Shadows of Fate (Shadow Born) by Angela Dennis

Author:Angela Dennis [Dennis, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2014-04-07T22:00:00+00:00

The drive to headquarters passed in silence. Her mind spun so erratically she couldn’t tolerate music or noise. The tunnels were strangely silent as she deactivated the locks into the inner sanctum. Even inside the only sound was the tapping of her heels on the linoleum floor. Her sense of unease grew as she found the reception box empty. Neither Lucy nor the succubus who covered for her when Lucy was in the lab were there.

Seraph would never leave the entryway unguarded.

She slid her athame from its strap at her back. The blade gripped in one hand, she closed her eyes and opened her senses. It took a moment to focus in on the noise, a distinct clicking sound, similar to cicadas.

Demons.

The sounds grew shriller as she moved down the darkened hallway. It was impossible for demons to have breached the building. The security measures were impenetrable, both mechanical and magical. Even she couldn’t break in. Someone had to have let them in. She prayed the others were still alive.

She sensed movement at the end of the hall. Blade gripped tightly in one hand, Brenna pressed her body against the wall. The demons did not appear to have noticed her presence. They continued to converse in their guttural language as she neared. The best she could tell, there were three, maybe more. If their hosts were weak, it shouldn’t be a problem to take them down. She palmed her blade, and peered around the corner toward the noise. No. It wasn’t possible.

Three creatures stood in the hallway. Eight feet tall and wide as linebackers, they were free of their hosts. The unfortunate humans who had carried them to the compound lay strewn at their feet, broken and bloody. When the demons were ready to return to the surface, they would repossess the hosts, using them as a disguise. Outside of the hosts the demons were far more dangerous.

She used her power to cloak her presence and moved forward. When she was within several feet of them, she unleashed a wintery blast of magic through the hallway to envelop the demons. They struggled against the icy storm, clawing at the empty air around them to no avail. Crystals coated their bodies, neutralizing their power and rendering them helpless.

Amazed the spell had worked so well, she approached the blocks of ice, touching each cocoon with care. She hadn’t used the hex in over a century and she was afraid it might backfire. With the demons firmly entrapped, she swiped the cold blade of her athame across both her palms. Lifting her hands to the air, blood flowing down her wrists and arms, she completed the curse. The blocks exploded into shards of ice. The demons were gone, banished behind the Veil.

Brenna closed her eyes. She sensed the presence of other demons, but could not pinpoint their location. The spell had been a costly one, and drained her to a point where further confrontation would be reckless.

A bloody line trailed from the bodies of the hosts down the corridor.

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