Soul Finder by Jacinta Maree

Author:Jacinta Maree [Maree, Jacinta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Dystopia, Paranormal, Supernatural, New Adult, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781532869303
Google: MKhSvgAACAAJ
Amazon: B01LKNY3YY
Goodreads: 32057611
Publisher: Inked Rabbit Publishing
Published: 2016-09-15T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen:

I licked my lips, flipping through all of the different scenarios how this could play out. It was just down to the two of us, but one shot from my gun would alert the others. I needed to be smart about this. Only shoot if I absolutely have to. He walked forward. I watched his movements through the shift of the light in the aisles, casting shadows across the racks and mannequins. He swept up and down two lanes before it suddenly went dark. I took a sharp breath in and strained to hear his footsteps move across the carpet.

Suddenly the light flickered. It went dark and flickered again, this time further up the room. Between each snap of light, he moved. I eased off from the pillar and crept further toward the back. I hid behind one of the registers and laid down on my stomach. The light flickered, his feet moved. I held the gun out, my eyes straining to see into the thick darkness. Minutes passed. I assumed he had stopped, trying to see me in the dark as well. I kept perfectly still, watching for the tiniest shifts in the shadows.

Suddenly, in a voice that was far too close, I heard him taunt me. “I can smell you.”

I scrambled back just as flames shot out from behind the pillars. Heat skimmed my face. I moved frantically, scrambling for cover. Bottles rattled as the fire followed behind.

“You smell like a sewer.” He laughed.

Shit! Shit! Footsteps chased behind and I quickly shielded myself behind an overturned table. Flames caught on the wood, lighting up the table and catching me on the shoulder. I ran forward again, slapping the flames out of my clothes. I hit the wired gates barricading the department and bounced off. It was too heavy to lift and I didn’t have the time to wrestle them up.

“Hey, don’t run! I just want to chat,” the boy shouted and I dropped to the ground. I weaved around the racks until I had my back to a wall. The perfume bottles on the shelves rattled as I bumped into them. I took a bottle off and popped the lid open. I dabbed a piece of paper into the bottle and sealed the lid again, leaving a tail of paper on the outside.

Flames crawled across the room and smoke pushed Aaron into a crouch. I lit the tail end of the paper and pitched the bottle at him. The perfume bottle shattered on the ground beside him, exploding into a mushroom of orange flames.

He screamed, panicked.

Smoke thickened the air. My vision blurred among the rolling black fog. It was so hot. Another explosion shook the entire complex. No doubt, it was from his backpack. I ran for the stairwell but fire barricaded the door. Footsteps returned and the screech of the gate rolling up barely made a sound above the crackling fire.

“Aaron? Aaron,” Voices screamed into the pit of flames. I charged through, needing air, needing to escape the smoke and heat.

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