Dying Wish: A Novel of the Sentinel Wars by Shannon K. Butcher

Author:Shannon K. Butcher [Butcher, Shannon K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, paranormal, Fiction, General, Fantasy, Usernet, C429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781101576892
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2012-03-05T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Jackie had hoped for something to distract her from missing Samson, but facing a cave was not exactly her first choice.

Iain drove the SUV over a rutted, barely discernible path and parked it. Even from inside the car, this place felt familiar. There had been leaves on the trees when she’d been here last, not only the first buds of spring. It hadn’t been nearly as windy, and it had been much, much warmer.

“I’ve been here before,” said Jackie. “It was the second cave they held me in.”

“Are you sure?”

The things she’d seen were not those easily forgotten. Even from a few yards away, she could see the gaping hole in the ground, hidden only partially with brush. The slope of the land obscured it from anyone more than fifty feet away, making it an excellent place to hide.

They’d passed a collapsing farmhouse on the path here, and the skeletal remains of a barn. No one had lived here for a long time. Whoever owned this land probably had no idea it was infested with demons.

It made her want to research county records and make a few phone calls to warn people to stay away. Of course that was only going to make her sound crazy, and possibly even bring people here to check out her insane claims.

“This is a scouting mission only,” said Iain.

“What does that mean?”

“It means we’re not here to fight unless we have to. I’m going to go in and see if I can find that Synestryn breeding demon you were talking about, and then I’m going to come right back out.”

“And what am I going to be doing?”

“Sitting in the car, all safe and warm. You’ve done your part already, identifying the cave. If you run into trouble, throw up a shield—which you know how to do—and I’ll be here as fast as I can.”

“How will you even know I’m in trouble?”

“I’ll know. I’ll feel your fear.”

“You’re in my head? I told you that I didn’t want—”

“It’s not something I’m doing. Your emotions flow into me. I can’t help but feel them.”

“I don’t like it,” she grumbled.

“I’m not exactly a fan, myself, but we’re stuck with it for the time being. We’re both going to have to learn to deal.”

Iain got out of the SUV and went to inspect the cave entrance. As he was walking back, the headlights hit him, shining off his black leather jacket. He showed no fear, even though he was about to descend into a pit of monsters. His walk was steady and determined, his powerful thighs bunching beneath his jeans with every step.

He opened the rear hatch and started to rummage through the gear. Cold wind whipped through the SUV, sucking away all the heat that had built up inside. Jackie shivered, closing the front of her new coat to ward off the chill.

She didn’t like this at all. She wasn’t the kind of person who sat around and let others do the work. What if he ran into trouble? That cave could be filled with dozens of demons, even hundreds.

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