difference in him. I can see the black coiled viper on his cheek, beckoning and calling me out. The Silver Eagle inside my soul awakens and I jump from the booth. My plan is to run out of the building and confront him, but I halt my steps as I watch him vanish into thin air, a power only a Night Viper harbors.
Though he's out of sight he somehow speaks inside my head again.
“ I've found you ,” he says in a deplorable fashion. “ I've finally found you .”
My heart skips a few beats, and for a moment I can't breathe. Not until Bets walks over and places a hand on my shoulder, bringing me back to reality.
“Hey, what's up?” she inquires, smacking her bubblegum loudly.
“I got to go,” I say without a glance at her, throwing a twenty dollar bill on the table.
She groans. “Let me guess—your mommy called and you've got to come home right this second.”
Pulling my leather jacket on I tell her, “Yeah, something like that. “ I walk quickly to the front of the restaurant, eager to search for the mysterious Night Viper. Bets follows close behind.
“Are you and Mark—”
“Yes, tomorrow night.”
“Will you call—”
“Yes!” I interject, turning around and giving her a quick hug. “I had fun today, but I've got to go. And yes, I'll let you in on everything.”
She smiles, her teeth blindingly white against her red-stained lips. “You better,” she tells me. I force a smile and walk out the door, my body telling me that midnight's almost here.
Once outside I place my sunglasses on and start to run. I don't know where I'm going. I don't know where to look. All I know is I've got to find this Night Viper who knows my name and is apparently searching for me. My cell phone vibrates and I know it's Mom wondering where I am. Without reading it I send her a message of my own:
Working solo tonight... will explain later.
I search for him all night and all morning, but end up with nothing to show for it. When he had disappeared so had his scent, his essence, his being. I tried and tried to locate him but had failed to, which had me flustered. I've always been able to sense a Night Viper, but it was like I'd been blocked. And that meant this particular Night Viper was a strong one.
When the sun breaks through the horizon I head for home. Climbing in bed, before falling into a deep, much needed sleep, I hear his sad voice again, ringing in my ears.
“I've finally found you.”
57
Silver Mortal
chapter 5
Taking a breath and putting my game face on, I stroll into the kitchen where Mom is busy in front of the sink, still wearing her robe. I know a lecture is inevitable about what I'd done last night, with no way of escaping it. She didn't think it was wise for us to go out and slay alone, so I know the text message I'd sent that read “working solo” was not going to fly. So when I walk into the kitchen I'm surprised when she begins talking in her normal, civil tone.
“What time did you get in?” she questions with her back to me, working on some dishes in our over-stuffed sink.
Shocked she isn't raising hell and screaming, I answer, “Around sunrise.” I grab an apple from the counter and take a huge bite. “You're not mad at me for wanting to work alone, are you?”
She shrugs. “Nah. It was a slow night anyway.”
“Yeah, that it was,” I remark, feeling a huge weight lift from my shoulders. I had been so sure she'd rip me a new one for wanting to work without her. I'm extremely stunned, but mostly relieved.
“So, no action at all, huh?” she queries, picking up another pot to scrub.
“None,” I tell her with a mouth full of apple, though I'm lying through my teeth. I know I need to tell her about the blonde Night Viper, but the problem is I don't know how to approach the subject. I'd have to come up with a way to tell her about him...and also that I didn't feel threatened by him.
Yep, that's right. I said it. I don't feel threatened by him.
Though he's out of sight he somehow speaks inside my head again.
“ I've found you ,” he says in a deplorable fashion. “ I've finally found you .”
My heart skips a few beats, and for a moment I can't breathe. Not until Bets walks over and places a hand on my shoulder, bringing me back to reality.
“Hey, what's up?” she inquires, smacking her bubblegum loudly.
“I got to go,” I say without a glance at her, throwing a twenty dollar bill on the table.
She groans. “Let me guess—your mommy called and you've got to come home right this second.”
Pulling my leather jacket on I tell her, “Yeah, something like that. “ I walk quickly to the front of the restaurant, eager to search for the mysterious Night Viper. Bets follows close behind.
“Are you and Mark—”
“Yes, tomorrow night.”
“Will you call—”
“Yes!” I interject, turning around and giving her a quick hug. “I had fun today, but I've got to go. And yes, I'll let you in on everything.”
She smiles, her teeth blindingly white against her red-stained lips. “You better,” she tells me. I force a smile and walk out the door, my body telling me that midnight's almost here.
Once outside I place my sunglasses on and start to run. I don't know where I'm going. I don't know where to look. All I know is I've got to find this Night Viper who knows my name and is apparently searching for me. My cell phone vibrates and I know it's Mom wondering where I am. Without reading it I send her a message of my own:
Working solo tonight... will explain later.
I search for him all night and all morning, but end up with nothing to show for it. When he had disappeared so had his scent, his essence, his being. I tried and tried to locate him but had failed to, which had me flustered. I've always been able to sense a Night Viper, but it was like I'd been blocked. And that meant this particular Night Viper was a strong one.
When the sun breaks through the horizon I head for home. Climbing in bed, before falling into a deep, much needed sleep, I hear his sad voice again, ringing in my ears.
“I've finally found you.”
57
Silver Mortal
chapter 5
Taking a breath and putting my game face on, I stroll into the kitchen where Mom is busy in front of the sink, still wearing her robe. I know a lecture is inevitable about what I'd done last night, with no way of escaping it. She didn't think it was wise for us to go out and slay alone, so I know the text message I'd sent that read “working solo” was not going to fly. So when I walk into the kitchen I'm surprised when she begins talking in her normal, civil tone.
“What time did you get in?” she questions with her back to me, working on some dishes in our over-stuffed sink.
Shocked she isn't raising hell and screaming, I answer, “Around sunrise.” I grab an apple from the counter and take a huge bite. “You're not mad at me for wanting to work alone, are you?”
She shrugs. “Nah. It was a slow night anyway.”
“Yeah, that it was,” I remark, feeling a huge weight lift from my shoulders. I had been so sure she'd rip me a new one for wanting to work without her. I'm extremely stunned, but mostly relieved.
“So, no action at all, huh?” she queries, picking up another pot to scrub.
“None,” I tell her with a mouth full of apple, though I'm lying through my teeth. I know I need to tell her about the blonde Night Viper, but the problem is I don't know how to approach the subject. I'd have to come up with a way to tell her about him...and also that I didn't feel threatened by him.
Yep, that's right. I said it. I don't feel threatened by him.
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