Dark Angel's Seduction by I. T. Lucas

Author:I. T. Lucas [Lucas, I. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FOLLOW I. T. LUCAS ON AMAZON
Published: 2017-11-17T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 30: CALLIE

The campus was beautiful. Old trees, large grassy areas, and walkways meandering between the various buildings. Callie had been there before, but it was Brundar’s first time, and she was excited to show him around.

“Where did you go to college?” she asked as they left the administration building. Just as the hacker had promised Brundar, he’d had her registered as Heather Wilson. She’d picked up a bunch of forms even though everything was available online. Tomorrow she would sort through them and fill out everything needed.

“I didn’t.” Brundar turned to look at one of the buildings. “Must be stifling to sit in one classroom or another all day.”

“Not if you’re enjoying the subject you’re studying.”

He shrugged.

Some people were more physical than cerebral, but for some reason, Brundar struck her as someone who was both. Perhaps circumstances had prevented him from pursuing higher education. Not everyone could afford it. Given that he and his brother had been raised by a single parent, money had probably been tight.

Damn it. What if she’d embarrassed him by asking?

“I guess not everyone likes studying,” she offered.

“When I was young, my brother thought I would become a scholar. He said I didn’t have the soul of a fighter. But I proved him wrong.”

There was a note of pride in Brundar’s tone, which was a big deal since he’d rarely expressed any emotion. Apparently, he valued fighting skills more than scholarly pursuits.

Good. It meant he hadn’t been offended by her question. “How long did it take you to master swordsmanship?”

“Centuries,” he deadpanned.

Callie chuckled. “It must have seemed that way.”

“Yes, it did. Endless hours of grueling training. I wanted to be the best.”

“Are you?”

“Yes.”

No hesitation there. Was it the truth or his ego? “Did you win any tournaments?”

He chuckled. “Many. I’m still alive. My opponents are dead.”

Was he joking? No one went to war with a sword anymore. Even if he served during the last one, she doubted he’d killed anyone with a blade. And competitors in fencing tournaments didn’t kill each other, either. He must have been talking about mastering a different weapon.

“You must be very good with rifles and machine guns as well.”

“I am.”

“Which war did you serve in?”

“Not any that you’re aware of.”

A secret war? He was probably a member of some special commando unit that went on undercover missions.

Casting Brundar a sidelong glance, Callie took in his harsh profile, his straight posture, his determined strides. He was a soldier through and through—from the way he talked to the way he thought. It was like he’d never known anything else, and civilian life with all its loose social rules baffled him.

“Did you go to a military high school?”

“No.”

Brundar’s curt tone was a good indication that he was starting to get annoyed with her incessant questioning. She’d overdone it. The trick to getting information out of him was to limit her inquiries and spread them out over time, but once again curiosity had gotten the better of her.

On the one hand, it was frustrating to have to do all this careful maneuvering to get Brundar to lower his shields a fraction at a time.

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