The Reaper by S E Lunsford

Author:S E Lunsford [Lunsford, S E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“That’s not much of a decision,” I blurted out, anger overcoming the buzzing anxiety in my body.

Tilting his head at my reaction, he shrugged. “Just because you don’t like your choices doesn’t mean you don’t get to choose.”

I sighed, resisting the urge to look at the corner where the rest of my friends disappeared. He watched me closely as I focused on the horde. The minute stretched until one of them broke rank, lunging straight at me with a shriek of triumph. I jerked back as its hands reached for me. The angel lashed out, hitting the creeper in the head with such force that it was ripped from its body and flew halfway across the parking lot.

“See,” he said turning to me, amusement coloring his voice as his wings fluttered. “I can be of some help to you.”

Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I was forced to agree. The words stuck in my throat though as I still desperately tried to find another way. He raised his eyebrows at me, and his eyes flashed as if he could see what I was thinking. Before I could even say a word, the decision was made for me as a particularly adept creeper had made its way around the others, crouching down so the angel couldn’t see it before it lunged at me knocking me down and landing on top of me, its teeth just a fraction of an inch from my face. Blackish drool ran out of its mouth onto my chin, the smell almost causing me to pass out. I pushed up on its chest with all my might when suddenly the creature was gone. The others surged forward to take its place as I was scooped up by the angel.

“Time’s up,” he whispered, as he settled me in his arms and jumped off the roof. His wings caught the air so we were smoothly gliding away, the screech of the creepers who had suddenly lost their prey rending the air behind us.

Through the haze of my exhaustion everything became twisted as we flew first in what seemed to be one direction, then another. Closing my eyes, I took deep breathes to try and gain purchase on reality even as I fought not to lose myself in the tangy, sweet scent that clung to him making my nose wrinkle, but that was preferable to the creeper smell that I was covered in.

We landed gently so it took a moment for me to realize he was actually walking with me in his arms. Voices called out to him and he answered them, his voice vibrating through his chest like a drum as he held me close. He stepped into a building that radiated cold from its walls pulling me even closer so I wouldn’t hit my head or legs on the walls of the narrow hallway until he stopped in front of a large door, kicking it to let whoever was inside know we were there. I opened my eyes just a fraction to see a woman open the door.

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