Resurrection Road by Hannah Marae

Author:Hannah Marae [Marae, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Somewhere Press
Published: 2021-07-25T22:00:00+00:00

Eden sat cross-legged on the motel bed with Hades curled up beside her. Zeke perched at the foot of the bed like a nervous bird, holding out his arm so Lazarus could wrap a bandage around the wound. It was a shallow cut, a line of skin torn open by one of the vampire’s talons. Lazarus had already cleaned and stitched it up, much to Zeke’s consternation.

She was relieved to no longer be the center of their concern. By the time Lazarus pulled the truck into the motel parking lot, she was feeling mostly better. More like her usual self. The only evidence that anything had happened at all was the strengthened glow of her tattoo.

This time, the vision was unprompted. Eden was in the clearing one moment, watching the vampires advance, then it was like a veil had been pulled over her eyes. The world became hazy and confusing, but she could see Mab, bright and shining like a lighthouse in the mist. And the man. There was also a man.

Ignatius was quick to offer his theories. Eden had prompted the previous two visions by coming into contact with a spirit. What was to say Mab couldn’t do the same? Maybe the man was a ghost. To Eden, this only opened a slew of new questions. If Mab was the one who started the vision, then why was Eden the one on the ground beneath the strange lights? Why did the premonitions seem to go only one way?

Once the bandage was tied off, Zeke pulled his arm away. He hopped to his feet. Sometime in the last hour, his cheeks had regained color, the spring in his step returned. He’d been quiet the entire ride back, worry coming off him in waves. Foot tapping relentlessly, fingernails clacking against every surface. Eden couldn’t tell if it was the incident with the mark or the vampires themselves making him jumpy.

Zeke circled the bed and flopped down beside Eden, head on the pillow, and chin tucked against his chest. He reached for the remote on the side table, then grinned as Lazarus grabbed it and tossed it over.

“Maybe go take care of yourself a bit, huh?” Zeke suggested.

He had a point. Lazarus tried to hide it beneath his jacket. Still, there was no ignoring his shirt’s state, practically shredded from his collarbone halfway down his chest. During the drive, he’d relayed what happened to him in the RV, how he’d fought the vampire that made the others. Like Zeke, Lazarus was lucky to come out with only a scratch.

It seemed they were all lucky tonight.

Ignoring his cousin, Lazarus walked past Ignatius, who stretched out on the other bed, to the bathroom.

“Need any help?” Eden offered, eager to put herself to use.

“Nope.” He removed his jacket and tossed it on the bed. Taking a second glance, Laz grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the side table. Then he stepped into the bathroom, letting the door swing shut. But it swung back, just a crack, enough for Eden to see him slip out of his blood-stained shirt.

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