Ice stepped off the elevator on our floor. This was the time to run, but I wasn’t moving. Any other hunter and I’d have shadow stepped us into the car. I still had time. It wouldn’t have taken more than a second. Instead, I waited for him to find us. I could feel his approach.…
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Shadow-Blessed Ep. 11
For a brief moment, I had no destination in mind. I fell through the darkness without any signs of stopping. I couldn’t face Ice. Anyone else from my past wouldn’t evoke this uncontrolled dread. Temperance Alessandra herself could have found me, and I wouldn’t lose control like this. I’d run. Anyone in my situation would.…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 10
“At least try it on,” Ruby insisted. She’d been trying to convince me to expand my color selection for the past ten minutes after realizing I was only picking out black and dark grey clothing. “Adding other colors would defeat the purpose. The idea is to blend into the shadows as much as possible,” I…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 9
I took over driving after we crossed the state line between Florida and Georgia. Ruby made arrangements for where we would stop at that time. She never told me where we were heading. I probably should have asked, but I didn’t. As long as it was away from Florida, that was fine with me. We’d…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 8
“Did you kill him?” “No, I’m not a killer.” “Won’t he just come right back then?” Ruby asked. “Yes, but by the time he gets here, we’ll be gone, and your essence will be wiped clean. Go pack,” I told her. I had a lot of practice scrubbing my essence from places. Granted, I never…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 7
Ruby was right about the food. The appetizer she’d ordered was the fried mac n cheese balls. They were good. The burger was better than any other I’d had in a long time. She had a second margarita. I refrained from saying anything despite my worries. We didn’t know each other well enough yet for…
Shadow-Blessed Ep. 6
I pulled up the location for Ruby’s meet-up address on my tablet. I took the time to memorize the directions, not wanting to split my focus as I walked. It was only an eight minute walk from the library to the address in the letter. While I walked, the living shadow played a melody in…