Eternal Island (Book 1 in the Eternal Series) (45 page)
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Authors: K. S. Haigwood,Ella Medler
Rainey covered her mouth with her hands and shook her head back and forth. “She’s dead. But Kade, you’ve got to get out of there. Where are you?”
“Don’t come after me. It’s too dangerous. I will probably be dead by the time you get here, anyway.”
“No! Tell me where you are!”
“Still in California, somewhere. I think we’re underground… wait…” He grabbed her shoulders and shook her gently. “You’re not coming here, Rainey. It’s too dangerous. They will kill you, do you understand?”
“I won’t be alone. Look, see if you can try and go to sleep. I have a friend who can dream-walk. I’m going to ask her to visit you. She has some mega powers. Stay alive for me, Kade, please. I’ve got to go find her. Maybe the next time you see me, we’ll be on a plane back to the island.”
She left him standing there, reaching out to her, and willed herself to wake up. She shot upright in bed, pulled off her heels and took off like the world’s fastest sprinter, back to the party.
§ § §
A few females had propositioned Déus already, in the forty-five minutes or so since Rainey had made her grand exit, but he just wasn’t feeling it.
Abe and his new wife, Ariana, looked as though they were about to try and make their getaway, too. They were talking with a couple of… he sniffed their scent… humans?
The petite girl flashed her smile as Déus walked up to join the four of them, and her date, who was clearly the possessive, over-protective type, gave Déus a once over and hugged her closer to him. Déus shook hands with Abe again and nodded to the human couple. When his gaze fell upon Ariana, he knew something had to be wrong. Her eyes were glazed over all of a sudden and she had one hand out to Abe.
“Abe!” Déus pointed to Ariana and Abe quickly picked her up and set her in a nearby chair.
He was nervous as he framed her face with his hands. “What is it, Ariana? What do you see?”
She seemed to snap out of it and looked in his eyes. “Rainey… she needs my help. She’s so scared that you won’t approve. It’s Kade… he’s alive. She wants to go get him before they kill him…”
“Ariana!” Rainey shouted as she ran out of the palace doors. Ariana got up and ran to meet her half way. “It’s Kade…” Rainey said, crying. Ariana pulled her to her chest and hugged her tight. “He is being held by Julia’s gang. They’re drinking him dry.”
“Shhhh, I know.” Ariana pulled back and looked at Rainey’s horrified expression. She knew that Rainey’s only fear at the moment was hearing the word no. “You came to save me. Of course I will do everything I can to save him. Are you sure this is what you want to do?”
Rainey nodded as Abe, Déus, Janie and Lance walked up.
“Okay, it looks as though we’re going back to California.”
“Like hell, we are!” Abe shouted. “We are on our honeymoon and Rainey will just have to deal with her imaginary boyfriend all by herself. We fell for that once and you know damn good and well how that turned out.”
“What the…” Déus began before he noticed the look Ariana was giving Abe, then he took a step back.
Ariana squared her shoulders and stood her ground. Everyone watched as the High Vampire cowered under her glare. “Yes, I do! I remember every slow second of it! Two very dangerous vampires are ashes now, thanks to that trip. You listen to me, Abraham Cambridge. I am going to help Rainey find Kade. I would prefer to have you by my side, but if you’d rather wait here, propping up the bar in Code Red, I will go alone. You disappoint me. Rainey has always been there for you, and the one time she asks for help you shut her out? You should be ashamed of yourself. We have an eternity to honeymoon, so get your head out of your ass and help us find him.” She looked to Jonah next. “We’re going to change into clothing more suitable for kicking vampire ass. Can you try and locate him, please? Thank you.” Without waiting for an answer, she picked up the right side of her dress and turned to Rainey, with a smile planted on her face. Janie giggled. Three male vampires and one human watched slack-jawed as the Queen of Eternal Island and Rainey walked arm in arm to the palace.
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BOUT THE
A
UTHORS:
Kristie Haigwood
(a.k.a. K. S. Haigwood) is currently writing her 7th novel. She lives in Arkansas, US. She is the mother of 2 awesome kids and 2 great dogs. She is happily married to her soulmate who thinks reading is a solid waste of time. Opposites attract. Kristie’s works include
Save My Soul
and
Forbidden Touch
(both available on Amazon in ebook and print)
Eternal Island, Eternal Immortality, Eternal Inception, Hell’s Gift
and
The Last Assignment
. All coming very soon.
Ella Medler
is an author and playwright who lives in Cornwall, UK. She likes to experiment with different genres and is passionate about the human nature. Her works include the satire
Martin Little, Resurrected
, and the action thriller
Blood is Heavier
, both part of a series.
Blood is Power
is due for release in December 2012, and
Martin Little Takes Epic Action
, in spring 2013.
Where to find the authors:
Kristie
–
www.amazon.com/author/kshaigwood
http://kshaigwood.blogspot.com
Ella
–
http://ellamedler.wordpress.com
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