Turned: The Inari Council by Katherine Rhodes

Author:Katherine Rhodes [Rhodes, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Down Write Nuts
Published: 2019-11-29T06:00:00+00:00

Three

She yawned and stretched, and rolled over. She hadn’t slept this well in a long, long few weeks and it felt like she had slept the sleep of the dead.

Which in a manner of speaking, she had.

Still, it felt nice to not have the bed bounced on and—

She sat up and realized it was full dark out.

She whipped her head around to look at the clock, which told her it was nearly six thirty.

Keelan.

She leapt out of bed and ran for the living room, calling his name. The whole apartment was dark, there was no sign of his backpack or him attempting to eat something on his own without waking her.

“Keelan!” she screamed and ran into his room. Empty.

The light was blinking on her cellphone. Two missed calls, and one was from the school. “Ms. McNichol, we’re calling to let you know that Keelan was dismissed early per your request. His ride arrived five minutes ago to sign him out, and he requested we let you know. She also said he would be out tomorrow, but we need to confirm that with you. Please call the office at five five five- six two zero zero.”

“Oh my God,” she hissed at the phone.

The next message was only an hour after the first, and her absolute worst nightmare. “Little bitch. You fucking whore. Did you think I wouldn’t get back at you for taking my boy toy and getting me banned? You got me banned by a lousy durzon from a bad bar that was just about to run its course anyway. Now, I have this delicious little snack, and unless you come and find me this time tomorrow, and submit to me, he’s dead. And I’m not talking our kind of dead—I’m talking about the human kind of dead. Good luck, darling. I imagine this little thing is delicious and tender.”

Sara let out a scream like she had never let out before.

The bitch had Keelan.

The door whipped open, and Rayna was standing there, looking at her with eyes wide. “Oh my God, Sara! What’s wrong! What was that scream?”

Sara looked up with tears streaming down her cheeks. “She has Keelan. The bitch kidnapped Keelan.”

Rayna grabbed the phone out of her hand and started dialing something. Sara shook her head and tried to grab the phone back. “No, no, don’t call the police! Don’t--” Rayna pushed her hand away from the phone and put it to her ear. “Please, don't call the police, please.” Rayna made a 'cut it out' motion and hung on to the phone.

Someone answered, and Sara wanted to let out a keening wail, but she held her tongue the instant Rayna started speaking. And not in English. She stared at her, shocked speechless. The language was so rapid fire that Sara couldn't even begin to figure out what it was. She nodded a few times with an affirmative sounding word and then pulled the phone away and hung up.

“Michael and Talia will be here as fast as they can,” Rayna said, handing the phone back.

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