Time of Death Series: Books 1-3: An Eternal Series Boxed Set by Crum Candy

Author:Crum, Candy [Crum, Candy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Candy Crum Books
Published: 2017-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Despite knowing what we’d come down there for, I still took a sharp intake of breath. My entire body locked up. I knew what it was, but that still didn’t stop me from asking, “Is that what I think it is?” all while hoping beyond hope that it wasn’t what I thought it was.

Cass cleared away the large broken pieces of concrete as Andrews watched carefully. Once the concrete was cleared away, even he could smell the scent of human decay with his human nose. That meant that it was even worse for the rest of us.

“I’m afraid it is,” Andrews said after a few moments.

He reached down and tore open the plastic to find a face staring back at him. Andrews jumped back so quickly that one would have thought that he’d been punched. He began hyperventilating and collapsed to the floor. I quickly ran to his side, kneeling beside him and placing a hand on his back.

“Andrews, what’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s okay. It’s okay.”

He began shaking his head as his eyes squinted closed. Tears squeezed out of the inside corners and ran down his mocha skin.

“My niece, Michelle, has been missing for about six months,” he said.

As soon as the words left his lips, my heart sank. I looked over to the hole and saw what appeared to be dark skin. The girl in the hole was black. Chills rushed through me. Andrews… Oh, my God.

“She ran away. She had all kinds of drug problems. Her dad ran off, and she went from a 3.9 GPA student to a 2.3. She quit studying, she started smoking pot, then she got into harder stuff. She wanted to be a doctor, and she was well on her way to it. Smart as hell. Her mom and me… We tried to get her better, but she fought us so hard. She was only sixteen. She lives a couple of towns over. I never in a million years would have thought to look here. Jay… They… They must be further out than we thought… Oh God…”

As soon as he stopped talking, he began hyperventilating again. The words he spoke only having served to remind him of the feelings he held for her.

“Tristan,” I said. “Make it stop.”

Tristan made his way over to the two of us kneeling in the floor.

“No!” Andrews said. He spoke between short, shallow breaths. “I… don’t… want… to… forget her.”

Tristan reached out, his hand resting on the back of Andrews’ neck. The contact immediately calmed Andrews. I could feel the small amount of power emanating from Tristan as he pushed his will onto the hysterical man.

“No,” Tristan said, his voice incredibly soft. It was soothing. It had a seductive tone to it, but given what we are, it made sense. “You shouldn’t forget her, but you need to be strong for her. Shh. Give in and let me calm you.”

Andrews stopped shaking, and his breathing began to return to normal. The tears stopped flowing. I was

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