Red River Song: Descendant Series by A.R. Mummey

Author:A.R. Mummey [A.R. Mummey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Descendant Series
Publisher: -
Published: 2016-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I woke to sunlight being blasted in my face. “Oh good, you’re up.” Anabel smiled archly at me.

I threw a pillow, hitting her in the face. “Of course I’m up, you jack wagon. You just threw the curtains open.”

“Jack wagon? Seriously. That’s the best you can come up with, jack wagon?” She tossed the pillow back at me, and we broke into laughter. My anger with her momentarily forgotten. I glanced around the room.

As if reading my mind, Anabel said, “After you fell asleep, Patrick brought you up here. You were out. I thought you might be dead until I heard you snoring. I thought a bear was on the loose, you were that awful.” She laughed.

“Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God!” I jumped out of bed and grabbed her arms.

“Hey, I was just kidding. It wasn’t that bad. It’s okay.”

“No. Anabel, fuck. He’s,” I paused, mentally adding figures in my head, “199 years old! Fuck. I thought he was younger than me. He’s a vampire. You’re a witch, or one of the Gifted, or what the fuck ever. His parents aren’t real. They’re ghosts brought back from the dead or some shit. Oh my God!” I shook her as I spoke the latter, and she took my shoulders, pushing me back toward the bed.

“Breathe. Just breathe. This day is going to blow your mind even more than yesterday. I promise you, we will get through this. I just need you to focus. Go clean up and meet me downstairs. Heath and Theo are on their way.” Her voice authoritative, she stood, leading me to the small bathroom. “I’ll get you some fresh clothes.” With that, she was gone.

Gazing at myself in the mirror, I looked shaky, sick, and dirty. I showered quickly, sad to leave the heat and serenity of the shower. I wanted to stand under the hot water and mull over everything from the previous night. The revelations Patrick shared with me made me further question my supposed friends. I was confident Heath knew from the moment he saw Patrick that Patrick was a vampire or Sang. He hid it from me along with everything else. Overshadowing that was that the Sang were real. Detective Ash had been right, there was a world full of Others. As promised, fresh clothes awaited me on the bed: jeans, a button up, fresh socks, and under garments. Dressing hurriedly, I made my way downstairs. Halfway there, I had to stop and sit on the stairs, my body failing me.

Heath found me. I’d never seen him look so scared. He tried to hide it, but he knew I was dying. My anger faded slightly when I looked at him. Our years of friendship blasted through my mind, forcing me to swallow the rising lump of sorrow. I put my arms around his neck as he carried me to the great room. All eyes turned to us. Patrick, Josephine, and Aidan sat together on the camelback sofa. Anabel and Theo sat on the cabriole facing us as we entered.

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