Page 13 (1/2)
"Yeah," I say, and cli-sleeved Inksomnia T-shirt and a pair of thick wooly socks, and walk to the living roo chunks of time, and that scares the hell out ofinnocents? Who’s going to stopto change me? Make me his forever I wouldn’t put it past hi naked! Goddahty I start for the kitchen, and Eli stops ot this You chill on the sofa"
"Eli, really," I say "I’m not a baby Or an invalid As aThe look, though, speaks voluh "Whatever" I rab the remote "Thank you," I say I don’t like to be pa on the TV, I turn to the local channel to check out the news It’s noon and so should be on
Then, suddenly, there is The news
"…the driver’sthe marsh on North Beach, at Tybee It appears to be unrelated to the string of burglaries in the area Tybee police have no leads as of now," the news affiliate said
My insides grow cold Hadn’t I drea hell, had I actually been there? It seems too familiar, too…close I stand and walk to the , move the drapes and look out over River Street No way could I have attacked someone Mutilated someone
"Ri"
Eli is behind me So quiet, I hadn’t even heard him move I should be used to it by now, but I’o around ainst his body, and his mouth nuzzles hten me "I know you’re tired of it all," Eli says in a low, crooning French accent "The killing The death Hopefully soon, it’ll all be over You can’t let it get to you, though" He pulls , Riley One of the strongest huht it"
I relax against Eli’s strong embrace, but inside, I’m cold Numb And I almost take pride that I hide it so well now Before, I couldn’t hide a daht Now? With the DNA of two strigoi mixed with hting of va of dead bodies that tor theer still, I find that tors about possibly being a killer
It’sto seriously dig this feeling I have inside of me Makes , and it’s strong, powerful, and pulls at me with a force I never knew existed I don’t even knohat the hell it is, but I want it Bad Don’t forget--I’ve had these cravings before I used to be an addict, and this feels the sa outside, every nerve ending is on fire, and that if I don’t get whatever it is I’o totally insane But you knohat’s starting to pissAnd everyone Eli Luc Phin Josie Seth Zetty Preacher Estelle Nyx Irritating as shit, every one of theself You knohat I want? I want everyone to leave ed Me Them All that’s around me Complete chaos And I don’t even think they can see it At least, they don’t see what I see
And that’s fine byI don’t like I’ to grate onnerve I don’t knoPlanning shit behindlike I don’t have a fucking brain in my head to make decisions with
And Eli’s eyes are constantly locked on to oddah, and trust me when I say that’s a plus If they all knehat really went on insiderehab and vaot it I’h the pile of sketches Nyx handed ons Japanese syons Japanese syer’s beret
"Hey, Riley," Nyx says fro ear to ear It irritates me "Yeah?" I answer
"Your ten-thirty appoint a few"Thanks," I say
Just then the front door opens, and that raven above the ja to yankthat fucker off the wall and throw it in the river next tiuy wants to talk to you," Nyx says She giveswith the world
I set the sketches aside and walk over to the ives reeting "I was told I could get inked by no one other than you"
Thu, vibrant heartbeat echoed insideina black Inksomnia tank, a pair of jeans and coons inked onto ad of a snake wrapped around my arm," he says, "from here to here" He points at his shoulder and elbow "With my infantry number in the body"
I nod "I’m booked today, but check out the albue albu in there you like I’ll do a fast mock sketch and see what you think Then we’ll set you up with an appointment"
Soldier nods "Cool" He turns, finds the albuins his search
I return to my station and pick up the sketches In the back, I notice Eli leaning against the wall Watching
I ignore hiless task I can’t believe I sit around and draw such stupid shit God, the things people think they want inked forever into their skin They are fucking clueless Then, I’ worse for you, isn’t it, love?