Blood Mage (Dark Impulse Book 1) by Edmund Hughes

Author:Edmund Hughes [Hughes, Edmund]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-03T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

The shower was running, and the only illumination on in the house came from the sliver of light escaping from under the bathroom door. The interior was small, basically just a combination living room and dining room with a few bedrooms attached to it.

Jack moved slowly and silently, taking in the relevant details. The carpet was stained in places and had a strange smell. Several empty baggies were scattered across the living room table, along with a syringe and a few rubber bands. Apparently, the heroin epidemic had not spared Lestaron Island’s remote community.

It fit with what he’d already suspected and made him fear for the life of the woman he’d saved the night before even more. He could picture a couple of junkies going to extreme measures rather than having to face up to what prison would mean for them and their addiction. Especially ones who already had a proven penchant for violent crime.

The shower turned off. Jack took silent steps across the floor, positioning himself directly to the side of the bathroom door. He waited, feeling a little unsure of how to approach what came next.

The door opened, and the female mugger stepped out into the living room, wearing only a towel and humming a song to herself. She cleaned up surprisingly well. Her dark hair was short, a little longer than a pixie cut, and it left her neck completely visible. Jack could smell her, too, and it was a nice scent. Not as nice as Katie or Ryoko, but feminine, with an intriguing, peach-like edge to it.

“Don’t scream,” he said, in a quiet voice.

The woman froze. To her credit, she didn’t scream. Jack could read her body language. She was either about to attack him, or about to grab a weapon.

“It’s not going to end well for you if you do anything stupid,” he said.

The words felt natural, and so did the role he’d fallen into. He was a predator, and she was his prey. He’d watched and waited and set a trap for her, all in a manner that would have been incomprehensible to him back before being given the Embrace by Mira. He was a little unnerved by how easily he was able to roll with it.

“Did… did Rufus send you?” asked the woman, her voice shaky. “I told him that I’d have his money by the end of the week. I still have a few days. I’ll get it, I swear.”

“Turn around,” said Jack.

The woman slowly turned around. She had a scar on her face, and there was a glassy dullness to her eyes that made her look almost like an old children’s doll.

“Do you recognize me?” he asked.

The woman shook her head. He shouldn’t have been surprised by that. It’d been dark out, and she didn’t have the same level of night vision that he did.

“What happened to the woman?” asked Jack.

“I don’t know what you’re—”

“The woman from last night,” said Jack. “The one that you tried to mug. The one that nobody has been able to find today.

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