Predominance by Defaz H. I

Author:Defaz, H. I. [Defaz, H. I.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Predominance Novels
Published: 2014-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Mayhem

I STAYED BEHIND, facing the pond, wondering how to break the news to Yvette without freaking her out. After a few minutes of brain-wracking, I realized there was no way she wouldn't freak out, so I decided to just steel myself and tell her.

By then, gray clouds had begun to streak the sky, blown in by the sporadic breeze that had been chasing us all morning. I closed my eyes and let the first drop of rain hit my face, amused by the fact that I could feel it before it actually reached my skin.

I ran back inside as soon as I felt the deluge coming down above me, and hit the door just as the rain began to pour. I was determined to talk to Yvette immediately. I cleaned my shoes on the ancient welcome mat that lay at the front door and walked in, but Sarah intercepted me before I could find Yvette. “I think you need to talk to Damian,” she said, frightened. “He's really freaking me out.”

“Okay,” I answered, confused. A quick glance into the living room made me realize what Sarah was talking about. Damian was loading weapons with Denali. They were standing next to a gun cabinet I'd failed to notice when we first arrived. It seemed that Denali was either a gun collector, or one of those people who prepares for Armageddon. Whatever the case, he was packed. “What the hell's going on?” I asked.

“I've wasted enough time here,” Damian responded aggressively, never taking his eyes from the double-barrel shotgun he was loading. “I have to get to my wife.”

“Whoa! Whoa! Wait a second!” I exclaimed. “You can't just go to your cabin waving guns around.”

“Why the hell not?” He tucked a pistol in the back pocket of the camouflage army pants he was wearing.

“Well, for starters, the place is probably already guarded. We talked about this! These people have orders to shoot us on sight.”

“Not us, Victor.” Damian stared at me as he said these words. He turned to Denali and gave him the kind of look a boss would give to a servant. Head down, Denali walked away. Damian leaned over next to me and whispered, his voice ominous, “I know why they killed that kid back at the Lab. They thought it was you.” He moved back, his face stony. He no longer whispered. “Dr. Walker wants you dead, Victor. Not us. Back in the Lab, we were just bait in order to attract you.”

“And what makes you think that?” I tried to sound as indifferent as possible. I was getting the vibe that Damian didn't like me very much, and to be honest, I was beginning to feel the same way about him. It was nothing personal; on the contrary, it was something I couldn't control. If there's an innate nature in cats and dogs that makes them hate each other, then Damian and I were definitely developing something of the sort.

“I can sense it, Victor.” He gave me a portentous smile.

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