To Kill a Priest - The Priors, Episode 1 (5 page)

Seconds felt like minutes as Jedd peered
from the nurse, to the door, and back again. He could see
excitement creeping into Madelin’s eyes, but Jedd was afraid of
what hurdles they might still have to overcome.

How long have I been here?

Glancing out the window again, he noticed
that the moon was still high in the sky. He hoped time passed the
same in this state.

What’ll happen if someone
finds me in the café? It’s a twenty-four-hour joint, but how do I
look to people? If I’m out too long, will the employees call the
authorities?
The questions built up in his
mind as he stared at the large, waxing moon.

He looked back at Madelin’s situation,
helpless to assist. She struggled free of the horizontal jail cell
while holding the woman at arm’s length. Helga carefully stepped
back as Madelin slipped out of the bed. The kimono-like hospital
gown clung to her in wrinkled clumps, revealing her stomach’s
sunlight-deprived skin. Standing upright, the top of her forehead
reached the large nurses chin, but she glared at the older woman
with the cold hatred of an abused slave, finally given her chance
at retribution. Her tenacity was more than Jedd had bargained for,
but it gave her an edge she would need. She still had the same
courage she possessed as an overzealous child, but the tests and
captivity had twisted her perception.

What will she do?
he asked himself.
Does
she know when to stop? Does she still have a conscience? What have
they done to her?
The questions flew
through his mind unhindered. Madelin was more vicious than a
lioness protecting her cubs. He knew she would never forget what
they had done to her.
If only she knew the
true extent of their meddling,
he thought
morosely.

He watched Madelin’s eyes blaze like green
fire and noticed a change as a question came to her. She looked
where he had been, but his silence left him invisible. Fear took
hold, and the needle quivered.

“
What do I do now?” she
screamed, her nerve slipping.

To Be Continued…

BY

WESTON KINCADE

The Priors, Episode 2

The universe is much larger
than people think—with worlds spanning into infinity and human kind
evolving into everything from vampires to the unknown. Are you one
of these unlucky few?

As Madelin strives to
overcome her medically induced amnesia, she must elude the PASTOR
agents who have been sent after her, find her godfather, and
discover who she can trust. If she can just overcome her memory
lapse, maybe she can discover her potential and why they are after
her.

About the Author

Weston Kincade helped invest in
future writers for years while teaching writing. His short stories
have been published in anthologies, and he completed two books in
the serialized coming-of-age horror series
A Life of Death
, published by Books
of the Dead Press in 2013-2014. The fantasy/sci-fi series
titled
The Priors
is is available now, and the third book in the
A Life of Death
series
will follow later in 2015.

Weston also edits and operates
WAKE Editing (
www.wakeediting.com
) when
not spending time with his wife and maine coon cat, Hermes, who
talks so much he must be a speaker for the gods.