A Dose of Brimstone: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Van Helsing Organization Book 2) by Cosper Noree

A Dose of Brimstone: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Van Helsing Organization Book 2) by Cosper Noree

Author:Cosper, Noree [Cosper, Noree]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-08-26T04:00:00+00:00


Chapter 20

I choked and sputtered as the dust clung to the inside of my lungs. I pulled myself up, trying to untangle my limbs with Lucy’s. She groaned and shifted away from me as she sat up. Blackness surrounded us, and my flashlight lay buried.

“Do you have a light?” I asked.

Her clothes rustled, and a small, pale light erupted, giving her face an eerie glow. Blood ran from a jagged cut across her forehead and over her eyebrow. The bleeding quickly stopped, and the cut sealed itself starting from the outer edges.

I stood and held my hand out to her. “How’s the arm?”

“Fine,” she said.

“Adrian, can you still hear us?”

“The earbuds are sturdier than that,” he replied. “What happened?”

I scanned the pile of broken bricks, concrete, and rock that stood before us. If the lamia had survived, there was no getting to her.

“The lamia brought the room down on us,” I said.

“Do you need to be evacuated?’

I turned to the open tunnel behind us. It wasn’t the one we came through, but at least it was a way out. I touched my side and winced. Hopefully we wouldn’t become lost down here.

“Not yet,” I took a deep breath and counted to ten. “Lucy, can you get us out of here?”

“I think so. Not sure.”

“Great,” I said. “Let’s go. I’m starting to itch.”

We walked for what seemed like hours all the while the ache in my side grew to a sharp pain. Lucy stopped at one tunnel crossing and looked at the compass in her hand. I leaned against a wall and panted, sweat dripping down my face.

She put a hand on my arm. “Just a little farther.”

“I’m going to need Tres,” I told Adrian.

“I’ll call him,” Adrian said. “Esais and Viktor are here. I’m coming to get the two of you.”

The brickwork became newer as we walked, and soon we turned and found ourselves in a hall with metal steps and a maintenance door. We stepped into the subway tunnel, and I breathed an almost sigh of relief. Just a little farther, as long as we didn’t get run over. The tunnel was dark, but we stayed close to the wall just in case.

Lucy gave me a boost onto the platform, and I groaned, lying on the dirty tiles in agony for several moments before I held my hand to help her up. I leaned on her heavily as we climbed the stairs. I breathed in the first breath of night air and savored it with its smell of exhaust and oil.

“We made it out.” I tapped the ear bud. “We’re on the corner of White and Centre Street.”

“I’ll be there in a few minutes,” Adrian said. “Try not to draw attention to yourselves.”

I glanced at Lucy’s dirt-streaked face and our grimy clothing. He had a good point: people were already giving us sidelong glances as they passed. I pulled Lucy back into the entrance off the subway tunnel and leaned against the stair railing as we waited. Thank god it wasn’t long before Adrian pulled his van to the curb.



Download



Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
Popular ebooks
Whisky: Malt Whiskies of Scotland (Collins Little Books) by dominic roskrow(56082)
What's Done in Darkness by Kayla Perrin(26618)
The Fifty Shades Trilogy & Grey by E L James(19096)
Shot Through the Heart: DI Grace Fisher 2 by Isabelle Grey(19079)
Shot Through the Heart by Mercy Celeste(18955)
Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf, Vol. 10 by Isuna Hasekura and Jyuu Ayakura(17134)
Python GUI Applications using PyQt5 : The hands-on guide to build apps with Python by Verdugo Leire(17023)
Peren F. Statistics for Business and Economics...Essential Formulas 3ed 2025 by Unknown(16897)
Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf, Vol. 03 by Isuna Hasekura and Jyuu Ayakura & Jyuu Ayakura(16840)
Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf, Vol. 01 by Isuna Hasekura and Jyuu Ayakura & Jyuu Ayakura(16468)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson(14384)
The 3rd Cycle of the Betrayed Series Collection: Extremely Controversial Historical Thrillers (Betrayed Series Boxed set) by McCray Carolyn(14158)
Stepbrother Stories 2 - 21 Taboo Story Collection (Brother Sister Stepbrother Stepsister Taboo Pseudo Incest Family Virgin Creampie Pregnant Forced Pregnancy Breeding) by Roxi Harding(13676)
Scorched Earth by Nick Kyme(12787)
Drei Generationen auf dem Jakobsweg by Stein Pia(10984)
Suna by Ziefle Pia(10902)
The Ultimate Python Exercise Book: 700 Practical Exercises for Beginners with Quiz Questions by Copy(10471)
D:\Jan\FTP\HOL\Work\Alien Breed - Tower Assault CD32 Alien Breed II - The Horror Continues Manual 1.jpg by PDFCreator(10436)
De Souza H. Master the Age of Artificial Intelligences. The Basic Guide...2024 by Unknown(10406)
Scythe by Neal Shusterman(10367)