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Chapter Fourteen

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

They dropped their next load off, and spent a day playing in the sunshine, hiking through the forest. Montessa pointed at the birds and squirrels and marveled at the beauty of it all.

Tiny hearts. Tiny blood vessels. Tiny, tiny veins.

โ€œDoes it ever get old?โ€ she asked. โ€œDo you ever get tired of killing?โ€

โ€œNo,โ€ he said, and the sound of his voice, the weight of his words, told her he was speaking truth. Their next kill would be tonight. One of her cousins, a devil named Emmanuel, with a squeaky voice and hands too large for his body.

โ€œIโ€™m going to cut his hands off and stuff them in his mouth,โ€ she said. โ€œMake him bite down on every finger until it breaks.โ€

โ€œYou can do that, but heโ€™ll bleed out pretty soon.โ€

Montessa looked at him, and he shrugged.

โ€œJust saying, Montessa. You can do all of these things. Kill and then dismember. Dismember then kill. Whatever you choose.โ€

She was thoughtful about this. โ€œJust kill,โ€ she said about two hours later. โ€œI donโ€™t want to
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  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Biography

    BIOGRAPHYMercedes M. Yardley is a dark fantasist who wears stilettos, red lipstick, and poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of the short story collection Beautiful Sorrows, the novellas Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love and Little Dead Red, and the novels Nameless: The Darkness Comes and Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy. She often speaks at conferences and teaches workshops on several subjects, including personal branding and how to write a novel in stolen moments. Mercedes lives and works in Sin City with her family and menagerie of Strange and Unusual Pets. You can reach her at www.abrokenlaptop.com.

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    THE END?Not if you dive into Mercedesโ€™ other books:Nameless: The Darkness Comesโ€”Luna Masterson sees demons. She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, โ€˜Luna the Lunaticโ€™ rolls in on her motorcycle to save the day. Armed with the ability to harm demons, her scathing sarcasm, and a hefty chip on her shoulder, Luna gathers the most unusual of allies, teaming up with a green-eyed heroin addict and a snarky demon โ€˜of some import.โ€™ After all, outcasts of a feather should stick together . . . even until the end.Little Dead Redโ€”The Wolf is roaming the city, and he must be stopped. In this modern day retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf takes to the city streets to capture his prey, but the hunter is close behind him. With Grim Marie on the prowl, the hunter becomes the hunted.Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsyโ€”Bryony Adams is destined to be murdered, but fortunately Fate has terrible

  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Chapter Twenty

    CHAPTER TWENTYBaby,โ€ Lu said, and knelt beside her. Montessaโ€™s fatherโ€™s blood ran over his sneakers, but he didnโ€™t care. โ€œWe have to go, baby. We canโ€™t stay here.โ€โ€œI thought he was such an animal.โ€ She pulled her knees up to her chest. Wrapped her arms around them and put her head down, the gun still in her hand.โ€œHe was a monster. You did the right thing.โ€โ€œHe hurt me, Lu,โ€ she cried, and rocked herself. Lu wrapped his arms around her, careful of the gun, careful of her wounded heart, careful of the pain and venom spilling from her eyes.โ€œItโ€™s over. You did it. You won. We won.โ€Years and years of misery. Of being tough. Of broken bones and dancing on swollen feet in front of men who looked at her like her father had always looked at her. And it was over. Over, with the tiniest of movements. Two short pulls on the trigger. A spasm in her pointer finger. That was it.โ€œCome on, baby.โ€ Lu pulled her to her feet. Ran his fingers through her hair and told her she was beautiful, th

