Djinn Tamer: Starter: A Monster Battling GameLit Adventure (Djinn Tamer - Bronze League Book 1) by Derek Alan Siddoway & AJ Cerna

Author:Derek Alan Siddoway & AJ Cerna [Siddoway, Derek Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: GameLit, djinn
Publisher: Undaunted Publishing
Published: 2019-02-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

To Jackson’s dismay, Briggs disappeared into the crowd. After searching around for almost half an hour, neither he nor Kay could spot the elusive man. Jackson wanted to keep looking, but Kay reminded him they had to go. With the train coming in less than thirty minutes, they headed out of the gravel pit toward the closest stop — almost a fifteen-minute walk away.

“Hey, kid.”

Jackson’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the familiar hoarse voice. He turned around to see Cassius Briggs leaning against a beat-up, rusted pickup truck. In spite of the butterflies in his stomach, Jackson did his best to play it cool.

“What’s up?” he asked. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Kay shoot him a sideways look, clearly wondering why he’d turned into such a tool.

Briggs grinned, revealing a mouthful of straight, bright teeth. The older man shook his head. “Ha! You think you just won the Gold League Championship or something? It was better than your last fight, I’ll give you that.”

Jackson’s first instinct was to reply with some smart-ass comment but Kay’s throat clearing brought him back to his senses. He decided to try another tactic.

“Maybe if I had a coach I could be even better.”

The older man nodded. “Maybe.”

They stared at one another for a long time. Finally, Kay, who only wanted to get back to the rail stop before they missed the last train, cut the silence.

“Oh for crying out loud, you two! Jackson, you know you want him to train you — stop being such a hard-ass!”

Jackson glared at Kay. His face reddened and he looked back at Briggs.

“Are you still looking for a trainer?” the former champion asked.

“I —” Jackson started speaking, but halted almost involuntarily. The deadline for the bank foreclosure loomed in his mind and he nodded. “More than anything.”

Rather than replying, Briggs held up a single finger. Jackson waited, but no explanation followed.

“What’s that?” he asked when he realized no answer from the older man was forthcoming. “I’m assuming that’s a one. That’s a one, right?”

“One condition,” Briggs said. “You do what I say when I say it. No exceptions. I tell you to jump—”

“I ask, ‘how high?’”

“No, stupid kid. I tell you to jump, and you jump. Act first, ask questions later. I don’t need you thinking for yourself unless I tell you. Do we have a deal?”

“Deal!” Jackson said without pause.

Briggs flashed him a smile, one that reminded Jackson of Laila’s Cheshire grin. He wondered what he’d just gotten himself into.

“And that includes betting on matches, got it? You wanna waste time on side bets, then make that your career, not taming.”

Jackson’s stomach dropped slightly, not even realizing that betting was a possibility until that moment.

“Wait, I can do side bets on the matches?”

“Not anymore, you can’t.”

“Right,” Jackson nodded his head in agreement.

“Good.” Briggs held up his watch, tapped a couple of buttons and Jackson’s own watch beeped, indicating he’d received a GPS location. “Meet me there tomorrow morning at noon sharp and we’ll get started.

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