Hunting by Moonlight by Leona Windwalker

Author:Leona Windwalker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pahoa Paradise

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KELLY

Whatever skills those after us possessed, tracking obviously wasn’t one of them. We all found a spot on the floor to nap, accepting the Ilyirzi’s word that he had tech to watch the perimeter. Our rest was unmolested this time, though I felt stiff as hell when I woke up from hearing Pilar softly call my name.

“It’s time to go,” he said, looking much more refreshed than anyone had a right to be given the circumstances. Still, part of me was glad that he was, a sense of pride filling me that I’d gotten my mate to relative safety where he could recuperate. I sucked in a harsh breath then, even as I took in his state of readiness, now fully clothed and his hair tidied up.

What the hell, Kelly? I asked myself in disbelief. Your mate? Really? You’ve lost your goddamn mind!

“We’ll eat once we arrive. There will be plenty of provisions,” Miljack told us, leaning nonchalantly by the door.

“What about our beasts?” Richard asked.

“They’ll follow the Call,” Miljack replied breezily, not bothering to explain further. Instead, he strode to the door and pulled it open, Pilar hot on his heels.

Miljack opened the shed, letting the beasts free to mill about. He made his way to a clear patch of yellowed grass marred by the remains of disused track. “One of you come hold on to my shoulders tight. The other do the same with Pilar.”

Pilar moved to stand before him, face to face, and Richard and I scrambled to take up the suggested positions, Richard taking up his spot behind Miljack while I held onto Pilar. Both brothers lifted their faces to the sky and raised their arms, saying nothing. A heavy oppressiveness filled the air, weighing down upon us. It carried with it undertones of expectation, and I didn’t know how I knew that, but I did, soul deep. A peek at Richard’s white face peering around Miljack told me he felt it as well. We were both startled as the sounds of rustling increased, followed by soft squeaks that grew louder as a collective. Our suspicions had been spot on. They’d summoned the bats and now we were going to what? Be carried off by them?

That proved to be true as dozens of them locked claws around their brethren until a heaving mass hovered about us, several grasping down to seize onto the twins’ arms and clothing about their shoulders and hips before doing likewise with us.

I heard a small, shrill scream of terror and hoped like hell that it was Richard and not me because that would be embarrassing as hell. Not that I wasn’t terrified out of my mind. Up, up, up, we went. I closed my eyes, refusing to look down. Then the strangest thing happened. A coldness enveloped us and we broke through clouds to gaze upon an expanse of stars above us. My lungs burned and I could feel frost forming upon my cheeks and eyelids, only for things to get even crazier.

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