Reaped: A Book Bite

front of me, wings flared and face shrouded in the dark hood of his cloak.
I can’t help a smirk. “Oh, we will,” I assure him.
We only have, like, the rest of eternity to do it.
“Good,” he says with a nod.
He is not trying to be funny, but I can’t help a laugh. He is so strange sometimes, so other. But, apparently, I can get down with that kind of thing.
Like, literally.
“Don’t you ever work?” I ask. “Or are you just gonna keep following me around?”
Samael snorts. “I’m supposed to be here. To collect.”
“So am I.”
We stare at each other. If both of us were here to reap, that meant both a human and a supe were about to meet their end at the same place and time.
That likely wasn’t a coincidence.
As we round the corner onto JFK Boulevard, I see that it is not a coincidence at all. The people of Philadelphia have flooded out of their homes, and they are protesting.
Thousands of them.
I grip my scythe.
“Another supernatural shot by a cop,” Sam says. “A wolf boy. Third one in the city this year.”
As I stand there, letting the protesters pass by in waves and throngs, I cannot help but remember what the Fates had said; that not shredding Sam and me was economical.
For what was ahead.
War.
From what I could see, it was already here.
And I was here, too, to clean up after it.
For forever.
And ever…
I glance at Samael.
At least I’m gonna get a little booty along the way, I think, and would laugh if not for the seriousness of the situation.
I suppose the afterlife could be just like life in that a whole hell of a lot could happen in a single day.

The End… For Now
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Exposed (A Book Bite)
Cursed (A Book Bite)
Book Bites are all set in the same world, in the city of Philadelphia after humans find out about the existence of supernaturals.
Each short story follows a day in the life of a different character. Book Bites can also be read in any order.


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About the Author
H. D. Gordon is the author of several fantasy series with strong female leads. She is the mother of two amazing daughters, and a lover of nature.
She believes our actions have ripple effects, and in the interconnectedness of all things.
H. D. spends her time with family, eating desserts, and taking strolls through the forests of New Jersey.
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Also by H. D. Gordon
The Alexa Montgomery Series
Blood Warrior
Half Black Soul
The Rise
Redemption
Heiress of Magic Trilogy
Born of Magic
Thief of Magic
Throne of Magic
The Aria Fae Series
The Halfling
The Masked Maiden
The Blue Beast
The Haunted Hero
The Demon’s Deal
The Wolf Wars Series
Moon Burned
Moon Broken
Moon Born
Moon Battle
The Blood Pack Trilogy
Moon of Fire
Moon of Shadows
Moon of Curses
Academy of Witchcraft
The Awakening
The Summoning


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