The New Night Novels (Book 2): Revelations (A New Night Novella) by Hawley Ashlei D

Author:Hawley, Ashlei D. [Hawley, Ashlei D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2015-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

The staircase is shadowed. It’s supposed to be a deterrent to humans who might stumble into the lab. They know enough by now to not go blindly wandering around into darkness. The dark belongs to the Rippers.

Ramses and I walk confidently, not needing the light to see where we’re going. We also don’t fear the Rippers. We’d hear them if they were loose and causing havoc below. All I can hear is the whir of machinery that I identify as computer parts humming along, intent on the tasks they’ve been given by Dr. Geisel to perform. I also hear a single form shuffling around, and the creak of ropes on a body which makes the barest of sounds with its movement. Dr. Geisel is working on a patient.

We enter the room and stop moving. There are torches burning in alcoves on the walls. The contrast to the light given by the computer monitors that line one wall is disorienting. Dr. Geisel glowers at me. He doesn’t feel inclined to offer any other acknowledgement of our presence.

“Did Pharaoh bring you what you needed?” I ask him as I gesture for Ramses to sit in one of the three chairs on wheels. Why does Dr. Geisel need three chairs in an office he chases everyone else out of? I’ve never asked, but often wondered.

Ramses declines my offer. He instead chooses to stand near me with his arms crossed over his chest. Oh, well. Let him play at being the Hulk. Dr. Geisel won’t be intimidated no matter how big his muscles are.

The doctor grunts his affirmation of my question and I roll my eyes. “This is Ramses.” I offer the introduction out of centuries of politeness training. Seth takes things like that seriously. “He’s Pharaoh’s son, and he’s been working with some of the other groups. He wants to know if you have any information that could be contributed to the study of the Grissom virus.”

“Thank you, Sreya, but I can ask questions for myself.”

I hold up my hands, signifying I didn’t mean to step on his toes. Dr. Geisel looks at Ramses like he’s part of a project he’d be happy to toss in the incinerator, but the expression is shoved away hastily when he grasps what I’ve said about him being Seth’s son. Typically, it’s frowned upon if you’re an asshole to the boss’s kid. That’s true in human and vampire society.

Ramses wanders toward Dr. Geisel like he doesn’t have any interest in the vampire or his work. He flicks one casual gaze over the Ripper strapped to the table. The hairless creature has the look of what Frankenstein’s monster would have been if left to wither away before the reanimation process was enacted.

“So, what are you hoping to learn from this?” He tips his chin toward the prone form. Geisel might not notice, but I see Ramses seeking out information from the paper, tools, and measurements the doctor has lying around in his workspace.

“Same as any who are studying this particular disease,” Dr.

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