The Crimes of Alice_An Underground Prequel by Erin Bedford

Author:Erin Bedford [Bedford, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Embrace the Fantasy Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-12-10T18:00:00+00:00

AFTER CARBAN’S HEAVY REVELATION, I should have had a moment to think, to re-evaluate what I was doing and where I was going. Sadly, lady luck was not on my side.

No sooner had he said it, then a buzzing sound came toward us at a rapid pace.

“What is that?” I glanced around the woods, trying to find the source of the sound.

It took a moment before the prince cursed. “Faeries. Fucking faeries.”

The men tensed at the prince’s revelation and then, as if someone had signaled them, they broke out into a run. Coby released my hand, allowing Hatter to take me with him as we ran.

Over rocks and branches, broken tree trunks, and around large bushes we ran while the buzzing increased even quicker now. First, Carban went missing in the fog and then Coby. The prince had long disappeared with a flap of wings and an owl hoot. Only Hatter and I remained, and even that didn't last long.

"Oomph," I gasped as I tripped and hit the ground, my hand leaving Hatter's. In what felt like slow motion, Hatter turned to help me up but was swarmed by a pack of little bug-like creatures. I cried out and scrambled to my feet, but the moment I stood up, a part of the pack broke away from Hatter and came after me.

Not wanting to leave Hatter but also not wanting to die, I tried to lead the pack away, swatting at them as they nipped at me. "You nasty little buggers. Leave me alone." My eyes were closed tightly so I couldn't tell where I was headed, only that I couldn't hear Hatter or the woods anymore.

With a cackling wail, the insect-sized faeries dove at my legs, knocking me off my feet once more. I hissed as the ground scratched my hands when I landed in the gravel and dirt. At this rate, I'd have no skin left on my hands.

I threw my arms over my head without the chance to check out my injuries as I anticipated the next round of attacks. However, it didn't come. Slowly, I removed my hands and peeked up from the ground. They were gone.

Sighing, I moved to my knees and glanced at my hands. The cuts weren't as bad as I had expected. Only the top skin had been damaged. I'd have to get them cleaned as soon as I could though.

Looking up from my stinging hands, I searched for the faeries or even the slightest hint of where I was or where my companions had gone. Nothing. I recognized nothing.

To the front of me, dead grass and dirt patches pitted the ground. There was more rock than plants, and though there were trees and bushes, they were bare and twisted like they had been struck by lightning. It was as if all the life had been sucked out of the place, leaving nothing but a deserted wasteland behind.

Behind me sat the woods, in all their creepy darkness. Turning from the way I had obviously come, I stared down the path before me or what little there seemed to be of one.

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