This World Bites (Cera Chronicles Book 1) by Townsend Loni

Author:Townsend, Loni [Townsend, Loni]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Published: 2015-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Michael lay curled in a ball at the foot of my bed. The hotel room buzzed with voices, muffled to my sleep-fogged hearing. I’d passed out as soon as we’d arrived.

Michael lifted his head when I stirred and his face split into a wide grin, tongue lolling out between sharp teeth. He sat up, hands still on the bed, and scratched his ear with his bare foot. His hair had grown the length of several fingers since last I saw him—which couldn’t have been more than a few hours.

Seth moved to my bedside, carrying a tray of sandwiches and a pitcher of water. His gaze flicked to Michael and he sighed. “He is getting worse.”

The room’s attention moved to me when Seth spoke. Rin stood up from the research desk and set a hand on Michael’s head. Not a good sign. Rin almost never deviated from his research.

“His disease is rapidly mutating,” Rin said. “At its current rate, his bones will be forced to undergo the structure reconfiguration by tomorrow. It is a process his body is incapable of surviving.”

My stomach sank. Terror gripped me as I stared at my child-faced guardian. “You can find a cure before then, right?”

“I will try. But it is unlikely.”

Tears stung my eyes. I closed them and drew in a deep breath that wasn’t nearly calming enough. Burning pain seared across my neck where my necklace hung. Michael let out a yelp and licked the guardian mark located on his right bicep. I grappled with the chain to my pendant and threw it onto the bed. My power slipped from my grasp.

Every elemental descendant possessed a unique pendant. It granted the owner the ability to manipulate their clan’s element—or elements, in my case. It was also the key to casting seals. Tied directly to my life force, to control it was to control me. Not once in my life had it ever left my body, until now. Seth immediately took it in hand to prevent anyone else from touching it.

“What wrong?” Fues demanded.

Rin looked from Seth’s death grip to me and Michael. “It would seem his reaction to silver is extending to you through the guardian bond. That is an unexpected consequence.”

“Beasts.” I rubbed my face. “That means we’re frigging stuck here until we find a cure.”

“It may alleviate if he dies,” Rin said. “If it does not, then yes, we will be unable to use your seal manipulation to leave this world.”

Stella set a hand on my shoulder. “You are always welcome to stay with us, sweetie.”

I glared at her. Apparently, someone had informed her and Danielle of our situation while I slept. They seemed to be taking it well. I suppose surviving a zombie horde made little things like being from a different world acceptable, if it meant they survived. “What are you two still doing here anyways?”

Danielle shrugged. “My place is overrun with zombies thanks to you.”

Stella flicked a hand. A sandwich from Seth’s tray flew across the room, and she caught it.

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