Inferno (Dragons of Drake's Crossing Book 1) by Amelia Jade

Author:Amelia Jade [Jade, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Obsidian

“Thank you,” he grumped as she finally unlocked the window, allowing him to put it down so he could feel the breeze rush over his head. “Though I still don’t know what I did wrong.”

“If you don’t know, I’m not going to tell you.”

He rolled his eyes, knowing she was just trying to get his goat, more annoyed that it was working than the fact she was doing it. Hollie had the same ability to get under his skin that he had to get under hers. It was…irritating, to not be the best at something. Especially because she didn’t seem like she was even trying.

Hollie pulled off the main road and onto a mountain switchback trail.

“Ow.” The transition wasn’t smooth, and his large frame was already crammed into her vehicle. Every bounce threatened to send his head into the roof, and this one had come through on that promise. He raised a hand and lazily rubbed the affected area.

“Oh shut up. It’s not my fault you decided to switch into this giant human form.”

He snorted. “It’s not exactly a choice. You get what you get.”

“Really? Care to explain?”

His lips stayed closed. It drove her crazy not knowing more about him, and he intended to keep it that way. Perhaps it was cheating, but he would do anything to keep her around, and if that meant taking forever to divulge rather uninteresting information, then that’s what he would do!

“That’s what I thought. Now hold on, this is going to get bumpy.”

He slouched down in the seat moments before the car jolted again, this time saving him from possible brain injury.

“How do you know where to go?” he asked.

“Uh, I grew up here,” she admitted. “Moved away for school and work.”

“Why did you come back?”

“Work.”

She guided them through twists and turns as they worked their way up over a hill and down into a valley between mountains. He hadn’t seen any signs of humans for ages, besides the trail they were on now. A bit farther should suffice to keep them properly hidden from prying eyes.

“It was really a coincidence, truth be told. I didn’t have any intention of it. I follow the work. But my company won the contract to drill this tunnel, and with my skillset I’m rather in demand. So I was able to get it.”

“Understood.”

She brought the car to a halt in the little circle where the road ended. He looked up to see a large metal tower built from poles reaching into the sky.

“It’s a radio tower,” she said. “It sends signals that can be translated into audio.” Her hand reached out and she flicked a button. Music filled the car immediately.

He smiled and nodded, declining to tell her radio and communications were something he’d researched. While it would take some time to get used to, he understood the basic premise behind much of the everyday technology now. Enough that it didn’t seem like magic anymore.

“So, where to now?” he asked.

“There’s a meadow just through there.” She pointed at the trees on the far side of the tower.

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