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Authors: K. N. Lee, Ann Wicker
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particular taste for little girls. Halston’s stomach turned at the thought of what that foul creature had done to the poor children before he killed them.
Raven sighed. “I can’t help but think we need to do what we’ve been trying to avoid these past few years. Maybe we should go ahead and send Koa back now, before it’s too late. Jax is the only one that can free me from the curse, and I need to be free so that I can help protect her. I am the only one that can get rid of Bund…for good.”
Halston thought a moment. He watched the dark road ahead as they cut through the countryside. Rolling hills passed by and he glanced at the full moon. Too many bad things happened on nights with full moons. He was glad that for once the full moon was on their side. They would need the power that it held for what they were about to attempt.
“You need me, Halston. I can only do so much in this ridiculous, tiny, body.”
Halston gave a nod. He knew how much she wanted to return to her former self. She was quite powerful, and he did need her. “I know. But the cost is much greater than the reward. Koa is not ready yet.”
Raven sat up. Her black fur mocked eyebrows and she bunched them in dismay. “How do we know if she’ll ever truly be ready? We cannot shield her from the truth forever.”
Halston knew she was right. He just cared too much for Koa to watch her suffer. He wished he could keep her past from her forever. Once she knew the truth, he feared she would never look at him the same.
“Halston?”
Raven broke him from his thoughts. He looked at her. “Yes?”
“If you refuse to speak about the Netherworld, at least tell me what happened with the Oracle?”
Halston sighed. “Jax.”
Raven inched closer, eager to hear more. “Yes…I knew it! Another sign that we need to act now! Go on...what else?”
“He’s been linking with the Oracle lately.”
Raven seemed to smile. It looked odd on her feline face. He tried to picture her smile from before the curse. It was difficult.
“But that’s good!” Raven exclaimed.
Halston shook his head. “Why is that good? He’s the enemy as far as I’m concerned.”
“But he can free me! We need him.”
“The price we pay for the things we need,” Halston said under his breath.
“Exactly. But it’s not your need, Halston…it’s mine. And I deserve to be changed back. If not for me, it needs to be done for Koa.”
Halston didn’t reply. His head was full of too many thoughts, doubts, and scenarios. There was truth to what Raven had said. He knew that soon he’d be making the journey back to the Netherworld. The Netherworld held too many of his secrets. He couldn’t admit that he wasn’t ready to face the past.
Chapter 8
K oa crept down the narrow alleyway as soft rain trickled down onto her head. She welcomed the cool shower. She needed something to calm the nervous anxiety that began to fill her belly. She knew it would take more than a sword and a straight face for those vamps to take her seriously.
The evening was late and Koa had grown tired of paperwork. She had more important things to attend to. When Halston had dropped her off she had almost blurted out what she was planning. Instead, she pursed her lips and left without a word. She couldn’t let him even suspect what she was doing.
Koa approached the lair of a secretive nephilim clan that had escaped into the human world centuries ago. They were quiet and kept to themselves, because they were smart. Not only that, but they were afraid. They were hiding…and now Koa knew who they were hiding from. A common enemy. That was all the leverage she had against them
Koa had never encountered a Netherworld vamp. They were a completely different breed from the vampires walking around in the human world. The vampires of the human world were considered new world vampires, the children that were created by
Raven sighed. “I can’t help but think we need to do what we’ve been trying to avoid these past few years. Maybe we should go ahead and send Koa back now, before it’s too late. Jax is the only one that can free me from the curse, and I need to be free so that I can help protect her. I am the only one that can get rid of Bund…for good.”
Halston thought a moment. He watched the dark road ahead as they cut through the countryside. Rolling hills passed by and he glanced at the full moon. Too many bad things happened on nights with full moons. He was glad that for once the full moon was on their side. They would need the power that it held for what they were about to attempt.
“You need me, Halston. I can only do so much in this ridiculous, tiny, body.”
Halston gave a nod. He knew how much she wanted to return to her former self. She was quite powerful, and he did need her. “I know. But the cost is much greater than the reward. Koa is not ready yet.”
Raven sat up. Her black fur mocked eyebrows and she bunched them in dismay. “How do we know if she’ll ever truly be ready? We cannot shield her from the truth forever.”
Halston knew she was right. He just cared too much for Koa to watch her suffer. He wished he could keep her past from her forever. Once she knew the truth, he feared she would never look at him the same.
“Halston?”
Raven broke him from his thoughts. He looked at her. “Yes?”
“If you refuse to speak about the Netherworld, at least tell me what happened with the Oracle?”
Halston sighed. “Jax.”
Raven inched closer, eager to hear more. “Yes…I knew it! Another sign that we need to act now! Go on...what else?”
“He’s been linking with the Oracle lately.”
Raven seemed to smile. It looked odd on her feline face. He tried to picture her smile from before the curse. It was difficult.
“But that’s good!” Raven exclaimed.
Halston shook his head. “Why is that good? He’s the enemy as far as I’m concerned.”
“But he can free me! We need him.”
“The price we pay for the things we need,” Halston said under his breath.
“Exactly. But it’s not your need, Halston…it’s mine. And I deserve to be changed back. If not for me, it needs to be done for Koa.”
Halston didn’t reply. His head was full of too many thoughts, doubts, and scenarios. There was truth to what Raven had said. He knew that soon he’d be making the journey back to the Netherworld. The Netherworld held too many of his secrets. He couldn’t admit that he wasn’t ready to face the past.
Chapter 8
K oa crept down the narrow alleyway as soft rain trickled down onto her head. She welcomed the cool shower. She needed something to calm the nervous anxiety that began to fill her belly. She knew it would take more than a sword and a straight face for those vamps to take her seriously.
The evening was late and Koa had grown tired of paperwork. She had more important things to attend to. When Halston had dropped her off she had almost blurted out what she was planning. Instead, she pursed her lips and left without a word. She couldn’t let him even suspect what she was doing.
Koa approached the lair of a secretive nephilim clan that had escaped into the human world centuries ago. They were quiet and kept to themselves, because they were smart. Not only that, but they were afraid. They were hiding…and now Koa knew who they were hiding from. A common enemy. That was all the leverage she had against them
Koa had never encountered a Netherworld vamp. They were a completely different breed from the vampires walking around in the human world. The vampires of the human world were considered new world vampires, the children that were created by
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