Dark Days (The Childe Series, #2)
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
-Edgar Allan Poe-
For our family and friends.
We are tremendously blessed to have each and every one of you in our lives.
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
© Copyright 2012 by Carol Kunz and Adam Kunz (C.A. Kunz). All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Published 2012. Manufactured in the United States.
First Printing
ISBN-13: 978-0615563534 (pbk)
ISBN-10: 0615563538 (pbk)
C.A. Kunz, LLC
Orlando, Florida
Praise For The Childe
“This series opener is a great paranormal story with a dash of mystery that will keep readers guessing…it is a thrilling, unputdownable story.”
-RT Book Reviews
“All in all, The Childe was a good read, and the authors are to be congratulated for capturing a potential portion of the teenage vampire market!”
-Readers Favorite “Book Reviews and Award Contest”
“A unique coming of age story and of facing one's paranormal calling, "The Childe" is a charming read that will resonate well with many young readers and those dealing with being 'weird'.”
-Midwest Book Reviews
“I loved this book. It was such a page turner…Carol and Adam have written a WONDERFUL story.”
-Mindy Fangedmom from Books Complete Me
“…it was brilliant! I usually stay away from vampire novels…But this was such a fun read.”
-Alex from Blethering About Books
“
The Childe
is an amazing debut novel from mother & son writing duo, Carol & Adam Kunz (C.A. Kunz). Right from the start
The Childe
had me gripped, I couldn't put it down.”
-Megan from Reading Away The Days
“I honestly couldn’t find anything wrong with it. It had me eating out of its hand the entire time. Everyone needs to go pick this up!”
-Becky from Book Bite Reviews
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, we would like to thank Robert Kunz, Tim Coleman, Charlie Steffy, Amanda Lynch, Matt Boggs, and Andrew Nocar for being our A-list supporters, dedicated readers, much-needed critics, and editors. We are truly grateful for all of your assistance throughout this whole process.
We also want to thank Robert Kunz for again providing the wonderful illustrations for our book. You are extremely talented, and we are honored to display your art within our art once more.
A huge thank you should go to Lee Wilson who has been hard at work on a truly incredible companion soundtrack for our series. He is an extremely talented musician and we are very lucky to have his help and support on this project.
Very special thanks to our newly gained Twitter and Blogger friends. Every single one of you has helped in ways you can’t even imagine! We truly appreciate your words of encouragement and honest reviews of our work. We can’t thank you all enough for what you have done for us!
Tremendous thanks should also go to Lisa Surphlis for designing yet another amazing cover for us. You have seriously outdone yourself this time and we’re incredibly grateful!
Thanks to
you
, our readers, for reading our books. By performing this simple act you are helping us make a lifelong dream come true and you have no idea how much you mean to us (or Cat).
Finally, we cannot forget to thank all of our wonderful family and friends. Your love and support keep us always moving forward, and for this we are eternally grateful.
Contents
8 - Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
11 - Are You A Good Witch or A Bad Witch?
Cat Colvin felt like she was prepared to face many things in her life. Being told she was adopted was definitely not one of them. It had only been a day since she found out, though to her, it had already felt like an eternity. Like an entire lifetime of living a lie. Normally, she was a strong person and could take things with a grain of salt, but this news was tough. It wasn’t Mr. Crawley’s algebra class tough though, but real life issue tough. Not knowing the truth about her past, Cat found herself questioning everyone and everything.
Cat’s cell phone was constantly being bombarded with calls and texts from her friends. She decided to shut it off and throw it in the top drawer of her desk, putting it out of her mind. She wanted to be alone. No one could console her, not even her boyfriend, Ryan, or her four best friends. Cat even tried to watch her favorite Robert Craven horror film,
Red Twilight,
but it too failed to pull her out of her slump.
It was a typical rainy Astoria day, a perfect match for Cat’s mood. She spent most of the morning staring out of her attic bedroom window at the rain rushing down the street toward a gutter. Cat wished the rain would wash away her problems just as easy as it was washing leaves and mud off the street and sidewalk.