Night World 07 - Huntress by Smith L. J

Author:Smith, L. J. [Smith, L. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub

The sun glittered on the water at the Marina. On Jez's left was a wide str ip of green grass, where people were flying huge and colorful kites, compl icated ones with dozens of rainbow tails. On the sidewalk people were Roll erblading and jogging and walking dogs. Everybody was wearing summer cloth ing; everybody was happy.

It was different on the other side of the street.

Everything changed over there. A line of pinky-brown concrete stood like a w all to mark the difference. There was a high school and then rows of a housi ng project, all the buildings identically square, flat, and ugly. And on the next street beyond them, there was nobody walking at all.

Jez let Morgead take the lead on his motorcycle as he headed for those buil dings. She always found this place depressing.

He pulled into a narrow alley beside a store with a dilapidated sign proclaim ing "Shellfish De Lish." Val roared in after him, then Jez, then Raven with T

histle riding pillion behind her, and finally Pierce. They all turned off the ir motors.

"That's where she lives now; across the street," Morgead said. "She and her mom are staying with her aunt. Nobody plays in the playground; it's too dangerous. But Thistle might be able to get her to come down the stairs."

"Of course I can," Thistle said calmly. She showed her pointed teeth in a gri n.

"Then we can grab her and be gone before her mom even notices," Morgead sa id. "We can take her back to my place and do the test where it's private."

Jez breathed once to calm the knot in her stomach. "Ill grab her," she said.

At least that way she might be able to whisper something comforting to the kid. "Thistle, you try to get her right out to the sidewalk. Everybody else, stay behind me-if she sees a bunch of motorcycles, she'll probably freak. B

ut be ready to gun it when I pull out and grab her. The noise should help co ver up any screams. Raven, you pick up Thistle as soon as I get the kid, and we all go straight back to Morgead's."

Everyone was nodding, looking pleased with the plan-except Morgead.

"I think we should knock her out when we grab her. That way there won't be any screams. Not to mention any blue fire when she figures out she's bein g kidnapped-"

"I already said how we're going to do it," Jez cut in flatly. "I don't want he r knocked out, and I don't think she'll be able to hurt us. Now, everybody get ready. Off you go, Thistle."

As Thistle skipped across the street, Morgead let out a sharp breath. His jaw was tight.

"You never could take advice, Jez."

"And you never could take orders." She could see him starting to sizzle, but only out of the corner of her eye. Most of her attention was focused on the housing building.

It was such a desolate place. No graffiti-but no grass, either. A couple of d ispirited trees in front.

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