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the sound and saw a dark form skitter into an abandoned room.
Valerie had been trying to ignore the ghosts that were in the factory, but it seemed
they had found her. I’m so not in the mood for spirits right now. She tightened the mental
image of the light around her. It helped to calm her some. The playful phantoms
weren’t giving up though.
“I don’t like it here. There are a lot of mad people that make my head hurt. They’re
all screaming at us to get out. Why are they so mad?”
“I don’t know why they’re mad. Probably because they died and they can’t leave
this place. Don’t listen to them. Picture a wall of light around you that no one can get
through. Kinda like you’re in a giant bubble.”
Kennedy squeezed her eyes shut. When she reopened them, her face was a little
smoother. “Thanks, Aunt Val. You’re the best.”
“You’re welcome. Now let’s go see if we can get your mom out of here, okay?”
They made their way to the third floor. At the end of the hallway, the light flickered
against the wall. Valerie heard voices echoing down the corridor. One was her sister
and the other was a deep guttural voice she didn’t recognize. She walked as quietly as
she could, balancing her weight and trying not to step on anything, right up to the very
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edge of the doorway. There she motioned for her niece to stop. Valerie peered around
the corner and saw Niki with her back to the door. She put her hand to her lips when
she looked back at her niece.
“You have failed me,” the other occupant of the room said.
“Please, I’ve done everything you wanted. You still owe me two wishes. That was
our bargain. I was to pull you out of the shadow realm and then you would grant me
three wishes. I did all the rituals as the book said. I gave you three lives. Isn’t that
enough?”
Three lives? Who were the other two that you killed, sis?
“It doesn’t work that way. I told you I wanted your daughter. She’d make a
wonderful vessel for one of my kind. Who cares what some dusty old book says? Our
kind aren’t bound by books. Most of what you did was useless. Now give me your
daughter!”
“Kennedy is off limits. You can’t have her!”
“Then your sister. She would do nicely. I’ve already felt her. She will make one of
my kind very happy. She’s more powerful than you.”
“I-I tried the other night. She broke the circle. Please.”
“I gave you power beyond your wildest dreams and yet you can’t influence her
with that? Why not? Why hasn’t she submitted to your will yet?”
“Because there’s something blocking it. She’s protected somehow. I swear to you
that I will try harder. I’ll discover what’s keeping her from you.”
The creature growled contently. “Fine. Maybe you aren’t useless. Make your second
wish. Use it wisely. You know what our agreement is.”
“Yes, Master.” Her sister’s voice died down.
What happens after all the wishes are made? Niki no matter what you do, I’m not going to
be possessed by one of those things. She turned to Kennedy. “Stay here. If you sense
anything bad you run to the car and call James. If you see anything, you do the same
thing. I don’t want that thing to get its claws on you.” She pressed her purse and the
keys into her hands. Her niece nodded. Valerie hugged her, sent a fleeting thought to
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James, reinforced the light around her, and then walked into the room. A few candles
were scattered around the room, but they weren’t in a circle like before. The evil in the
room had intensified. Her throat went dry breathing in the air. It seemed like the walls
were pressing down even more, closing in around her and there were beings present.
Darker than the ghosts in the place. Even glancing around, she hadn’t encountered any
spirits in the hallways, before she had gotten in this room. Maybe even the ghosts were
afraid of the djinn. Standing before Niki was a dark form with bright orange eyes with
the figure of a man. He was nearly eight feet tall and didn’t cast a shadow. The sense of
malevolence she got from the djinn made her gag.
“Niki, don’t make that wish! Come on, sis. Let’s get out of here.”
Her sister turned. The shocked expression on her face melted to one of concern.
“What are you doing here? Is Kennedy here? You shouldn’t be here. You have to go.”
“Oh good, the sisters are reunited. Come to me, Valerie, and I can give you
whatever you wish.”
“Go to hell! Nik, come on. Let’s get out of here.” She hugged her sister glad to feel
she was alive. Her hands went over the rest of her back feeling for any wounds.
“I can’t, sis. You don’t understand.” Niki stepped back. Her face hardened.
“I read the journal. He doesn’t own you until you make all three wishes. Please. I
know things have been difficult between us these past couple of years, but that doesn’t
mean that I stopped loving you. Kennedy wants her mom. I’m not a good substitute.
Besides, I need you to be my maid of honor.” Tears streamed down her face.
“No, you don’t understand. It’s more than the wishes. Once you pull them from the
shadow realm, they attach to your soul. They own me now.”
“That’s right.” The djinn snarled. “She made a blood oath to us. We are her masters
and soon to be yours too.”
Shadows elongated in the room, reaching for her. They began to twine around her
legs. She moved and found they weren’t able to hold her. The light she clung to in her
mind, shone brighter. She was not going to let any of them in. Niki stepped out of her
embrace. Valerie glanced at her and saw the alien expression. Panic flooded her. She
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knew then that she would not be able to save her sister tonight. She needed more help
than what she had. Before she could escape, Niki caught her and held a dagger against
her arm.
“They can change our lives, Val. One drop of your blood is all it takes to let them in.
Once you give yourself to them, you’ll never want for anything.”
The blade pressed against her flesh. Energy prickled along her back. Hands trailed
along her spine. No one was behind her, but a small lick of pleasure ran through her.
She sensed another presence in the room, it was different from the djinn. Peering into
the darkness, she tried to see who or what was there. Faces were pushing outward from
the shadows against the fabric of the realm they were waiting to break out of. The
darkness was so thick it blanketed everything and blocked out the windows.
Invite me in, the presence behind her purred. I can get rid of them.
No, she cried to the other being. She knew then who it was that was with her. That
part that was connected to him, screamed for to give into him, but she couldn’t.
