Redemption (Night Marchers #2) Written by: Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels Read Online Free PDF

a few shaky breaths. Finding it easier if I
don't look at Tristan when I confess. I answer him in a simple,
"No." I don't turn around when I hear Tristan take a deep breath.
It's now or never so I continue. "When you left town I went to the
waterfall that you took me too. I was just going to hang out a
while and enjoy the scenery but I ended up falling asleep, thinking
that a quick nap wouldn't hurt anything. The sound of the falls was
peaceful and easily lulled me to sleep..." Tristan put his hand on
my back, but I just take a step forward letting his hand fall away.
I can't bare his comfort right now; I won't be able to finish this.
"When I woke up, it was dark. I tried to find my way out but I
wasn't prepared. I had no light and I still was rusty on how to get
back to my car. Using my cell phone light I tried to find the path
I took to get there. I ran into someone in the woods that night, a
man. Kai..." I whisper his name. To hear it spoken out loud is
nearly unendurable and to discuss Kai with Tristan makes it all the
worse. Guilt pulses through me as I hunt deep down for the courage
I’ll need to finish this conversation. I knew it had to happen
sometime; I also knew I would never be fully prepared to handle it.
I’m still not, but I continue anyway. "He was going to help me,
find my way to my car but that's when we heard it...the drums. He
knew what they meant. He grabbed my hand and hurried me away from
them. We ran out into a clearing and hid behind a boulder. I saw
them, the Night Marchers. It was just like you described, stomach
churning. Kai..." I take a deep breath. "He tried to shield me from
them, but I didn't know not to..." I turn around and look at
Tristan now. He's stunned and the look on his face is filled with
worry and perhaps a tinge of defeat. Like he failed me somehow by
not being there for me. Which makes me feel even worse. I keep
going though. "I looked one of them in the eyes. I couldn't avert
my gaze. It was as if I was caught in the Night Marcher's web. It
all happened so fast after that. Kai was running with me and the
Night Marcher was chasing me trying to kill me. I didn't know why.
We barely escaped it by tumbling down a steep hill. I hurt my leg
severely and ended up passing out from the pain." Tristan's face
flinches when I mention the last part.
    "When I woke up I was with Kai and he told me
about the curse and how the Night Marcher would not stop hunting me
until I was either dead or one of them. It wasn't safe for me to go
home. We went on the run trying to find a way to break the curse.
A...um...group, of Kai's friends took us in." I can't think of how
to describe the Menehune's right now, nor do I know if talking
about them would be like sharing a sacred secret. "One of them in
particular helped us a lot, Adam, he is the one I was going after
tonight. He is in danger and I need to help find him." I feel
horrible that only now, am I remembering the mission I was
originally on tonight. Seeing the Night Marchers and knowing that
Kai was near was all it took for me to completely switch gears to
wanting to save Kai. But, I know that in order to save Kai, I will
need the Menehune's help...Adam's help. Tears start coming to my
eyes when I think of how Paul looked when he came to me: beaten,
bruised and terrified. My stomach rolls with dread at the thought
of what condition Adam is in right now.
    I blink away my tears and look at Tristan who
is waiting patiently but I can tell he's struggling with wanting to
comfort me. I appreciate that he knows I need to keep going and
that I don't need to be coddled at this moment. I continue.
"Anyhow, Adam and his friends did some research and thought they
found a way. If I could kill the Night Marcher myself, I could
break the curse. I tried, but it didn't work."
    Tristan's face is outraged. "What? You went
after a Night Marcher by yourself? How could that man, Kai you say,
let you do something like that? Or this Adam for that matter! What
Idiots! When