Soul Ties by Lisa Swallow

Author:Lisa Swallow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Limiltless Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Darkness. How long had she been here now? Curled up in a ball in a corner, Ava opened her eyes. She’d lost track of time - days, weeks? The first time Ava awoke she was sure she’d been sent to Hell. A solitary Hell where there was nothing but blackness and cold. The small cell stretched barely two meters across, enclosed by a high ceiling and windowless walls. Breath constricted by claustrophobia, she’d lain quietly, aching and confused.

Until the man came, at the same time each day.

He never spoke, dragged her out, gave her food - pushed her toward the bathroom before seizing her and locking her back in the darkness. How many times now? She wasn’t sure.

Drifting between the waking world and sleep, she saw Keir’s eyes, heard his voice. She’d awake with a start from dreams where he held her; comforted her; only to find herself lying on the cold, concrete floor.

The souls. She was being punished for the souls. But she was alive.

The door opened and she squinted. The light shining behind a tall man in the doorway prevented her seeing his shadowed face. Ava tensed, waiting for him to come over and grab her.

“He wants to see you now,” said a gruff voice, a different voice - not the same man.

His broad figure remained silhouetted in front of the door. “I said now. Get up.”

Ava got on her hands and knees and pushed herself to her feet, legs weak as she stumbled toward him out of the musty cell.

* * * * *

She sat in the chair, shoulders slumped, looking at her dirty fingernails. She remembered the last time he called her here - the day he told her to go and retrieve a Nephilim soul.

This wasn’t going to end well.

The door closed behind her, and Darius crossed the room, lowering himself into the chair opposite. He rested his elbows on the table, and leaned forward, frowning.

“Ava.” His voice was even, no sign of his mood.

She didn’t look up, focusing on stopping her hands trembling.

“I’ve heard some things about you that have upset me,” he continued, “and here you are without the Nephilim’s soul.”

Ava stared mutely at the floor.

“We have discussed the course of action to take, what to do with you next.”

Ava peered at him from beneath her tangled hair. He looked the same as before; harsh features and hair scraped from his face into a ponytail. The glittering fury in his grey eyes fueled her racing heart.

“We considered killing you. Then we thought about returning you to the Fated,” he said in a matter of fact voice, “but luckily for you, your value supersedes that decision.”

“Value?” She didn’t recognize her tiny, hoarse voice. She’d not spoken to anyone since her capture.

“You have failed in your task but have achieved something much more beneficial. You’re close to the Nephilim boy. You know his secrets, your information invaluable.”

Ava’s head spun, breath coming out in short bursts. “You want to know his secrets? I don’t think I know any.

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