Book Six: Chapter 49

“Oh, you’d better watch out. And don’t you dare cry.” Christmas Past jerked their head up, revealing that the darkness had returned to their eyes. They lifted into the air and hovered before them, then smiled. Their mouth may as well have been full of daggers. “When the Krampus finds you, you’re all going to die!”

Mike unleashed the banshee’s scream, channeling his anger into it. The spirit flinched, then shattered like glass into little clouds of smoke. Each one drifted a separate direction, most of them traveling out the nearby vents, until they were alone again.

“Yuki, are you okay?” He ran to her side and helped her up.

“Couldn’t even keep your pants on while fighting a Christmas spirit. It really is the holiday season.” She grinned weakly at her joke. “I’m so thirsty.”

“Me, too. We’ve got to find a way out of here, I’m fucking starving.” Once Yuki was on her feet, she leaned against him. “Sorry it took me so long.”

“It’s okay.” She patted his bicep