Reaper by Mina Carter

Author:Mina Carter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2011-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Thoughts swirled around his head as they walked in silence. Whilst they were alone, them being together seemed right, normal. Now, faced with their return to the town, he could reflect on the strangeness of it all and on the strange puzzle she presented. Trouble was, even after the long walk that got him back in sight of the town walls, he was no closer to solving it than he had been when they started.

“Wait. There’s something wrong.”

Instantly Mason slowed his pace and slid her a sideways glance. Everything looked fine. The walls were quiet. Automatically he glanced at the town walls as he approached, looking for damage or smoke that would indicate the town had been over-run whilst he was gone. Nothing was out of place.

“You sure?” Everything looked fine but, after yesterday, he wasn’t going to argue. She had a serious set of non-human skills on her, and he’d be nuts to ignore that.

She stood motionless, her eyes not on the walls ahead, but out of focus, as though she could see something he couldn’t. “Something bad has happened. I’m going to scout around. Be careful.”

Before he could say another word she stepped backwards, and pulled a Houdini on him. Mason looked at the space she’d been just a moment before for a long moment.

“Great. Chicks that disappear. What next?”

With nothing better to do and not wanting to stand around like a lemon with a thumb up his ass, Mason turned towards the town and resettled Andy’s backpack over his shoulder. Disappearing act or not, he knew she was coming back. If only to collect her belongings.

“Morning, Joe,” he nodded to the guard on the outer redoubt as he passed. A man of few words, Joe nodded back and let him pass. Mason didn’t think anything of the long, sweeping glance as he walked by. All his people knew that anyone coming in was suspect. For all they knew he could have run into a Vampire or worse whilst out there and been changed into something else.

There wasn’t a guard on the main gate. Damn it! How many times had he told them to get cover when they had to take a leak? Irritation flashed white hot in Mason’s chest as he stormed down the main street. All he wanted was to make sure they were safe, and they disregarded the most basic safety principles. It was enough to make a guy lose it…

His footsteps slowed as he clocked the crowd outside Val’s bar. His gaze moved from one grim face to the next, noting reddened eyes and tear tracks down dust-covered cheeks. Then he realized the children were gone.

“What happened?”

Stony silence met his question. Dread curled its icy fingers around Mason’s gut as he looked from one stony face to the other. Instead of the warmth he was used to, their eyes were hard and unforgiving. He’d seen that look before. Right before they drew down on something non-human.

“Well come on. I’m no mindreader. Someone tell

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