Fairy Tale: An Urban Fantasy Novel (The Lillim Callina Chronicles Book 3) by J.A. Cipriano

Author:J.A. Cipriano [Cipriano, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

A scream echoed down the hallway, and I swung my body around, tearing my gaze from the shadowy figure. The other cat was holding Kishi in the air between its paws. I decided to ignore the figure and sprinted toward Kishi, stopping only to scoop up my two swords. My abdomen screamed in pain, and warm fluid seeped from the wound and down my waist.

The second cat’s ears perked up, swiveling toward the back of its head. It turned and flung Kishi at me. I dropped my swords and threw my arms up to brace myself as she slammed into me.

I fell backward, landing hard on my shoulder blades as I dropped Kishi and rolled to keep from breaking my neck. I came to my feet, pulled my Beretta, and fired into the pouncing cat. The bullets struck it just below the chin, blowing the back of its head to smithereens as my gun clicked empty. The creature careened through the air and slammed haphazardly into the wall to my left with a bone crunching thud.

“Well they’re certainly easier to kill when they aren’t actively beating the tar out of you,” I said as I picked up my swords and sheathed them. Kishi groaned in response, got to her hands and knees, and vomited all over the floor. I was caught with the sudden urge to flee, and rather than hold her hair out of the way, I took several steps backward and turned my back to her.

“Hello, Bunny. How are things?” Warthor Ein stood in front of me. He was looking over my shoulder at the dead cat and shook his head. “I hate Cheshires. The damn things are like Texas cockroaches. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to kill a Texas cockroach, but it’s damn hard.”

“Cheshires?” I asked, glancing back at the creature before sighing. “How’d you get here anyway?”

“Gee, thanks for saving me from the Cheshire Cat a moment ago, Warthor. I’m forever in your debt,” he mimed in an almost uncanny imitation of my voice before clapping me on the shoulder and grinning. There was a flare of cold in the air, like a thin thread of frost webbing over the back of my brain. Silver-blue light wrapped itself around my wounds, and I watched in amazement as they closed over in seconds.

“Thanks,” I grumbled.

“Oh you’re welcome,” he said, ruffling my hair with his hand. “Don’t mention it.”

“You’re the Warthor Ein,” Kishi gasped from behind me. I peeked over my shoulder and watched as she wiped her mouth on her armored sleeve, leaving a glistening smear that made my stomach gurgle in horror.

“Yes ma’am,” Warthor said, sweeping forward and taking her hand in his. He bent his head toward her hand, and the moment his lips touched her skin, the same silver-blue light spread over her body, healing her in the time it took him to stand back up.

“I thought you’d be taller,” she said, but even as the words left her mouth her eyes went wide.

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