Darkest Powers 03.5 - Hunting Kat by Kelley Armstrong

Author:Kelley Armstrong [Armstrong, Kelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Short Stories, Horror & Ghost Stories, Fantasy & Magic
ISBN: 9780062127792
Google: FUjBbc35xJQC
Amazon: B005MPELOE
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-03-13T05:00:00+00:00

As I trudged through the forest, I cursed Chad and Neil. Was it just me or was this the stupidest idea ever?

As pissed off as I was, though, I couldn’t help wondering if this separation was my fault. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut when they were sniping at each other. Of course, that would have required industrial-strength duct tape. We’d just escaped bounty hunters. We were running—well, walking—for our lives. And they thought slinging insults was a useful way to pass the time?

No, I couldn’t have kept quiet. If that made them decide to split up, then it was a seriously lame excuse.

Maybe that’s what it had been. An excuse. Not to get away from each other, but from me. Put some distance between themselves and the bloodsucker before she gets hungry.

It didn’t matter. I’d get to a town and I’d call Marguerite, and if the guys were worried about hanging out with vampires, they could call a ride of their own. I’d never see them again. Which was fine. Not like they were my new best buddies or anything.

It had been nice, though, finding other kids from the same experiment. Other vampires. Only they weren’t vampires. Not really. But I guess, in a way, I’d liked the idea of meeting someone who kind of knew what I was going through, who—

I sensed someone close by. Really close by. I wheeled as Neil jogged through the trees. He held up his hands, the gun still tucked in his waistband.

“It’s just me,” he said.

“Did you find something?”

“No.” He waved for me to follow. “Come on. We need to get in deeper before they get here.”

“They’re coming?” I said as I followed him. “Did you tell Chad? We need to—”

“We need to stay as far away from Chad as possible, considering he’s the one who called them.”

I stopped. “What?”

He reached for my elbow and tugged me into the forest. “He’s a plant. I suspected it from the start, but I’m sure now. He’s gone to call them. That’s why he wanted to split up.”

I jerked out of his grasp. “No, you wanted to split up. It was your idea.”

“My thoughts exactly,” said a voice beside us.

Chad lunged from the bushes and charged Neil. He grabbed for the gun, but only managed to hit Neil’s arm. The gun went flying. I dove for it. We all did. I was faster, though, and snatched it up, then backed away, gun wavering between the two. They froze.

I looked down at the gun in my hands, and again, I remembered that fatal shot. But this time the memory passed with only a spark of emotion.

“Who suggested splitting up?” Chad said after a moment. “If there’s a plant here, it’s obviously him.”

“I suggested it to smoke you out,” Neil said. “Splitting up was a stupid idea. Katiana knew that. But you were all for it…because it gave you the excuse to call the bounty hunters.”

“Call with what?” Chad lifted his arms and turned. “Pat me down, Kat.

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