by Raquel Lyon
“Can’t you take me home and let the others deal with him?” I shouted over yet another thunderclap.
Sebastian stopped suddenly on the top of a conical turret, scanning for movement…and found it. I relaxed a little, picking strands of hair out of my eyes.
“Trail of smoke. Over there. He must have gone through that door. We can’t give up now.” The arm that wasn’t gripping the steeple and should have been curled around my waist lifted and pointed to a spot in the distance.
“Sebastian!” I screamed. My feet flew out from under me, and my bottom slid down the roof. I turned onto my stomach just in time to grab hold of a particularly ugly gargoyle protruding from the overhang. I was left dangling, staring at its grotesque open mouth, until my arm was yanked up.
I filled with anger. “Nice of you to notice my absence.”
“You’re okay, aren’t you?”
“Thanks to the monster on the roof—and I don’t mean you. I was seconds from being pavement pancake, and you don’t seem at all concerned. Look, stay if you must. Just get me to a car so I can go home.”
“You can’t drive.”
“I don’t care. I’ll figure it out.”
“Don’t be stupid. Come on.”
I was left with no choice. Once more I was scooped up, and we raced to the offending door. Sebastian opened it cautiously, not knowing what lay behind it. The answer was nothing, which frustrated him greatly, but ahead of us was another door. Relieved to be back in the dry, at least, I followed him without protest.
The next room held a terraplunger. Sebastian ran over and studied the markings before turning his back to the column and sliding down it to the floor. I squatted down beside him as he placed his head in his hands. Another nearby door was flung open, and the space filled with Lovells.
“All the vamps are toast except Daryl, who got away from us. We followed him up here. Have you seen him?” Arta asked.
I shook my head and turned to Sebastian. “What is it? What’s the matter?”
“Tyron,” he groaned. “The terraplunger is set for Vira. He’s gone.”
THE END
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The story continues in Book Two: Foxblood: Rise of the Hellion
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