The False Knight of the Motorway by Arden Ellis

Author:Arden Ellis [Ellis, Arden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Lesbian, Romance
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

That ride seemed to last forever. The roads were no longer safe—they had to pick their way through the darkness of the trees, their horses' tension palpable beneath them. Wright bobbed in the saddle, exhaustion and pain braiding together until she could not distinguish between them. She imagined it as a rope, tethering her to herself, something she could follow back from the gray haze closing in around her. Until then, she let herself drift, marshaling her strength, knowing that soon she would need it.

At times, she would hear her name hissed from the darkness, and she would look up to see Kai riding beside her with fierce concern in her eyes. She drifted in and out of Wright's awareness like a ghost. Only when Wright rallied and met her gaze did Kai stop calling out to her.

Wright was awakened, after what felt like an eternity, by her horse coming to a stop. She had grown so accustomed to the rhythm of riding that she nearly slipped from the saddle. Something hissed and crashed in her ears, a deep, feathery sound. Drawing in a breath through her teeth, Wright forced her eyes open.

They had reached the edge of the forest, an open expanse lit by the blue wash of pre-dawn light. The ground ran down to a stony beach, and the white surf of the ocean broke upon it. Beyond the shore were the rotting remains of an old pier, standing like bare trees in the water. Rising from the water between the pilings was a long white wall, streaked with rust.

"What is that?" Wright said hoarsely, her tongue thick and dry.

"A godmade ship," Silva replied. "Quite a strange place for a research base."

"They probably thought it was safer, away from land," Preston said. His voice was as soft as if they stood on holy ground. "With enough food and fresh water, it could have been quite the haven."

"It's falling apart," Kai said dubiously. It was true—the ship was listing to one side, run aground decades ago in the shallow water. "How do we get out to it?"

Preston scanned the shoreline, his eyes narrowed. "I see no other boats. We'll have to wade."

"Wade?" Kai repeated blankly. "There's little more dangerous than ocean-water."

Preston shook his head. "We have to risk it. There's no time to find another way." His voice was quiet, but his words were firm. The morning light made the red cut on his cheek stand out against his skin. He turned to Wright, his eyes creased against the dim morning light. "We've come this far."

A muscle in Wright's jaw twitched as she stared out over the dark water. In still water the curse could be visible even as a dark oily slick, its characteristic haze rising over the waves; but with the motion of the waves it sank beneath the surface, tendrils of poison unseen until it was too late. From the looks of the sand, it was low tide; the ship did not look so very far away.

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