Blood-Kissed Sky (Darkness Before Dawn)
“Every year it’s held in an immense, empty parking lot that has no real purpose now that we have so few vehicles. The yellow lines have faded with time; the asphalt is pitted and crumbling as weeds work to reclaim what remains. The carnival, however, has brought out a crowd.
Most people are wearing bite protection and sporting visible stakes. A lot of Agency bodyguards and police are wandering about. Even the Night Watchmen, wearing their balaclavas and identifying medals, are present.
I sense T...egan tensing beside me. “Think any of them are Day Walkers?” she asks.
“Highly unlikely.”
“Since the party, there hasn’t been a single attack during the day,” she says. “So maybe we’re all paranoid for nothing.”
“We’re not paranoid. We’re alert. There’s a difference.”
“Feels the same.”
I stop walking and face her. “Tegan, look, a lot of people are here. And the Agency has people on guard to handle any trouble. We’re going to be fine.”
“I know, I just”—she rubs her neck—“I’ll feel better when they catch Sin.”MoreLess
Most people are wearing bite protection and sporting visible stakes. A lot of Agency bodyguards and police are wandering about. Even the Night Watchmen, wearing their balaclavas and identifying medals, are present.
I sense T...egan tensing beside me. “Think any of them are Day Walkers?” she asks.
“Highly unlikely.”
“Since the party, there hasn’t been a single attack during the day,” she says. “So maybe we’re all paranoid for nothing.”
“We’re not paranoid. We’re alert. There’s a difference.”
“Feels the same.”
I stop walking and face her. “Tegan, look, a lot of people are here. And the Agency has people on guard to handle any trouble. We’re going to be fine.”
“I know, I just”—she rubs her neck—“I’ll feel better when they catch Sin.”MoreLess
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