Must Remember by Colleen S. Myers

Must Remember by Colleen S. Myers

Author:Colleen S. Myers [Myers, Colleen S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: science fiction romance
Publisher: Champagne Books
Published: 2015-11-01T16:00:00+00:00


Sixteen

I woke up a few hours later to him nuzzling my shoulder. I moaned and went to wiggle on my side to face him. We both froze when we heard a thump outside. Loud; too loud to be random.

Finn sprang up and grabbed his knife from the table. Shouts rang out. There was another thump. The building rocked. Finn ran outside, bare-assed, holding his knife. As the door swung shut behind him, he called out, “Bar the door.”

I tugged on my leathers and rushed to the door. If the killer wanted me, he could have me. No more kids were going to die. I darted outside. And it was damn dark. I could barely make out my hand in front of my face. No moon, but a couple of large stars, much larger than at home, dominated the night. There were no guards in sight.

I heard a commotion to my right and ran toward the sound. A voice snarled, and there was a thump. The air started to chill as I peered around the corner of the next home. A lone cloaked figure stood silhouetted against the night sky. Faint laughter tinkled in the air as the figure turned and saw me.

I knew that laughter. This was an E’mani. Blood pounded in my ears. My ears rang as I curled my hands into fists. The figure slithered in my direction. My teeth gritted while my insides quaked in fear.

Finn slammed past me, his knife arcing toward the figure. The knife got stuck in the air surrounding the man. It went in an inch or so toward him, then stopped. What was up with the shield?

He caught Finn’s arm, but the E’mani’s gaze remained focused on me. The air grew even colder. The figure laughed again. Finn kicked hard into the E’mani’s knee, knocking him over.

“Are you stupid? Beta, get inside. Now!” Finn shrieked at me as he hammered blow after blow down on the figure. Another guard joined him.

Shaken, I bounded back to my room and barred the door. Then I moved so I’d be behind the door if the murderer burst through. I grabbed a random bottle from Ute’s shelves and waited.

For some reason, seeing the E’mani made it more real. I couldn’t fight this guy. He had some weird shield and he easily held Finn off.

Blood filled my mouth and I realized I’d bitten my tongue. The taste reminded me of home, the accident, the copper on the wind. It reminded me of what the E’mani had done to my world.

Finn and another man shouted outside. Crazy ass laughter rang out. Fear shot down my spine. My heart raced.

Thud.

Thud.

Voices approached. My breath frosted the air. I centered and could feel him breathing. The killer was right outside my door. I knew it. Before, the cold made me want to run, but I wasn’t going to run anymore. I went into the fighting stance Hana showed me. Heat pooled, combating the chill. I started to lean down to unbar the door as it rattled in its frame.



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