets in droves. I walked on the outskirts of the crowds, hiding in the corners where the shadows hissed my whereabouts to anyone who would listen.

But I kept searching for a way out, just like Mathias had demanded of me. I searched for hours without reward.

“I knew I still felt you here,” Liam said, stepping out in front of me on the small walkway where I hid. He slithered out of nowhere, separating from the shadows I'd been seeking cover in. “Everyone can feel your warmth still. It’s all anyone’s spoken about.” He smirked, crowding me back against the wall, back into a dark corner.

I glanced past his shoulders. Everyone was watching. And long black patches of darkness stretched toward us from all sides as if leaning in, listening. The fine hair along my arms shivered with coldness and stood on end.

I looked back up at Liam. He stood motionless in front of me, a smug look across his face. His eyes dropped down to my lips, and I was suddenly aware, without any doubt in my mind, how much he wanted to kiss me.

Maybe I could use that.

I batted my eyelashes and offered him up an innocent smile. I was never good at flirting. I was never good with anyone of the opposite sex, I always felt awkward and insecure. I would spend most of my time thinking my skin was too oily, my hair too greasy, or if I spoke, I’d say silly things and look foolish. I would break out in a cold sweat, and everything I was afraid of happening really would happen. But still, I looked up at Liam from underneath my lashes and pouted my lips a bit.

“I was looking for you,” I lied, biting down on my bottom lip. “Would you like to show me around the castle? I keep getting lost.”

He stepped closer, leaning over me, and pushed open a door I didn’t know was behind us, walking me in backwards. He was too close, looming too near. My personal space was devoured by him. Once we were inside, he shoved the door closed with a quick wave of his hand and slid a large metal bar across it, locking us in.

He moved me deeper into the room, away from the door, sauntering into me. “Hmmm,” he hummed with pleasure. “What should I show you first?”

“How about the jars of lights?” I asked innocently. I fluttered my eyelashes again for good measure.

“Oh, but you already know they hold souls, don’t you?” His tone was devious, taunting. “I believe you were already there with my brother, were you not?”

Shit.

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