  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Chapter Nineteen

    CHAPTER NINETEENLu had a present to give his new bride. Something special and wonderful and deeply, deeply horrifying.โ€œWake up, darling.โ€She murmured and snuggled closer into his side. She had branches and weeds tangled into her hair like wedding flowers.โ€œMontessa. Wake up. Today is a new day.โ€She yawned and stretched and sat up. Looked around with eyes still bleary from sleep. โ€œLu? Where . . . ah, I remember. We slept outside last night.โ€They had. Several yards back from the beach, across a small freeway, up in the tree line with a few scattered rental houses here and there.โ€œDid you sleep sweet?โ€ he asked.She popped her back, winced. โ€œI slept sweet. Howโ€™s your shoulder?โ€โ€œStiff, but not bad. The salt water hurt like a dickens last night, but I think it helped.โ€ He grinned, kissed the makeshift wedding band on her finger. โ€œIt really does heal everything.โ€Montessa stood up, and helped Lu to his feet. Brushed her hair out with her fingers and made a face.โ€œIโ€™m a mess,

  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Chapter Eighteen

    CHAPTER EIGHTEENThey ditched the car and the body, cleaned themselves up as best they could, and rented a cheap room at a motel that looked the other way concerning most things. Drugs. Gunshot wounds. Blood.Montessa used tweezers to pull the shot out of Luโ€™s shoulder. Sweat beaded on his forehead and upper lip like dew on a rose. She had never seen anything so lovely.โ€œIโ€™m sorry, baby,โ€ she said and kissed him. Bit his lip. Cleaned and bandaged his shoulder with gauze and cheap bandages purchased from a gas station she didnโ€™t burn to the ground.โ€œNo worries. Thanks for cleaning it.โ€โ€œOf course.โ€โ€œThink we should take off tomorrow? Or lay low?โ€Lu wrapped his good arm around her. โ€œI think we should go to the sea. Once more. Then we can do whatever we want.โ€โ€œLulu, I feel like . . . โ€โ€œWhat? Time is short?โ€โ€œYes.โ€โ€œIt is. Thatโ€™s why the sea is important. Will you go with me?โ€โ€œGladly.โ€She knew what he was asking, and it wasnโ€™t just to go to the sea. It was Something Impor

  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Chapter Seventeen

    CHAPTER SEVENTEENShe opened her eyes and moaned. Her body hurt. Felt broken. She turned and looked behind her. The gas station was in flames, the hottest of fireballs. Luโ€™s truck was burning as merrily as everything else.โ€œOh, Lu. What did I do?โ€She crawled to him, lying bloody and unmoving on the pavement. His shoulder was soaked with blood, and he had cuts on his beautiful face, but she ran her hands over his arms and legs.He seemed whole. He seemed unbroken.โ€œBaby? Baby, wake up.โ€ His eyelids fluttered, and then he was on his knees, trying to stand up. Montessa put a hand on his arm. โ€œStay still, baby.โ€โ€œWe need to get out of here.โ€โ€œIโ€™ll get us a car. Sit tight.โ€ She stood up and ran to the road nearby. โ€œHelp!โ€ Montessa screamed, waving her hands above her head. โ€œHelp me, please!โ€A small, white Honda stopped. A man leaned over, rolled the window down.โ€œThereโ€™s a fire!โ€ Montessa said, and pointed at the blazing gas station. โ€œI just made it out, and my friend is hurt. Ca

  • Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Loveย ย ย Chapter Sixteen

    CHAPTER SIXTEENThey drove until it was time to fuel the truck.โ€œIโ€™ll gas. How about you run in and grab some snacks?โ€โ€œSure thing, Lu.โ€She kissed him and hopped out. Touched the ground with the flat of her hands stretched.โ€œI feel like Iโ€™m turning to stone, baby,โ€ she said.Lu rolled his shoulders, popped his neck. โ€œI know the feeling. Maybe we can get into town early, go on a walk or something tonight.โ€โ€œOr a hunt?โ€Her reflection showed her eyes glittering with a new kind of light.It was beautiful.โ€œThat, too,โ€ he answered, and his heart felt that now familiar piercing sensation. He knew it was love.She ran into the gas station. Cast a longing glimpse at the sodas and candy bars, but headed straight for the ladies room instead.Montessa finished up, washed her hands, and splashed cold water on her face. She studied herself in the mirror. No makeup. No stripper Ruby body glitter. No bruises or burns or bandages. Her face was a different sort of lovely. Eyes too large,

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