Fatal Sight (Harbingers Of Death Book 2) by LeAnn Mason (universal ebook reader txt) 📗

away from the walls and between his upturned palms.

There. Let there be light.

Aria’s bright silver hair flashed around a bend down the tunnel to his right. Reinvigorated, he rushed after her, all the while gathering the shadows he encountered. Tendrils chased after his feet underwater, yet more swirled around his fists unconsciously.

“Let her go, or face my wrath,” he warned in a voice steeped menacingly in godly power.

Turning the corner, Seke didn’t pause. Releasing the shadows in a blast, he directed them forward with his will, yet instructed them to avoid his banshee. Even if she was hurt by the release, it would be better than losing her to the vampires. That outcome would be unendurable.

Once the shadows reached the end of the chamber, he drew them back, looking for bodies.

But there were none.

Instead, he stared with swelling anguish at a circular picture of serenity. The pipe ended ahead of him, a second opening appearing as if like a painting with crystalline blue waters and puffy white clouds above a distant horizon.

Shock and horror flooding through him, the captain of the HDPU stumbled haltingly down the last stretch of empty pipe, toward the deceivingly idyllic scene.

Counting all the offshoots, he didn’t know if any of them now contained what he searched for. When he reached the end where fresh air tried to brush away the stench of the pipe, he had tallied eight. There were eight tunnels down which Aria might have been taken, let alone that final exit with the tropical horizon. He’d taken too long to catch up to the vampire; even if he chose the right one.

He’d lost her, his love.

In saving her mother and Ember, in taking out a horde of hidden vampires, in saving the humans used as food, Aria had sacrificed herself.

Seke did not even know if the vampire would keep her as a refillable juice box or a hostage to barter with… or if he would drain her dry and make the woman a martyr.

The last banshee discovered may well be the last banshee in history. They had Enid, but in a cruel twist of fate, they had made the acquisition at the loss of her daughter.

The Egyptian god of death let out a wail that would have done Aria proud as the shadows again drew to him, filtering into his broken heart. He would find her. Seke would find his love, and no matter how long it took to recover her, he would find a way. Her abductor would pay with his borrowed life.

It would not be quick.

It would not be quiet.

It would not be mercy.

It would be revenge.

To be continued in

Grave Notice

(Harbingers of Death #3)

I saved my mother but damned myself.

With the supernatural ability to foretell death, I expected to keep deadly company. But I never anticipated being prisoner to a horde of immortality-seeking undead.

I was finally accepted by the HDPU — then I went and traded my freedom for my mother’s. Now, it’s my turn to endure abuse at the hands of the vampires who want my prophetic powers.

But I’m still being hunted. Turns out not all vampires are on board with having a pet banshee on the leash, and some still want me silenced... for good.

Time to kill two vamps with one stone — er, scream. With my mom aiding Seke and the team, we can show these fangers just what the last two banshees can do.

Hopefully, I can complete my self-appointed mission before someone succeeds at putting me in an early grave.

Acknowledgments

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Other Books by the Authors

Books by L.B. Carter & LeAnn Mason

Harbingers of Death

Mortal Scream

Fatal Sight

Grave Notice

Books by

LeAnn Mason

Minefield Enforcers

Illusionary

Fragmentary

Revolutionary

Tales of Grimm Hollow

Scarlet Huntress

Golden Beauty

Ivory Inferno

Books by

L.B. Carter

Deadly Earth

Hope Drowned

Trust Burned

Love Deserted

Loan Soul

One Loan Soul

Two Sold Mates

Three Broke Souls

Four Poor Souls

The Fox and the Howl

Wolves Wood

Witches Bridge

Standalones

Fish(y) out of Water

About the Authors

L.B. Carter and LeAnn Mason are #writingtwins. They met through the divine fates (books) having been separated at birth (several US states and a couple of years) and decided to join forces (story ideas). Their books, often described by readers as “badass,” drop you right into exciting action with deliciously dark romance, twists and turns, and intriguing characters. When not writing, both are busy-bees with a love for animals, music, and of course, reading.

You can find their books (co-written and individually written) as well as links to subscribe to their newsletters and/or say hello on social media through their websites:

LBCarter.com and LeAnnMason.com.