Rush The Game by Eve Silver

Author:Eve Silver [Silver, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: english eBooks
ISBN: 9780062192134
Goodreads: 13571953
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

THE PAIN MAKES ME STUMBLE BACK UNTIL I HIT THE CAVE’S cold rock wall.

“Miki!” Tyrone yells from somewhere to my right.

I don’t take my eyes off the Drau. There’s only one. No backup. I notice things that I didn’t notice before when we were fighting so many of them that all I saw was light; all I knew was fear. The glowing, glassy surface of the Drau’s body . . . I think it isn’t naked skin as I get a good look. I think it’s some sort of suit that covers everything, with openings for its eyes and mouth. There are no nostrils, and I don’t see any ears.

My first shot went wide. I shift my angle and fire again. The Drau is silent as the blackness surges from my weapon; it appears frozen in place by terror. My shot is true, the darkness engulfing my enemy from its feet up. At the last second, the Drau’s eyes catch mine and pain tears at me from the inside out. Then it’s gone, swallowed whole, and the agony wrenches away, leaving my whole body prickling with painful reawakening, like the blood rushing to a limb after it’s fallen asleep.

“Miki!” Luka’s beside me as I drop to one knee, Tyrone right behind him.

I look up and see Jackson a few feet away, his weapon in his hand, pointing to the spot where the Drau stood seconds ago. I terminated it, but if I hadn’t, Jackson had my back, again.

“I’m okay,” I rasp as Luka hunkers down beside me, worry and uncertainty etched in his features.

He studies my face, then offers a faint smile. “Nice shot, but whatever points you gained were more than eaten up by penalty. Sucks to be you.”

I drag in a breath, the pain sharp and bright. By the third breath, it’s easing to a dull ache, more like a bruise than a stab. I turn my wrist and check my con. It’s still mostly green with just a hint of yellow. Not so bad, then.

Jackson strides over and pauses by my side. Then he holds out his hand, and when I take it, he pulls me to my feet. His fingers are warm against mine for a brief second, then he lets go and steps away. Not a word of comfort, just that all-too-brief touch.

“I’ll live, thanks for asking,” I mutter.

“How did you know it was there?” he asks, and even though the question is simple, asked in a low, casual tone, I feel as though there’s a lot riding on my answer.

“I just knew. Instinct, I guess. And back when we got hit by the whole group, I knew to close my eyes before the bright light flashed and I knew to drop to the ground before the first shot was fired.”

“I told you to do those things.”

“You did, but I was already doing them before you said. The longer I’m in the game, the more my instincts seem to be taking over.”

He doesn’t say anything to that, just offers a spare, sharp nod.

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