Brotherhood of the Fallen by TJ Green

Author:TJ Green [TJ Green]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mount0live Publishing
Published: 2024-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Shadow avoided the locked room, and instead headed into the one next to it.

Its plaster work was crumbling, and the paint was faded, but one tall window looked out onto the small dock beyond. Two huge doors took up the rest of the space. It was a place to unload supplies. She crossed the floor silently and edged to the window.

Two men stood talking quietly as they overlooked the river. If she could open the doors, she could kill them easily, but the locks looked clunky and rusted, and no doubt that would make a noise. Perhaps that wouldn’t matter, she reflected. But where was Ash?

Worried for his safety, she studied the shadows beyond the window. She doubted the men would have caught him off-guard, but where was he? The area was full of old crates, mouldering bits of rope, and other water-related paraphernalia. Fortunately, the men weren’t looking in her direction at all. Plus, the windows were grimy, and the room was dark behind her. She pressed her face to the glass, peering to either side, and finally spotted a figure coiled in the corner.

Ash.

There was no way she could attract his attention. Any minute now, the men would be asking questions about what was going on upstairs. As she watched, one reached for his phone, and she heard the ringtone in the room next door. Herne’s hairy bollocks! It belonged to the man Niel had knocked out. And it rang and rang and rang. The man turned, confused, and Shadow realised that he could hear it outside.

Not entirely sure what would happen, but fearing he might call for support, she acted quickly. She smashed the window with the butt of her dagger, and both men whirled around. She threw her knife at the man on the phone, and her blade plunged into his chest, killing him instantly. But before she could attack the second, Ash leapt from behind the crates and killed him after a very quick, muffled struggle.

Ash hauled the man behind the crates, and Shadow leapt through the broken window, helping him dispose of the other.

“I should have known it was you, Shadow. I was listening to them!”

“He could have been about to call for help!”

“You don’t know that!”

“Oh, come on, the odds are strong. We’ve killed everyone except a captive. We do not want more turning up.”

Ash paused, hands on hips as he surveyed the Grand Canal, but no one was paying any attention to their shadowed dock, deep under the overhang of the floor above. Shadow checked the dead man’s phone, but it had stopped dialling, and she shoved it in her pocket.

“I guess not,” Ash finally said. He lifted his chin, gesturing to the upper floors. “All dealt with?”

“Just the one next door that Niel punched unconscious. Want to help me take him upstairs? We have a lot of questions he could answer.”

He nodded. “Oh, yes. I have lots of questions, too.” And with that enigmatic response, he led the way back in through the broken window.

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