Time Lapse by Leigh Roman

Author:Leigh Roman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Magic, Paranormal investigation, wyvern, talking animals, shifters, Romance, Demon, demons, Ireland, Lesbian couple, two moms, F/M romance, Straight romance
Publisher: Brass Rag Press
Published: 2022-08-24T00:00:00+00:00

Ouroboros

"I know you do not wish to leave your time behind," Ouroboros said. "But we cannot allow ourselves to come under the power of a demon. We will do what we must to prevent that."

"So, you'll kill us?" Ryleigh asked

The snake's tongue flicked out, and Ryleigh shivered. "Only if absolutely necessary. There will come a moment when you have no choice but to ally with us." The serpent lifted his head, tasting the air. "I believe that time is upon us. Remember my offer, Ryleigh Elaine O'Connor."

The ouroboros shrank, abruptly returning to its original five-by-four-inch size. Grabbing the broach, Ryleigh tucked it into her purse and eased the tattered curtain aside. She peered out at the street just in time to see a car bounce over the curb and screech to a halt. Dropping the curtain, she turned to Nate.

"I thought you said no one comes here?"

He peered through a long tear in the curtain the next window over. "They don't. Leastways not in fancy cars like that one. The people who shack up on this block come in at night, and they drive nothing but their own two feet."

He was still watching the street and stiffened suddenly. "Oy! Would you look at this!"

Ryleigh hurried to pull the curtain aside again, careful to keep herself in shadow.

The car doors opened and two people stumbled out, a man and a woman. The man fell to the street and the woman tumbled out, a roiling mass of green and black smoke clawing after her.

The smoke solidified, and Ryleigh gasped.

Drakat had found them.

"I have to go out there and help them," Ryleigh said.

"Beggin' your pardon, ma'am, but no. You don't." The boy edged his way toward the front door, picking up speed when Ryleigh headed for it.

"Yes, I do. You stay here, run out the back if she gets past me." Ryleigh made to brush past him, and he put a hand on her arm, holding her back.

"No. I got you into this, and I'll get you out, but you have to listen to me. Them folks have their troubles. I can see that and I'm sorry for it, but I can't let you go out there. Drakat's gunning for us, sure enough. We'd be idiots to run into her talons."

She brushed the black, feathery hair from his eyes. "And if Imogen sent them to help us?"

Nate leaned out of reach of her gentle fingers, stretching to look through the tear in the curtain again as the house shook with a solid 'whump' and dust sifted over them from the rafters.

"They got a wyvern and plenty of magick. They don't need help from us," he replied stubbornly.

She pulled him away to have a look for herself. There was indeed a wyvern, but it didn't look like it was helping the couple any. The woman had two snakes hanging from her and a nasty scrape on her leg. The man... well, he hadn't been injured, but judging by Drakat's posture, it was only a matter of time.

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