Curefinder (Black Bloods, Novella Prequel) by John Hennessy

Author:John Hennessy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampires, adventure, aliens, witches, werewolves, shapeshifter, apocalyptic, invasion, paranormal action adventure, paranormal and supernatural

8

JULY TWENTIETH, 2:52 P.M.

They switched vehicles half a dozen times on their way to Roswell, driving a blue Lexus LS by their final exchange, all the owners compensated like the first in Glenwood Springs. The car was a little on the flashy side for Clyde’s taste, but he figured what the hell, if all went according to plan, it’d be the last ride before they left the US for good, and who didn’t like a little luxury from time to time? The air conditioner worked, the plush seats contoured to his shape for support, and it handled like an Indy car.

Tracking down Leo would take some time, though Clyde hoped no more than a day, but hopes and wishes were worth as much as dirt at an auction. Pinpointing a wizard who worked all day busting drug operations along the entire US-Mexico border had taken over half a year. Why Leo had chosen Roswell to make his home, Clyde had yet to figure out. It was far away from any of the major interstates, but then traveling wouldn’t be an issue for a man in his position and with his skill set. It wasn’t a large city, so he wouldn’t attract too much attention, and with close to fifty thousand people, it wasn’t exactly small, which meant he wouldn’t stand out like a delinquent in a town with five hundred. If he had to take a stab at the reason Leo chose Roswell, it was because of this fact, but there were too many other factors, some he needed to work out.

What he knew for sure was that the wizard lived in the boonies, on a swathe of farmland southeast of the city, owned by an alias or by someone else entirely. Working in the rube anticrime department, a mancer usually lived tentatively, and moved from town to town depending on where the big case was at the time. But Leo had settled down, and Clyde, curious to learn why, had his guesses about that too. Chief among them: a woman. Love, notched at the top of all magic and considered more powerful than blood magic, could conquer the world if harnessed right. At least that was what his family and teachers taught him. Lies were plentiful in his youth, and he kept little faith in such words, but even so, he didn’t completely dismiss them either.

They were eight miles out of Roswell when the storm hit. Tamara first spotted the black clouds rolling across the western skyline, giant puffs so dark they looked unnatural, as though someone had tampered with a photo to darken all the light tones. The contrast between the east and west made Clyde picture all the good against evil images he’d seen throughout the years, a heavenly embodiment of the dark versus the light.

This is going to be one hell of a storm, he thought.

“I remember the summer storms that would thunder across the farm,” Tamara said, staring at the oncoming force, mesmerized. “One year the equipment barn blew over, and a few weeks later a flash flood swept away twenty head of cattle.

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