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the sound and saw a dark form skitter into an abandoned room.
Valerie had been trying to ignore the ghosts that were in the factory, but it seemed
they had found her. I’m so not in the mood for spirits right now. She tightened the mental
image of the light around her. It helped to calm her some. The playful phantoms
weren’t giving up though.
“I don’t like it here. There are a lot of mad people that make my head hurt. They’re
all screaming at us to get out. Why are they so mad?”
“I don’t know why they’re mad. Probably because they died and they can’t leave
this place. Don’t listen to them. Picture a wall of light around you that no one can get
through. Kinda like you’re in a giant bubble.”
Kennedy squeezed her eyes shut. When she reopened them, her face was a little
smoother. “Thanks, Aunt Val. You’re the best.”
“You’re welcome. Now let’s go see if we can get your mom out of here, okay?”
They made their way to the third floor. At the end of the hallway, the light flickered
against the wall. Valerie heard voices echoing down the corridor. One was her sister
and the other was a deep guttural voice she didn’t recognize. She walked as quietly as
she could, balancing her weight and trying not to step on anything, right up to the very
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edge of the doorway. There she motioned for her niece to stop. Valerie peered around
the corner and saw Niki with her back to the door. She put her hand to her lips when
she looked back at her niece.
“You have failed me,” the other occupant of the room said.
“Please, I’ve done everything you wanted. You still owe me two wishes. That was
our bargain. I was to pull you out of the shadow realm and then you would grant me
three wishes. I did all the rituals as the book said. I gave you three lives. Isn’t that
enough?”
Three lives? Who were the other two that you killed, sis?
“It doesn’t work that way. I told you I wanted your daughter. She’d make a
wonderful vessel for one of my kind. Who cares what some dusty old book says? Our
kind aren’t bound by books. Most of what you did was useless. Now give me your
daughter!”
“Kennedy is off limits. You can’t have her!”
“Then your sister. She would do nicely. I’ve already felt her. She will make one of
my kind very happy. She’s more powerful than you.”
“I-I tried the other night. She broke the circle. Please.”
“I gave you power beyond your wildest dreams and yet you can’t influence her
with that? Why not? Why hasn’t she submitted to your will yet?”
“Because there’s something blocking it. She’s protected somehow. I swear to you
that I will try harder. I’ll discover what’s keeping her from you.”
The creature growled contently. “Fine. Maybe you aren’t useless. Make your second
wish. Use it wisely. You know what our agreement is.”
“Yes, Master.” Her sister’s voice died down.
What happens after all the wishes are made? Niki no matter what you do, I’m not going to
be possessed by one of those things. She turned to Kennedy. “Stay here. If you sense
anything bad you run to the car and call James. If you see anything, you do the same
thing. I don’t want that thing to get its claws on you.” She pressed her purse and the
keys into her hands. Her niece nodded. Valerie hugged her, sent a fleeting thought to
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James, reinforced the light around her, and then walked into the room. A few candles
were scattered around the room, but they weren’t in a circle like before. The evil in the
room had intensified. Her throat went dry breathing in the air. It seemed like the walls
were pressing down even more, closing in around her and there were beings present.
Darker than the ghosts in the place. Even glancing around, she hadn’t encountered any
spirits in the hallways, before she had gotten in this room. Maybe even the ghosts were
afraid of the djinn. Standing before Niki was a dark form with bright orange eyes with
the figure of a man. He was nearly eight feet tall and didn’t cast a shadow. The sense of
malevolence she got from the djinn made her gag.
“Niki, don’t make that wish! Come on, sis. Let’s get out of here.”
Her sister turned. The shocked expression on her face melted to one of concern.
“What are you doing here? Is Kennedy here? You shouldn’t be here. You have to go.”
“Oh good, the sisters are reunited. Come to me, Valerie, and I can give you
whatever you wish.”
“Go to hell! Nik, come on. Let’s get out of here.” She hugged her sister glad to feel
she was alive. Her hands went over the rest of her back feeling for any wounds.
“I can’t, sis. You don’t understand.” Niki stepped back. Her face hardened.
“I read the journal. He doesn’t own you until you make all three wishes. Please. I
know things have been difficult between us these past couple of years, but that doesn’t
mean that I stopped loving you. Kennedy wants her mom. I’m not a good substitute.
Besides, I need you to be my maid of honor.” Tears streamed down her face.
“No, you don’t understand. It’s more than the wishes. Once you pull them from the
shadow realm, they attach to your soul. They own me now.”
“That’s right.” The djinn snarled. “She made a blood oath to us. We are her masters
and soon to be yours too.”
Shadows elongated in the room, reaching for her. They began to twine around her
legs. She moved and found they weren’t able to hold her. The light she clung to in her
mind, shone brighter. She was not going to let any of them in. Niki stepped out of her
embrace. Valerie glanced at her and saw the alien expression. Panic flooded her. She
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knew then that she would not be able to save her sister tonight. She needed more help
than what she had. Before she could escape, Niki caught her and held a dagger against
her arm.
“They can change our lives, Val. One drop of your blood is all it takes to let them in.
Once you give yourself to them, you’ll never want for anything.”
The blade pressed against her flesh. Energy prickled along her back. Hands trailed
along her spine. No one was behind her, but a small lick of pleasure ran through her.
She sensed another presence in the room, it was different from the djinn. Peering into
the darkness, she tried to see who or what was there. Faces were pushing outward from
the shadows against the fabric of the realm they were waiting to break out of. The
darkness was so thick it blanketed everything and blocked out the windows.
Invite me in, the presence behind her purred. I can get rid of them.
No, she cried to the other being. She knew then who it was that was with her. That
part that was connected to him, screamed for to give into him, but she couldn’t.
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