Laura turned pain-filled eyes to me, tried to speak, but failed. I looked down, seeing blood soaking her stomach, choking as bile rose in my throat. Shining metallic claws appeared through the blood. Impaling her. The stench of death was overwhelming.
“Sam! Stop!” Elliot screamed.
“Follow me and you might save her, Elliot.” An unknown voice. I wheeled around but couldn’t see where it was coming from.
“I’ll go with you. Just let Laura live.” Elliot’s voice sounded desperate. Desolate.
“Where would be the fun in that?”
Laura gasped as though her breath had stuck in her throat, then she slumped, boneless. Lifeless. I grabbed her from Mum’s hold. My hands fumbled with her weight. I worked to lay her on the ground. Dad leapt from his chair, helping me. I automatically checked for signs of life, fingers flying over her neck, at her mouth. No pulse. No breath.
I went on automatic on bended knee over Laura, pumping her chest, breathing for her. I checked the pulse at her neck. There was nothing. I pumped her chest again. Breath. Check. Nothing.
I looked into her eyes. There was no sign of life. No inner light. I choked back a sob. Don’t give into it. Don’t think. Keep going. Pump. Breath. Check.
“Laura!” My cheeks were wet. Tears. I hadn’t realized I was crying. She was gone. I didn’t want to acknowledge it. Didn’t want to see what was right in front of my eyes.
Laura was dead. Her soul had been ripped out of her body right in front of my eyes.
The Story continues
The Damned Series Book 3
Soul: a Paranormal Ghost Romance (Damned Series Book 3)
How bad can bad get?
Pretty damn bad. That’s the conclusion Cassie Hunter draws, and it’s quite easy to reach. Not only is she the embodiment of a powerful portal that can open dimensions of reality, but she has accidentally unleashed an entity so dark it is annihilating thousands of souls right in front of her eyes.
The darkness is intent on Cassie’s destruction, but she must stay alive to protect the innocent. Cassie and detective Elliot Stone find themselves in a desperate corner, condemned to make an impossible choice that will forever change the human world.
Soul is the third instalment in the Damned series. Follow Cassie on her journey through perilous dimensions of reality to fight for the love of her life.
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