Electric Night (A Raven Investigations Novel Book 5) by Stacey Brutger

Author:Stacey Brutger [Brutger, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Raven stood frozen, flabbergasted by Randolph’s unexpected appearance, struggling with the ramifications. She waited for him to attack, and braced herself, expecting his power to slam into her at any second. Static sizzled under her skin, and she curled her hands into fists to keep from striking first.

“What are you staring at?” She flinched when he reached into the elevator and roughly dragged her down the hallway. “Someone needs to teach you some manners.”

When she heard a masculine chuckle, she was surprised to find Igor leaning against the wall. She’d been so focused on Randolph that she hadn’t sensed him at all—a costly mistake that could have gotten her killed.

Electricity crackled in the air between her and Randolph, and his grip tightened on her in warning. When she wasn’t filleted alive, she scrambled to pull the energy back. Every step was agony as the voltage settled in her bones, until they felt so brittle she was afraid they would snap.

The human giant trailed beside her. “They’re always defiant when they first arrive. She failed her task.” He cracked his knuckles, his muscles flexing, eying her like he was trying to find where he would place the first blow. “It’s up to us to show them cooperation is best.”

By the time they hiked up three stories and stood outside her room, she’d regained some of her composure, and followed Randolph’s lead. Igor unlocked the door. When Raven went to step into her cell, Randolph shoved her so hard, she flew across the room and crashed into the wall. The impact knocked the air out of her lungs.

She turned on wobbly legs, her hand going to her head. She winced when she encountered a growing lump, her fingers coming away bloody. When he followed into the room after her, she automatically backed away, not all of her fear feigned.

The two of them mixed like oil and water.

Even their magic, when combined, was combustible.

If he ever truly decided to attack, she wasn’t sure if either one of them would survive. The uncertainty was the only reason he hadn’t tested himself against her sooner. He grabbed the door without looking behind him, the industrial metal clanking loudly as he pulled it shut.

Neither spoke until they heard the guard’s footfalls fade.

“The others?”

“I’m here alone.”

Raven was both relieved and uneasy. “What happened?”

“When the soldiers finally left, the group remained scattered and hidden. I had a choice to follow your trail or risk losing it.”

He meant her energy signature.

She shouldn’t be surprised that he could pick up on it, since they had similar capabilities. That he knew enough about her to track her was disturbing.

It meant he’d been studying her a lot longer than she suspected.

Raven ignored the pounding in her head, wishing she could collapse on the bed, but didn’t dare risk showing weakness in front of Randolph. “How did you get inside?”

“I caught one of the orderlies out smoking.” He shrugged, glancing around her cell in curiosity. “We talked.”

Raven raised a brow, and he amended.

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