Breadcrumbs For The Nasties (Book 1): Megan by Novak Steven

Author:Novak, Steven [Novak, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Quiet Corner Press
Published: 2013-08-05T07:00:00+00:00

12.

I’d never seen a biter before. I’d seen the aftermath of their attacks, but never one in person and never so close. Truthfully, at the time I had no idea that’s what I was looking at. Everything was a monster. Everything wanted to kill me, eat me. At some point, the differences between them no longer mattered. The creature’s eyes remained on Blueeyes, wild and wide, mouth agape. It seemed confused by his very existence.

My traveling companion didn’t move, didn’t blink. His shotgun remained forward, machete at the ready. “What are you talking about?”

The biter grinned. “I think you know exactly what I’m talking about. You’re not one of us, not one of them…” His bony finger pointed in my direction, and I shivered. “Certainly not one of her.”

Blueeyes nudged me backward. He didn’t like what he was hearing, that much was obvious. He didn’t want to hear it anymore. “We’re leaving.”

“Wait!” There was a sense of urgency in the biter’s voice. “Please!” When he took a step forward, Blueeyes took one as well.

There was no subtlety in the maneuver. Blueeyes would not be trifled with. He would not back down from anything, ever.

The creature sensed this as well. It lowered its arms and relaxed its stance, changing tactics. “You will not survive out there. Howlers patrol this area regularly. They’re as much a danger to us as they are to you. Doesn’t matter that they can’t eat us…happy simply killing. They know we’re here and stay away when we’re grouped. If you’re out there, alone, they will find you.” He looked at me for a moment, then back at Blueeyes. “Maybe that doesn’t matter to you, but the girl…her scent will prove…intoxicating.”

I hated that word. I hated the way he said it. I wanted to leave. I didn’t like how he was looking at me, or the army of glowing eyes lurking in the shadows. It felt wrong, everything. I didn’t know why we weren’t leaving. We needed to leave. When I grabbed hold of Blueeyes’ pants leg and tugged, he brushed my arm away.

The biter took a step back, voice softening in a vain attempt to sound more human. “My name is Andrew.”

I didn’t know why he had a name.

I didn’t like him having a name.

Blueeyes shared my feelings. “Don’t care what your name is.”

The features on the biter’s face softened further, eyes dimmed. “You’ve encountered us before. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, am I? You are well aware of how things work. If you weren’t, you’d have fired your weapon already.”

Blueeyes gave him nothing.

The next time Andrew lifted his arm the shadow eyes began to disappear, slowly folding into the black. His expression changed again, almost pleading. “This doesn’t have to end badly.”

Outside the howlers wailed. If Blueeyes heard them, he didn’t let on. His weapon never lowered, not an inch. He was thinking. I had no idea what he was thinking, but he was thinking, planning and putting things together, weighing his options.

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