Ghost and Guardian: Part One: Lord by Sanan Kolva

Author:Sanan Kolva [Kolva, Sanan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-23T22:00:00+00:00

I have a perfect shot at him from here. Dammit, how could I have been so stupid as to leave my gun in the house?

Hakon glowered at Lucian and glanced to the bone man. “That’s him. The guy who ran off with the girl we was gonna give you.”

Lucian plucked an insect off the rim of the well and watched it creep across his fingers. Without even looking back at the intruders, he asked. “What business do you have here?”

“You took somethin’ that didn’t belong to you, and we’re gonna take it back,” Hakon sneered.

“Should I remember you?” Lucian asked, dismissive. “I’ve seen enough scum in my days, why would you matter to me?”

The bone man spoke. “You took a girl before the promised tribute could be paid. The debt remains, and we have come to collect it.”

Hakon laughed. “If you haven’t sold her off yourself. Hmm, nah, you probably got other uses for pretty young girls. And pretty young boys as well, if rumors is true.”

Devin stiffened beside Cylin.

If Hakon expected anger, Lucian disappointed him. “Ah. You’re one of the slimeballs who tried to carve Cylin’s face to sell to the bone men. I told you that you’d be wise to leave me alone. Clearly, you’re no smarter than you look.”

While Hakon fumbled for a response, the bone man laughed. “You have hidden well, lord of the forest. The tales claim you have hidden an entire village under these boughs. I seek only the one promised us. The underlings will no doubt expect some of the conquerors’ share from the rest of the village, but if you comply, I will ensure their lusts are restrained.”

Lucian didn’t flinch. His voice was cold and hard. “You won’t leave here alive.”

“That is your answer? A pity.” The bone man nodded to the thugs. “Aim for something not fatal. We shall make use of him.”

Cylin gasped as the crack of gunfire erupted. Devin gripped her shoulder tightly.

Lucian didn’t move. The two thugs who’d circled to either side of him fell on the ground, writhing and bleeding. Lucian looked to one side, then the other, then back to the bone man. “I’m not good at ‘not fatal’ when someone shoots at me.”

The remaining men gaped at him, then began firing. Lucian strode toward them, bullets veering and curving around him. In a pause while they frantically reloaded, Lucian spoke, voice tight with fury. “You think I’ll allow you to attack my home, threaten my people, and succeed? You will take nothing from here. Not even your lives.”

In a sudden burst of movement, he rushed one of the men. Grabbing the barrel of the man’s rifle, Lucian bent it up and back so that it pointed at its wielder. “Did you think the rumors about me were lies and foolishness? Or did you listen to them at all?”

The man’s mouth opened and closed without sound, like a fish out of water. Lucian raised a hand, fingers curled like claws as if he intended to tear the man’s eyes out.

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