In Darkness We Must Abide: The Complete Second Season: Episodes 6-10 by Rhiannon Frater

Author:Rhiannon Frater [Frater, Rhiannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2013-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Unable to breathe, unable to think, Vanora stood on the threshold of her home staring into the dark night. Her throat was pinched closed. Wordlessly, she called out to her sister.

Alisha! Come!

Resting her trembling hands on the doorway, Vanora struggled to contain her terror and panic. The girl from her dreams was real and she’d taken Roman. Fumbling with her collar, Vanora drew out her mother’s Celtic cross. It glowed softly between her fingers. Warmth and power emanated from the bit of silver granting her strength. Though terrified, Vanora stepped out onto the front steps. The light from the hallway spilled out onto the gravel drive below and she was reluctant to leave the lit area. Vanora’s car was still parked on the drive, the fresh dew sparkling on its dark surface. It was much colder outside, away from the heat lamps, and the air was damp and smelled of mold. It reminded her of the mausoleum.

Coughing to clear her throat, Vanora craned her head to gaze upward. High above her, teetering on the edge of the roof, was the vampire girl.

“Give me back my brother,” Vanora demanded hoarsely.

“What was that?” came the taunting reply. “I can’t hear you.”

“Give me back my brother!”

Though the shadows hid the vampire’s face, Vanora could see the gleam of her red eyes as she gazed down at her.

“Oh, you want your brother back?”

“There are a lot more of us than you!” Vanora lifted her cross in her trembling fingers.

“Oh, what’s that glowy thing? I can’t see it from way up here,” the girl’s teasing voice responded.

“Give Roman back!”

The girl’s laughter was unnervingly child-like. “If you insist.”

Lorelei disappeared from the edge only for a moment, then returned holding something in her arms. Just as the awful realization of what the vampire was carrying swept over Vanora, Lorelei dropped Roman. The metal roof of Vanora’s car shrieked in protest as it was crushed by the impact of Roman’s body. Shattered glass sprayed. Vanora crouched and covered her face.

“Vanora,” Roman whispered hoarsely.

Crawling to her feet, her white-blonde hair falling over her face, Vanora looked up to see her bloodied brother reaching out to her, his eyes tortured with pain. Vanora extended her trembling hand and took his gently.

“Get inside,” Roman urged her.

Vanora lifted her eyes to the roof of the house. The vampire was gone. “No, I won’t leave you.”

“So noble. So foolish,” Lorelei said mockingly.

Twisting about, Vanora saw the girl standing just outside the ring of light emanating from the open doorway. Anger flared hot and heavy within her, burning through her fear like a supernova. Beneath it was the cold, black edge of her power ready to lash out.

There was the slightest flicker of fear in the vampire’s eyes.

Vanora screamed in fury, the power within her sweeping out in a torrent that snatched up the vampire and hurled her far into the night. Gasping, Vanora slumped against the car, drained utterly of everything but despair. “Roman, I’ll pull out the stake and you’re going to be fine.

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