His Father's Eyes by Coe David B

Author:Coe, David B. [Coe, David B.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781476780627
Publisher: Baen
Published: 2015-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

The coyote’s snarls and the snapping of his teeth reached me clearly in the hallway, reminding me—as if I could have forgotten—how flimsy the bathroom door was. The single-wide quaked with the were’s panicked attempts to escape his prison. I hoped he would exhaust himself before he broke a bone or gave himself a concussion.

I pulled out my wallet and managed to extract Jacinto Amaya’s business card while maintaining my grip on the doorknob. I retrieved my flip phone from my jacket pocket and dialed the number he had scrawled on the back of the card.

He picked up after two rings.

“Amaya. Who’s this?”

“It’s Jay Fearsson. Your friend attacked me, and now I have him trapped in his bathroom.”

“Fearsson? What the hell are you talking about? What friend?”

“Gary Hacker.”

“Hacker attacked you? Is he all right? Did you hurt him?”

“I’m fine, thanks,” I said, my voice rising.

“Did you hurt him?” Amaya asked again. Even through the thin connection, I could hear the steel in his tone.

“I made every effort not to.”

“What happened? What did you say to him?”

“Nothing! We were talking about what had been done to him, and I asked about the man who’s been controlling his changes. And at that point we both felt a pulse of magic. Next thing I know, he shifts and attacks me.”

“He shifted? So he attacked you in his animal form?”

“That’s right.”

“Damn.” I heard Amaya exhale, though the sound was nearly drowned out by the snarls and thrashing coming from the bathroom. “Where are you?”

“We’re in Hacker’s single-wide; I have him locked in the bathroom.”

“The bathroom!” Amaya repeated, sounding angry.

“It’s the one room in his place without a window,” I said.

Amaya was silent for so long, I began to wonder if the call had been dropped. But then he said, “Yes, I understand. Thank you, Jay.”

“I don’t know what to do with him,” I said. “He’s trying to get out, and I’m afraid he’ll hurt himself. I’m also afraid that if I leave, he’ll find a way out of the single-wide. There’s no telling what kind of trouble he could get into.”

“Someone cast a spell to make him turn,” Amaya said, still catching up with the conversation. “How did that person know what you and Hacker were talking about?”

“That’s an excellent question. I have no idea. But he did. Or she. Maybe it was the same woman who spoke to me before Solana’s blew up. Listen, Mister Amaya, I can’t stay here all day waiting for Hacker to pass out or shift back to his human form. I don’t know what to do.”

“What makes you think that I have answers for you?”

“He’s your friend. I could have shot him, or used an attack spell on him. I didn’t. But you set up this meeting, and it’s gone to hell. And you hired me to do a lot more than pet-sitting.”

Another pause, and then, “I’ll send a man.”

“Thank you.” I started to close my phone, but heard him say, “Jay.”

“I’m here.”

“They wouldn’t have been watching Hacker.

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