Scourge: V Plague Book 14 by Dirk Patton

Author:Dirk Patton [Patton, Dirk]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00

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The party lasted long into the night. After what Lucas and I had experienced with the seagulls, Commander Sherman put two of his SEALs on watch, one on the roof of the hangar, the other the main house. They were constantly scanning with thermal imagers to provide an early warning if any animals, flying or walking, approached. I didn’t envy them their assignments.

Somewhere around 0300, Rachel and I called it quits and headed for a small outbuilding where Ziggy had made up a bed for us. I’d had my fair share of Foster’s and was a little unsteady, leaning on Rachel. Dog walked beside me, ignoring Lucas’s mutts as they raced circles around us. They finally gave up and went off to find something more interesting than two buzzed humans and an aloof German Shepherd.

We undressed quickly, but the excitement of the day, combined with too much food and drink, did me in. I was asleep about three seconds after my head hit the pillow. Other than a couple of sharp elbows and several mumbled complaints about snoring, I didn’t remember anything else.

When I woke, it took several minutes for my fuzzy brain to remember where I was. Rachel lay next to me, covers thrown off to expose her nude body. She didn’t stir as I sat up and nearly fell off the edge of the bed. Okay, so maybe calling my condition when we to bed as buzzed wasn’t doing it justice. But right now, I didn’t care. All I knew was that I had one hell of a hangover.

Still seated on the mattress, I put my elbows on my knees and leaned forward to rest my pounding head in my hands. Eye closed, I gulped air, trying to keep my stomach from going into full rebellion. I managed to get it under control and sighed a deep breath after Dog stuck his wet nose against my head. He wanted to go out.

Grumbling, I stood, swayed dangerously for a second, then looked around for my clothes. They were on the floor at the foot of the bed, but I was processing things in slow motion and it took a bit for me to recognize them, then even longer to figure out which pair of pants were mine. It didn’t occur to me until after I’d already pulled them on that all I had to do was pick the larger pair.

Dog was dancing with impatience by now, looking between me and the door. I reached for my shirt, but came up with a bra. Dropping it back on the pile, I said the hell with it. I’d survive taking Dog out without a shirt, so I grabbed my boots and stumbled to the door.

When I opened it, the brilliant sunshine and heat of the Australian day nearly knocked me down. The small building was dark inside, the air conditioning keeping it a comfortable temperature, and I wasn’t prepared for the assault of nature. Dog didn’t care, slipping through the opening and racing off to take care of what he needed to do.

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