The Fallen by Hignett Lauretta

Author:Hignett, Lauretta [Hignett, Lauretta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07X9T9X4V
Goodreads: 48931150
Published: 2019-11-25T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“This is not a good idea,” Nate muttered as we walked up the hill towards the clearing. “I can see this going very, very badly.”

“Why is everyone so pessimistic about my ideas?” I gave him a sideways glare. “Come on, Nate. You’ve been sulking around the resort with nothing to do. At least we’re doing something.”

“I have been busy,” he said, grimacing. “Met started a squash tournament with a couple of CEO’s. I had to drag him away after he thrashed two of the most alpha males in this resort. They were getting suspicious.”

I smirked, but my good mood quickly fell away as the climb became steeper, and my lungs started to burn. I had to lean on my thighs, pushing down on them with my palms as I made my way up the hill. Alex walked directly in front of me, brushing aside the branches and palm fronds as we passed, and helping me over fallen logs and boggy patches.

Normally, I would have waved away his help. But I felt slightly light-headed and clumsy, which was probably the result of being horribly over-tired. I didn’t want to mention my tiredness just in case he insisted we postpone this seance.

Nimue and Zel walked ahead of us, heads together, discussing the best ways to cover the clearing so they could rein in Hannah’s soul if it got too violent.

“This is a good idea,” I said to myself quietly. “I know it is.”

Nate gave me a knowing smile. “Are you trying to convince us, or yourself?”

Dawn had broken while we were at Zel’s bungalow. The jungle around us seemed to be exhaling. A fine mist covered every surface. I could even see the tiny droplets suspended in the air in front of me. Crystal-clear dew gathered in the grooves of the palms and trembled on the lips of the leaves. The light was weak and watery; the sun not yet high enough to burn away all the vapor left by the night.

The effect was eerie. I gave a little shiver when I thought about what we were about to do.

We reached the clearing. The little circle of grass within the jungle was deserted; the only sign that any human had been there was two worn grooves in the grass, right in front of the enormous log that we often sat on. It looked like a couple of Revelations staff had snuggled down there, maybe shared a joint. For now, there was no one here.

Nate disappeared in a puff of air and came back almost as soon as he was gone. “There’s no sign of human life anywhere around us,” he said. “We should be safe to do this uninterrupted.”

“It’s changeover time anyway,” I said. “All the night staff will be scurrying indoors so they can avoid the sunrise. It messes with our circadian rhythms too much, and makes it hard to adjust our sleep cycles.”

“And all of the guests are still unconscious,” Alex said, tilting an ear towards the resort. “Even the night-owl types.

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