Scavengers: August (12 page)

“I will care
for you,” James promised, tracing his fingers on Ira’s nape and
head. “It’s all going to work out, I’m sure of it.” He smiled,
immediately awarded by a similar expression in Ira’s brown eyes. He
pressed his nose to James’...

“Let’s just see
if it’s any better,” said James, giving him another kiss before
moving closer to the dusty window. When they looked out onto the
street, the situation did seem to have become less manic. The last
of the moving zombies were being mercilessly disposed off and the
police had arrested many Johners and pushed them into a police
vehicle. James exhaled with relief. “I’m so glad they managed to
overcome this madness.”

“Ya shouldn’t
do somethin' like this again,” commented Ira, stroking his back
slowly. It looked like he couldn’t keep his hands to himself. “See
the dead?” he asked and indeed, there were several corpses on the
cobbled street, some of them surrounded by too much blood to simply
be victims of trampling.

James sighed
and turned to him for another kiss. “I have to go to these events.
Just... maybe standing in the crowd wasn’t the best idea. Maybe a
window like this...” he started, but trailed off, instantly hit by
the memory of Lady Juanita Shelley who was doing just that, on a
nearby balcony. He looked to the opposite building and the sight of
her still standing in the same spot froze him in Ira’s arms.

With binoculars
in her gloved hand she was gazing directly at them. And when their
eyes met he could see a slight smile appear on her beautiful face.
A smile that was nothing but malicious.

His heart
sank.

About the
Author:

K.A. Merikan is
a joint project of Kat and Agnes Merikan who jokingly claim to
share one mind. Even though they come from different cities,
somehow they kept bumping into each other due to a fair amount of
shared friends and interests. In 2006, a friend invited them for
the weekend and that’s when the idea of writing a novel together
first came up, marking the beginning of both a professional
collaboration and lasting friendship of Kat and Agnes. The two are
heavily addicted to writing but it is worth it.

Kat Merikan is
a freelance illustrator and fashion enthusiast whose favourite
things include chili chips, stiletto shoes and cats.

Agnes Merikan
aspires to become a sexologist. Addicted to chocolate, kitsch and
her two dogs.

About
“Scavengers: August”:

“Scavengers:
August” is the second instalment of a three part series which
starts with “Scavengers: July”. The whole “Scavengers” series
belongs to a bigger project called “Gentlemen’s tales of love, lust
and the undead”. There are many stories to come, that are all based
in the same universum, but can be read as stand-alone novels and
novellas. Though, in subtle ways, all the stories from “Gentlemen’s
tales of love, lust and the undead” tie in together.

More
information about ongoing projects, works in progress and
publishing at:

http:/KAMerikan.com