Death's Awakening (Eternal Sorrows, #1)
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But she trusted Crash. If he’d dreamed of this, then it must be okay. She was probably just still shaken up from the long journey and the fighting. She was looking forward to getting back to his place and being able to rest for a while.
Crash stopped in front of the last apartment. The door was unlocked.
The four of them stepped inside. The hairs on the back of Parrish’s neck stood on end. She stayed there near the door as Crash crossed the room and opened a closet near the bedroom.
All of them pointed their flashlights in that direction, waiting with their breath held tight in anticipation.
The door creaked as it opened. A pile of blankets and pillows spilled out onto the floor and inside the closet, someone was crying softly.
Crash been right, there really was someone hiding in the closet.
The fifth.
Parrish watched as he stretched his hand out, then pulled someone to their feet.
A young woman stepped out into the room, her long black hair falling past her waist.
The Witch
The witch took Crash’s hand and stepped into the room.
She’d been waiting for them. And they had come for her, just as the Dark One said they would. They would see her as one of their own now. A friend. An ally in these dark times.
She glanced over the faces of the four guardians. They looked so young for ones who had lived so many lifetimes.
She shivered and Noah grabbed a blanket from the floor. He wrapped it around her shoulders like a cloak, then ushered her toward the door. She leaned down just before they left and picked up a bag of her things, the Fatalis stone tucked safely inside.
Each of them introduced themselves, then told her all about the battles of the night. Crash told her how he’d dreamed of bringing them all together. How he knew she would be there, hiding in the closet.
The witch did not speak. She wanted them to believe she was scared. Weak. That they needed to protect her.
The five of them walked as a group into the hallway.
Bodies of the undead littered the path to the elevator.
Sacrifices in the name of the Dark One.
None of the guardians had died tonight, but there would be more opportunities. Especially now that she had taken the place of the fifth.
The witch kept to the back of the group, lovingly stepping over the dead. And as she walked, flowers began to grow up from their bodies, with blooms dark as blood. She opened her palm and let the soft petals caress her hand as she followed the guardians toward the elevator.
As they all turned to watch the doors close behind them, the witch smiled at the sea of beautiful red flowers.
A sign that the Dark One was pleased.
Epilogue
The boy yawned and climbed out from his hiding place inside the closet.
He’d finally fallen asleep despite the noises outside in the night. He’d been dreaming. Something important, but he couldn’t quite remember.
Only that there were red flowers.
He walked to the window and looked out, but everything was exactly the same. No one dared to wander the streets of New York, even during the day.
The boy knew he couldn’t be the only one left alive in the city. Someday, he hoped to meet others like himself. Survivors.
He opened a fresh bottle of water and sipped on it as the sun came up, trying to remember exactly what he’d been dreaming about.
And why he suddenly felt more alone than ever.
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SORROW'S GIFT
Book 2 in the Eternal Sorrows series
Coming Fall 2013
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A Note from Sarra
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Connect Online
Prologue
Part I
Part II
Part III
What's Next
Author Note
Book List