I opened my eyes and when I did, he was right there, and all I could see was his eyes, those amazing amber eyes that I could fall into and--
I stumbled back. "You're not real."
"Mmm, actually, I am. Not a ghost." He brushed his hand over the tops of the tall grasses, making them sway. "Not a zombie either, or I'd smell even worse by now. Not a ghost, not a zombie, just a freaking lucky guy."
"I saw you fall."
"The fall isn't the problem. It's the sudden stop at the end. Avoid that and…" He waved his hands down his body. "Apparently, you can survive."
"That's not…You can't…"
"Did I mention the insanely lucky part? Great thing about this island? Really big trees. Gotta love those redwoods, especially when they break your fall. Still it was a helluva hit and I've got the war wounds to show for it."
I stumbled back. "You're not real."
"Mmm, actually, I am. Not a ghost." He brushed his hand over the tops of the tall grasses, making them sway. "Not a zombie either, or I'd smell even worse by now. Not a ghost, not a zombie, just a freaking lucky guy."
"I saw you fall."
"The fall isn't the problem. It's the sudden stop at the end. Avoid that and…" He waved his hands down his body. "Apparently, you can survive."
"That's not…You can't…"
"Did I mention the insanely lucky part? Great thing about this island? Really big trees. Gotta love those redwoods, especially when they break your fall. Still it was a helluva hit and I've got the war wounds to show for it."
( Kelley Armstrong )
[ The Calling ]
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