Valkyrie and I both grabbed one of Skul's bony hands. We rushed past the air hostesses and hurried to the rent-a-car office inside the airport. Soon we were pulling out of the car park in a gleaming Volvo. After much rummaging around in the glove compartment we found a map in the pocket on the back of the seat. We then proceeded to drive down the dusty Texan roads. A good half an hour later we slid into a spot outside the church. It was pretty big just about the right size for a wedding. I hesitated before pushing the oak door slowly open. We slid inside Val and I waiting for our eyes to adjust to the gloom. Skulduggery, having better eyesight with no eyes, clicked his fingers and lit a small orange flame. Valkyrie and I did the same both thinking we were stupid for not doing that in the first place. Then a woman with tousled blond hair and black veins slid out the shadows. The idiot accompanying her steeped out the cracked wall.
"Hey honey bunny, I think we have some early guests," said Sanguine smirking at me.
My fist smashed into his face knocking him off his feet. He groaned and got up pinching his now broken nose attempting to stop the blood. All at once we were surrounded by hollow men. I sighed. Nothing ever went right for me. Tanith smiled her beautiful smile only ruined by her blackened lips.
It didn't take long till we were all shackled our powers now useless.
"It's Ghastly's birthday today darling; we didn't get him a gift," she grinned again, "what would you like?"
" What I'd really like is for you to un-tie us, let me kill your fiancé, tie you up and take you back to Ireland," I said truthfully.
"I'm afraid that's just not possible" she replied.
Suddenly the huge door banged open and the remaining four dead men stepped through into the church. "Suppose we're going to have to make it possible then, aren't we?"