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    Krampus Gone Wild: Lost Library
    Krampus Gone Wild: Lost Library
    Krampus Gone Wild: Lost Library
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    Krampus Gone Wild: Lost Library

    By Kate Baray

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    Christmas at the beach shouldn't include horned hellions with razor sharp teeth and a taste for rowdy fun.

    Lizzie and John's private pre-Christmas engagement celebration takes an unexpected turn when a Krampus outbreak intrudes. Three-feet tall, horned, and full of mischief, the local Krampuses are running amok. 

    Click to find out if Lizzie and John tame the beasts before the locals discover magic is real and on their doorstep!

    ***Previously published in the anthology Demon's Delight: An Urban Fantasy Christmas Collection.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKate Baray
    Release dateSep 27, 2016
    ISBN9781533759986
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      Krampus Gone Wild - Kate Baray

      Chapter

      1

      Lizzie couldn’t believe they’d done it. John had left his uncle Logan in charge of the Pack. She’d taken a short leave from her duties with the Inter-Pack Policing Cooperative. Finally, they’d coordinated their schedules, avoided any intervening emergencies, and managed to take their first vacation. A modest four days and only a few hundred miles from home, but it was a start. The little condo community they’d chosen was a summer beach destination. When Lizzie had booked for the week leading up to Christmas, the agent had promised her a quiet stay. When she and John had arrived a few hours ago, they’d taken a walk around the lagoon and only found a few year-rounders in residence. It was perfect .

      Lizzie was headed to the kitchen to start dinner when movement on the porch caught her attention. She turned to investigate and froze in place.

      John. Didn’t you say there’s no such thing as demons? Lizzie kept her tone light and upbeat—just

      in

      case

      .

      I think that was vampires.

      Lizzie didn’t turn toward him, but she could hear the smile in John’s voice. It had been a bit of a joke between the two

      of

      them

      .

      Except she wasn’t joking right now. She couldn’t pull her gaze away from the sliding glass door and the face that stared back at her. The curtain was pulled back two feet to reveal a narrow view of the deck, just enough to perfectly frame the creature standing there.

      The crunch of logs settling in the fireplace filled the room as John stoked the fire…and clearly did not see the creature.

      So, what about those demons? she asked.

      "We’re celebrating our engagement. That means no pack politics, weird happenings, out-of-control magic, or evil-doing masterminds. And no demons. That’s what a

      vacation

      is

      ."

      Lizzie blinked, stared, blinked, and finally turned to look

      at

      John

      .

      He replaced the poker in the stand and held his hands out to

      the

      fire

      .

      Lizzie approached him, rested her hands on his shoulders, and gently turned him to face the sliding glass door. She hadn’t imagined it: a devilish creature was still there. A small, sunburnt face peered back

      at

      them

      .

      The creature was a curious blend of cute and terrifying. Short, certainly no more than three feet, it stood upright on two thickly furred legs. Its bright red face had tiny fangs that peeked out from under full lips. Two straight horns sprouted out of the top of its curly black head. As Lizzie and John stared, the tiny, demon-like creature stuck his forked tongue out at them then scampered down the stairs and into the darkness.

      In a blink, John crossed the room and opened the front door. He scanned the surrounding area but didn’t linger on the porch long. When he came back in, he looked perplexed. Whatever it was, it didn’t leave much scent behind, and it’s quiet as hell. Do you have any ideas?

      No. Lizzie sighed. But I’m pretty sure that’s the end of our vacation.

      Lizzie ended the call with her boss Harrington and dropped her cell into her back jeans pocket. What she wanted to do was hurl the thing across

      the

      room

      .

      John walked through the front door, back from a quick scout around the condo community. Lizzie had watched through the large picture windows as he’d circled the small lagoon at the center of the property.

      That doesn’t look like good news, John said as he closed the door

      behind

      him

      .

      We’re having a Krampus outbreak. Lizzie wrinkled her nose in disgust. It sounded like a disease.

      "

      A

      what

      ?"

      Lizzie sighed. "A Krampus outbreak. That’s what

      Harrington

      says

      ."

      Krampus, the German anti-Santa? That Krampus?

      "Yeah. But I think the mundane Krampus is Austrian? Or maybe both Austrian and German? I haven’t

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