Killing Land (Rune Alexander Book 8) by Laken Cane

Author:Laken Cane [Cane, Laken]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Laken Cane
Published: 2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

The man following them made no attempts at secrecy. He simply trailed along behind them, stopped when they stopped, and seemed to have no end to his patience.

It was the same truck that had escorted her and Roma out of town.

“Gage Delaney,” Roma said, leaning up from the back seat, “is a liar, Rune. You can’t believe anything he says. He manipulates people. He’s not to be trusted.”

Rune glanced into her rearview, catching Jack’s eye. He shrugged and sent her a quick grin. Roma had hesitated when Jack climbed into the back of Rune’s car, but finally had slid into her seat and stared so hard away from him that Rune was afraid the girl would get a stiff neck.

Raze and the twins had gone together to check out the town. They were only a phone call away, but their absence made Rune uneasy.

Because that dust was in the air, and there was a monster eating people.

And of course Gage Draven Delaney was a fucking manipulating liar. She didn’t need Roma to tell her that. The entire time she’d stood in his house, she’d felt too close to him.

As though his presence was bigger—much bigger—than he was, and he was standing in her personal space. Too close. Just much too close.

She’d wanted him to take his dark knit cap off, because even though it was just a cap, it seemed to somehow hide him.

Maybe that was why he wore it.

Gage Delaney was someone to be careful around. She could feel it. His quick grins, winks, and laidback attitude didn’t fool her.

“He didn’t fool any of you, did he?” she asked.

“Nope,” Jack answered.

“Not even me,” Ellie said, “and God knows I’m the first person to believe what people show me. But Gage…” He shivered. “No. He didn’t fool me. There’s something off about him.”

“He’s not to be trusted,” Roma repeated.

“Roma,” Rune said.

“Yes?” Roma’s voice was quiet. She knew what was coming.

“You cannot kill people because of their words. I don’t care what you think you know. Do that again and I’ll toss you out.”

“But I—”

“Do you understand?”

“Yes, Princess.”

“He makes me uncomfortable,” Rune said, five minutes later.

“Is he human?” Jack asked. “I couldn’t tell.”

She hesitated. Was he? “Me neither—I’d assume he is because the fucking town is made up of humans who dislike Others. And he called me a monster. Just doesn’t sound like an Other. But…”

“But he’s hiding something.”

She nodded.

“He doesn’t want help with the monster,” Ellis said. “Maybe he wants to keep it here.”

“The doctor in the cellar said there are handlers who take care of the monster. How can they handle it, get it back into its…home, but not kill it?”

“These people have to know, but they’re not talking.”

She agreed. “Someone will. There’s always someone in a town willing to talk.”

“Maybe they’re scared,” Ellis said. “I’m sure there are a lot of things we don’t understand.”

“We will,” Rune said, grimly. “Meanwhile, be careful. Especially of Gage Delaney. Human or not, he’s dangerous. I don’t think he misses much. He may suspect we’re going after him once we handle the monster.

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