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    A Bother and a Brother: a short story: Tales from the Darkworld: Ember
    A Bother and a Brother: a short story: Tales from the Darkworld: Ember
    A Bother and a Brother: a short story: Tales from the Darkworld: Ember
    Ebook36 pages26 minutes

    A Bother and a Brother: a short story: Tales from the Darkworld: Ember

    By Misti Wolanski

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    AFTER "A BADGE AND A BULLY"…

    Rescuing a boy from a gator had been enough excitement for Ember’s evening, but the night’s just beginning.

    (A short story of about 6800 words; about 25 minutes for the average reader.)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMisti Wolanski
    Release dateSep 30, 2014
    ISBN9781502232304
    A Bother and a Brother: a short story: Tales from the Darkworld: Ember

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      A Bother and a Brother - Misti Wolanski

      A Bother and a Brother

      Tales from the Darkworld

      Misti Wolanski

      http://mistiwolanski.com/

      Draft 2 Digital Edition

      Copyright ©2014

      All Rights Reserved

      Rescuing a boy from a gator had been enough excitement for Ember’s evening, but the night’s just beginning.

      Cover by the Author

      Image © aiao-pl on freeimages.com

      This is a work of fiction. People, places, and events are made up; any that aren’t made up have all been processed through the shredder of the author’s imagination and therefore at best bear only superficial resemblance to their originals.

      This work is licensed in its original format for your personal enjoyment. It is not licensed for resale or sharing by e-mail, torrent, or other file-sharing method. Thank you for respecting the author’s rights.

      A Bother and a Brother

      Ember’s arm blazed, and the rest of her body shrieked with pain as she shivered on her belly. Mud seeped into her pores. Grit rubbed against her teeth.

      Not her favorite way to spend a Friday evening.

      She smelled a storm in the air and finally pried her eyes open. An apparently nine-year-old girl sat beside her, Ember’s backpack in her lap. Mir. Miranda’s honey-gold skin and blue-black hair had something eerie about them even in daylight.

      In the twilight, the eyes that were dark brown by day glowed obsidian. Ember wondered how the changeling’s host parents ever believed her human.

      Careful, sealgirl, Miranda drawled. Don’t make me tell wolfboy you bit off more than you could chew.

      Ember’s laugh was borderline bark-hysterical. Her shivers became shudders.

      Miranda sighed, her small shoulders slumping. Child, she scolded lightly. You’ll kill yourself, you keep abusing your change like that.

      What’s my change meant for, then? Ember asked, voice hoarse. Why can I change whenever I want, if it isn’t good for me?

      Mir said to the evening sky, God save us from idealistic brats.

      Ember frowned even though it hurt. The gator would’ve eaten that kid.

      Miranda shrugged. Or not, had you called the police instead of gone after it, yourself.

      I—

      Your other form is not a fighter, Ember! Miranda’s sharp tone pierced Ember’s pain-fogged mind. "It’s a—a sanctuary. You keep up…this,"—she waved at Ember, who’d made

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