Old Dog, New Tricks
“My left hip took the brunt of it, but impact popped my wrists when I flung out my hands to stop my head from bouncing off the floor. Vision wavering, I saw why. Rough cement slab bumped under my palms. I listed—no, the room did. The floor tapered to a steel drain in the center. The walls were concrete blocks. Bars filled the narrow window. The stink of ripe blood hit my nose.
It worked. It actually worked. I was in the mortal realm, almost back where I started.
“Come to see me again?” a familia...r voice taunted. “Didn’t get enough last time?”
I lurched to my feet and backed against a wall for support. “Nice to see you again too, Red.”
“I remember the taste of you like it was yesterday.” His fingers inched toward his temples where rivulets of blood leaked from the soaked rag on his head, but he paused, as if denying himself a treat.
“That’s not creepy at all,” I said dryly. “Call the guards.”
“Why would I do that?” He gave up and smudged crimson over his cheekbones.MoreLess
It worked. It actually worked. I was in the mortal realm, almost back where I started.
“Come to see me again?” a familia...r voice taunted. “Didn’t get enough last time?”
I lurched to my feet and backed against a wall for support. “Nice to see you again too, Red.”
“I remember the taste of you like it was yesterday.” His fingers inched toward his temples where rivulets of blood leaked from the soaked rag on his head, but he paused, as if denying himself a treat.
“That’s not creepy at all,” I said dryly. “Call the guards.”
“Why would I do that?” He gave up and smudged crimson over his cheekbones.MoreLess
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