Tainted by Farrell Claire

Author:Farrell, Claire [Farrell, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, indie, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Supernaturals, Paranormal & Urban, UF, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781310401053
Published: 2014-10-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

After dawn broke, an ambulance and a fire brigade entered the cul-de-sac without incident. Shay hadn’t left the bodies. He looked absolutely devastated, as if he’d finally realised that the supernatural world was full of danger that he could never win against. I stayed with him until the bodies were escorted away. He was faltering on the edge of something. I was faintly worried that he would become another Peter and decide that vengeance was the only way to deal with pain.

“I’m going to see the families now,” he said gruffly. “Can you come?”

I had expected a little more time, but if that was what he needed, then I would be a friend to him. “I’ll just make sure everyone is okay, and then we’ll leave, okay?”

He didn’t answer, just stared out at the morning sky.

I found Carl in his kitchen. “I’m going with Shay. He’s not doing so well, and I’m worried how he’s going to react. Maybe helping the families cope with their grief will help him in turn. Can you organise shit around here while I’m gone?”

“Of course.” He wore the same grim expression he had all night. “Ava, be careful. He’s going to push us. He’s going to do everything he can to make you face him. You know that, right?”

“What can I do?”

He placed his palms against the counter with his back to me. “I have no idea. If we could find where he’s hiding then… just give us time. We’ll work it out.”

“We’re running out of time.” I left him and joined Shay.

“Are you okay to drive?” I asked warily as we headed to his car.

“Yes.” Without elaborating, he climbed into the driver’s seat.

I got in and waited for him to start the car before I asked, “Who are we seeing first?”

“The human family,” he said in a clipped voice. “Then out of the city to the supernatural family.”

I couldn’t gauge his mood. I had never seen him like that before. I didn’t know what to do for him. I cleared my throat. “It could get worse before it gets better, Shay. He’s targeting more than me and Jess. You could be in serious danger, too.”

“Let him come,” he said bitterly. “I want to look him in the eye.”

“No, you don’t. Stay with us. You can sleep on my sofa. Or Peter’s.”

“And what about everyone else? What about the millions of people who don’t live in your little cul-de-sac, Ava? Are we going to leave them defenceless?”

That quietened me. People were dying because of my choices.

Soon, I started recognising the passing streets. “We’re going to Moses’s place.”

“I did him a favour. I pushed for that girl to get on the unit. And now look at her. Dead and gone before she even got a chance at life. I had talked about what a good idea it would be to have someone from an under-privileged area on the team. I killed her, Ava, just as surely as that vampire did.”

“This is all on Seth. She happened to go to that scene with her partner.

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