Bent Winged Angel (Last Refuge Protectors Book 2) by Hannah Shield
Author:Hannah Shield [Shield, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781957982267
Publisher: Diana Road Books
Published: 2023-11-28T16:00:00+00:00
âFinally.â Jessi ran toward us. âIâm so glad to see you two safe.â She hugged me, the embrace brief but fierce, and then turned to Scarlett. âWhat do you need? Iâve got drinks and sandwiches from the diner. And changes of clothes.â
âI knew you were my best friend for a reason,â Scarlett said.
While Jessi tugged Scarlett over to the waiting room seats, I stepped over to a quiet corner with Aiden and Owen. Virtue was already in a hospital room being examined. Deputy Marsh had gone with her. But the nurses had shooed Scarlett away for the time being so they could treat Virtue in private. Theyâd promised to call Scarlett back in a little while.
âYou sure you want to do this now?â Aiden asked me. âNo offense, but you look like week-old shit. And you smell worse.â
âHarsh,â Owen muttered. âBut true.â
âApologies to your delicate noses. But Iâd rather talk.â
Iâd downed a water bottle on the drive here, and I was used to functioning on no sleep. After the rain, mud, and sweat, I wasnât pleasant to be around if you had a working olfactory sense.
There was also my knee. It hurt like hell, and I needed to ice it. But I was far more concerned with the danger still facing Virtue and Scarlett.
My eyes roved across the waiting room to linger on her. Unlike me, Scarlettâs beauty hadnât been dimmed by the ordeal of the last day. I wanted to check on her. Touch her.
I was hopeless.
âI found Virtueâs younger brother, Toby. Or I should say he found me. Iâll need a new sat phone with my old number, by the way. In case Toby tries to contact me.â
I quickly recounted where Scarlett and I had been for the last day. Aiden had told Owen some of it, but obviously neither of them knew the exact details of how our visit to the compound had gone sideways. âAfter I left Toby, I went to find Scarlett. An elder named Dawson Witkins was trying to intimidate her. I dealt with him.â
Owen folded his arms. âDealt with him?â
âHeâs breathing.â For now. âBut his other friends at the compound werenât happy.â
âSounds like you kicked the hornetâs nest,â Aiden said.
âPretty much. They chased after us, shot out the Jeepâs tire. Road was already slick from the storm. We had to abandon the Jeep and slid down a muddy slope. A few hours after that, we chanced upon the cabin where Virtue was staying. It was lucky, really. We never wouldâve found her otherwise.â
Aiden explained what had happened after heâd followed my GPS signal to Scarlettâs Jeep. Heâd found it by the side of the road, pocked with gunshots, tire blown. And rain-smeared footprints in the mud had led to a steep slope. âWhoever attacked you had already left the scene. I called Owen and told him what was up. We arranged to have the Jeep towed to a repair shop, but couldnât pick up your trail.â
âThere was a quilt in the back of the Jeep,â I interrupted.
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