Taming the Darkness by Sarah Carter

Author:Sarah Carter [Carter, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-03-17T05:00:00+00:00

Two hours later, we are walking through a crowd. Children’s eyes widen and stare as we pass. Parents pull them closer protectively. We come to a group of restaurants. The other reapers make a circle around Avery and me but we try to look as natural as possible so as not to draw more attention than we usually do. “So, what now?” Israel asks.

Wyatt looks around. “I guess we figure out some way to blend in.”

I snort. “I don’t think there is any way for us to blend in.”

“We can wear Mickey Mouse ears,” Katerina says. “I’ve always wanted to do that.”

“Don’t think that is going to help hide the aura seeping out of us,” Wyatt returns.

“You never know,” Katerina chirps.

He gives her a look. “That’s like putting a Hello Kitty band-aid over a bullet hole.”

Katerina nods her head. “True, but I want to get a pair.”

“No splitting up,” I say. “We need to stick together.”

She waves her hand. “Then we can all go to the store. I want ears.”

“Lord,” I groan. “Let’s go.”

We all head to the store. Avery looks at me and we laugh. Katerina immediately goes over to the Mickey Mouse ears. “I want Minnie,” she declares happily.

“A reaper wearing Minnie Mouse ears,” Wyatt laughs. “What next? Giggling about pretty butterflies to your marks? Did you see the rainbow today!? Wasn’t it fantastic?” He puts his hands on his cheeks and tries to give a cute smile.

Putting on the Minnie Mouse ears, Katerina says, “Me and my Minnie Mouse ears will beat your ass all over this theme park. Shut up.”

A weird feeling passes over me. I spin around and look out into the crowd. Everyone continues to chide each other back and forth. The feeling of unease doesn’t wane. “Guys,” I say. They keep talking to each other. “Guys,” I emphasize.

They turn to me. “What?” Katerina laughs.

I put my hand up to them and don’t take my eyes off the crowd. “Do you feel that?”

“Feel what?” Wyatt asks quietly, stepping up to me. “Demon?”

There is silence as I concentrate. “I don’t know. Something feels off.”

Katerina puts the ears back. “Maybe we should step away from the store.”

“Yeah,” I say. I grab Avery and pull him tightly against me. The other reapers make a tight circle around us. We slowly start to walk out into the square.

“Do you still feel it?” Israel asks, looking around.

“Is it Azrael?” Avery asks, sounding a little panicked.

Shaking my head, I say, “He wouldn’t have the balls to do that.”

“Are you positive?” Avery hisses.

I drop my seraph blade into my hand as a staff and turn it around. “Like that’s not obvious,” Wyatt snorts.

I glare at him. “Not like I can whip out a sword. Talk about freaking everyone out.”

“Can’t you hide it?” Avery asks. “So no one sees.”

“Sure can,” I say. “But, they would still feel it. This way, they will think it’s some sort of prop.”

We all stand there, scanning around us. “Something does feel off,” Wyatt agrees.

Avery steps closer to me.

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