LIAM (The Rylee Adamson Epilogues Book 2) by Shannon Mayer

Author:Shannon Mayer
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Paranormal Urban Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Hijinks Ink Publishing
Published: 2016-07-12T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

THE JUMP BACK to Mai’s apartment building went as fine as a forty-foot jump with a twenty-foot drop can go. Mai’s apartment was higher, but there was no way we were going to hit the roof. As it was, we dropped a solid twenty-five feet and ended up landing on the second floor. I tossed Levi and managed to land him on a larger balcony, right on a lounge chair that crumpled under his weight. I was able to land so I ended up hanging from the same balcony, but this time I was ready for the sudden stop and didn’t pop either of my shoulders out.

We slipped through the sliding glass door and into the apartment of an older gentleman who didn’t even look up as we passed behind him. His eyes were glued to the TV; a hockey game was playing. As if he were with them on the ice, he flinched and bobbed along with the players as they battled back and forth. To be that oblivious to the world around you, I wasn’t sure if it was a blessing or a curse.

We let ourselves out into the hallway, and I knew where we were headed. The backtrack method . . . if she stuck with it, we would find her at her apartment, I was sure of it.

We made it to the fourth floor with no problem, though we passed a trio of grumbling maintenance men as they headed toward the seventh floor and the jammed elevator. Levi and I shared a look, but said nothing. They were in for a shock when they got the elevator open and three wet, dead ogres tumbled out. Of course, being human, all they would see were oversized men, but still, it was going to be a shock.

The fourth floor was quiet and reeked of ogre, thick and heavy, centering around Mai’s door. It overlapped everything else. Again I knew Mai was smarter than the average ogre. Under the layers of ogre scent, I picked out her signature smell, and the blood that was uniquely hers. At her door, I paused, and then knocked softly. “Mai, we lost them.”

The door creaked open and there she was. Sweat dripped down her face and she clutched at her middle. “I don’t think I’m going to do you much good, Liam. They . . .” She spread her hands so I could see the wound in a quick second before she covered it.

The view of internal organs and intestine was bad, but not insurmountable. “I’ve seen worse.” I stepped in and Levi shut the door behind him, quietly this time. Looked like the kid was learning.

I helped Mai back to her room and laid her on her bed. Around the apartment were signs that there had been a child, and not that long ago. The smell of milk on Mai made more sense now too; the baby hadn’t been gone long enough for her milk to entirely leave her.

An empty crib. Blankets folded on a change table.

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