The Keeper by S.L. Armstrong & K. Piet

Author:S.L. Armstrong & K. Piet [Armstrong, S.L. & Piet, K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Vampires, fantasy_paranormal
ISBN: 9780982700808
Publisher: Storm Moon Press LLC
Published: 2010-08-08T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Hadi cursed as he rummaged through the drawers of his closet, his fingers pausing in their movements when the obscenity passed his lips. Gritting his teeth, he let out a slow breath and continued his search, second guessing himself several times. He wasn't even sure why he had kept them, as it wasn't often he used these particular beads, but it was a matter of finding them first. Replacing the items of one drawer in a neat, detailed fashion, he moved on to one of the boxes he had never unpacked after his move from Milan.

Judas had been distant the last couple days since their kiss, and Hadi's jubilation at the step had tapered off with every unreturned glance the few times they encountered one another. He had told himself many times that Judas likely just needed to think—after all, Judas had never been with a man before, so the kiss must have been a shock—but the obvious distance and discomfort of his charge had slowly put him on edge. It made him think about what he was doing, and who he was doing it with, and thoughts like those brought him back to the fact that Judas was Judas, one of the Apostles who studied under the tutelage of Christ Himself.

It made him uneasy to think of it that way, uncertain of how to proceed.

What he needed was someone to talk to about the whole thing, but even in the five months he had been in Algeria, he hadn't made any friendships that he considered close other than with Judas. There was no one he could trust with the issue that pervaded his mind. He was at the bottom of his proverbial barrel, one option left to him, an option he wasn't sure he liked.

He released a breath triumphantly when he found the small box he was looking for and, removing the lid, pulled out his beaded rosary. The weight of it was familiar, and yet oddly foreign, and he instantly thought of putting it away and simply working out his thoughts on his own. Hesitating for long moments, he finally sighed and exited his closet. Donning his informal, lightweight clothing and packing a small sack with the essentials, he left Judas a vague note and stepped out of the estate. It was a bit of a walk to the Catholic church in Sétif, but he figured if he made it there without turning back, it was an option worth taking in the end.

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