Numbered: Episode One of the Sister Planets Series by Leviticus James

Author:Leviticus James [James, Leviticus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Team Awesome Press, LLC
Published: 2020-01-20T22:00:00+00:00

10

“I see you’ve met Scarlet.”

“What the hell is this?” Jacob asks.

“Remember when I told you my grandmother swore to haunt this house? Well …”

“Fascinating.” Esau steps closer to observe Scarlet’s sunken face and dried skin. A soft light shines up on the glass like she’s some sort of museum piece.

Jacob tears his gaze from the vacuum-sealed freak show and looks at me.

“Your grandmother’s body sits here?”

“Yep.”

“This house is literally a tomb.”

“I never thought of it that way before. I guess it would be. That’s cool.”

“No, not cool. We have to go.”

Esau turns and gives his brother the incredulous look he’s given me all night. “Why would we leave?”

“I’m starting to agree with Mav about what we should do when you ask stupid questions.”

“No, I legitimately don’t understand. This is perfectly sealed. Nothing gets in or out. We’re being exposed to as many germs or toxins as if the coffin weren’t here. There is no reason based on health that we should leave. I’m the germaphobe, and even I know that much.”

I grin and try to make eye contact with Jacob. “You hear that, Jacob? We’re staying.”

He’s having none of it. He gives me an ugly frown and walks back into the living room.

“If we’re staying, I’m not spending any more time in there.”

We all go back into the living room and sit. Jacob and I grab the couch, and Esau sits on the floor.

“Now that people aren’t trying to blow us up, what else do I need to know?” I ask.

Esau rotates on his butt until he faces an open wall. “Hang on. You’ll probably overwhelmed with the amount of information I’m about to go over.”

He taps the side of his glasses, then waves his fingers in front of him like a blind idiot. A beam of light bursts from his spectacles, and an image takes up the entire wall in front of us. My body tilts backward to take it in. Before me is an image of the senator’s mansion.

Esau starts. “This is Senator Greenstreet’s mansion.”

“Yes, I’m familiar with it.”

Esau turns and gives me what I assume is another one of his looks. I can’t tell for sure because the projection coming from his glasses nearly blinds me.

“I’m trying to be thorough. Please allow me to finish,” he says.

Jacob, shielding his eyes, intervenes. “Whoa, whoa, let’s all settle down. Esau, how about I talk about the plan, and you insert commentary when I’m not being clear. Fair?”

Esau turns and faces the wall. “Fine.”

Jacob rubs his eyes, looks at me, and smiles—none of which Esau can see. I smile back.

“Like my brother was saying, this is Greenstreet’s mansion. We’ve been patrolling it for months now trying to find a way in. It’s proven tricky. There isn’t a way to get in unless the senator asks, and those kinds of invitations aren’t given out to new people.”

The wide view of the mansion disintegrates into a technical readout of the house. “This is a mockup of what we know exists. The place is a labyrinth of rooms and tunnels, not to mention everything that’s underground.

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