Page 36 of Witch Undecided
Chapter Ten
Sloane’s hands shook as she reached for the wheel and then her knuckles turned white.
“This cannot be happening,” she bit out.
“They must have planned this. It had to be in the works for a while,” Jessie said.
“What do we do?” Poppy asked.
I stared out the window at the unsuspecting humans, the prey for the revenants who’d use this place as a feeding ground.
“We need to get in there and kill revenants,” Jessie said.
“No!” Sloane snapped. “That’s a fucked-up idea. We could be walking into a trap.”
“They think we’re an Elite down,” Jessie pointed out. “They won’t expect us to attack.”
“Then what?” Sloane said. “We attack, and then what? You think they’ll just let us walk out? That’s the fucking lions’ den, Jess.”
“I never pegged you as a coward, Sloane.”
“I never pegged you for a fool.”
“Enough!” Poppy glared at them both. “I miss Brie too. I want revenge for what those fuckers did as much as you guys, but we can’t do any good if we’re dead. Right now, we’re at a disadvantage.”
Jessie exhaled through her nose and nodded. “Go on.”
“I suggest we scout the perimeter and get a lay of the land, then we head back to Grimswood, report this, and come up with a plan of action.”
She was right. “There must be plans of this place being converted. The council will have records. We can do some digging and find out what the Order is up to.”
“While revenants feast?” Jessie looked at me in disgust.
“I never said that. We need to come up with a new way of hunting. A stealthier way. And we’ll need hardcore glamour.”
“She’s right,” Lauris added. “It’s the smartest call.”
Sloane started the engine, and a red blur caught my eye amidst the throng of humans.
Oh fuck. “Stop.”
“What?” Jessie snapped.
I pointed out the window. “Look, do you see it? Trailing that couple.”
Everyone surged toward the windows to peer out. The crowd parted and there it was, the revenant, a crimson blob in the air hovering behind a man and woman as they broke from the throng and headed into the shadows at the edge of the parking lot.
“Looks like we’re gonna get to kill a revenant after all,” Jessie said.
We followedthe couple into the shadows where a chain-link fence cut off the parking lot from the brush beyond. The couple was nowhere to be seen.
“Where’d they go?” Jessie scanned the gloom.
I moved away from The Elites and walked a little way toward the club. Movement caught my eye.
“You see something?” Lauris asked.
A reedy wail hit the air and I broke into a run, boots clipping against cement. The fence ended and an alley lined with bins shot to the right. Figures tussled up ahead.
