Laying Down the Lawman by Alex Bowman

Author:Alex Bowman [Bowman, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Amazon: B0093043N8
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2012-08-26T12:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Jason rushed to capture the man but was nowhere quick enough to apprehend him. The guy hauled ass, running out of both his and Graeae’s reach easily. The figure looked human enough, but moved with an ethereal grace and speed that was pointedly not human. No man on Earth could run that fast. Graeae leapt at the figure before he could get out of the door and tackled him to the ground, surprising Jason. The Captain landed atop the guy. Pinned to the ground, the male settled, a stream of curses coming from his lips in a language Jason didn’t understand as Graeae settled more of his weight on him.

Jason holstered his gun and ran over to Elia, who seemed to be rousing. Kneeling beside him, Jason helped Elia sit up and checked him over. Worry had filled him as he’d seen the man heading straight for Elia. His initial concern had been for Elia not to be hurt versus worrying about the stranger getting away. The reaction humbled him for a moment. Elia was starting to get under his skin.

Raising three fingers before Elia, he eyed the male. “How many fingers am I holding up?”

“I’m fine, Jason.”

Jason eyed the bruise and cut on Elia’s forehead. He brought a hand to it to dust some of the hay and dirt from the spot. His eyes met Elia’s at the touch and heat spread through him as fire was returned in the gaze looking back at him.

“I’m not fine, Elia. I haven’t been since I met you.”

He watched Elia swallow roughly. “Is that good or bad?”

Jason was quiet for a moment. “Good. I think. But the jury’s still out.”

“Jason!” Graeae screamed as the man below him began to fight again, flipping Graeae on his back and straddling him. The man landed a punch to Graeae’s face before jumping up and running out the open barn door. Jason gave chase through the failing light. A few paces in, the man disappeared into thin air. Slowing to a stop, he heard Graeae running to meet him.

“Dammit!” Graeae began to open a threshold, as if he were connecting to whatever it was that the man had vanished into, but the portal wouldn’t open completely. “I wasn’t close enough. I lost him.”

“What was he?” Jason was so new to this world. Men didn’t just disappear into thin air. At least none of the ones he knew so far.

“He appeared part Fae. But he didn’t dress or speak like a Fae being, so I’m not sure.”

“So, you just got your ass beat by a fairy?” Jason said the words aloud before thinking and looked to the demon, hoping he hadn’t pissed him off. Jason really didn’t want to contend with that energy ball they seemed to be able to manifest whenever they wanted.

The stoic demeanor Graeae seemed to carry around was intact. There was no anger or any other emotion there. Graeae had never shown any emotion around him except mild scorn.

Then a smile seemed to play with the male’s lips, but was gone before Jason was sure it ever existed.

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