Shadow Twin by Rachel Neumeier

Author:Rachel Neumeier [Neumeier, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00

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Alejandro wanted to go find Natividad. He wanted this very badly. He had to remind himself that he should be worried about Miguel as well, even about Ezekiel, because for him his sister’s fear and distress were palpable. Her fear had eased, but she was still muy molesta.

He turned his head aside, looking away, across the snow-streaked rugged landscape that folded up into mountains to the north and down into flat valleys to the south. The six black dogs—at least they had not lost any more of their people—had gathered in a not-too-compact group outside the witches’ underground hiding place, out in the open air, where the snow hid the worst of the ravages that had cut the earth and broken open the mountain. Carter was carefully wiping the remnants of ashes from his chest and arms with clean snow. Carissa was watching him, her gaze hooded and hard to read. James was watching him as well—pretending not to, but watching. Obviously he was wondering what influence the witch might have over him now, even though the ashes had been wiped away. Maybe Kristoff might suddenly reach out from wherever he was now and take control of Carter.

Probably Carter was wondering about that too. He was pretending not to notice that he was the center of attention, though he could hardly have not known it. He asked abruptly, not quite looking at Carissa, “How about it, huh? What’s it take for that bastard to get his leash on one of us?”

“More than that,” Carissa said after a second. “I think.”

“Huh,” said Carter, and glared at James. Rip drifted a few steps away and turned to gaze out across the landscape, subtly declaring his intention not to get between the two stronger black dogs if there were a fight. That seemed sensible.

James looked away, casually, as though he hadn’t quite noticed Carter’s hard stare. If there were to be a fight, Alejandro was certain James would win it. But there wouldn’t be. The Master would never allow it. Not now.

Carefully not looking at Grayson, Alejandro spoke quietly. Stubbornly. “We should go. Or me, I should go, just by myself. This enemy of Herrod’s, he should learn it is not wise to be Dimilioc’s enemy. I could show him that. Natividad is not so far, I think. I could reach there in not so many hours. Tonight, I think. Late in the night.” He would not mind arriving at that place during the moonlit hours. Daylight and sunlight were not a black dog’s enemies—black dogs were not vampires—but darkness was a black dog’s friend. He would enjoy finding whomever had frightened Natividad and hunting that person down in the dark.

Grayson did not answer at once. Controlling anger at Alejandro’s careful not-quite challenge, or considering what he had suggested, or thinking about Carter and whether the witch might somehow take control of him even now...maybe all of those things.

The Master said at last, “You would most likely find a hardened military installation. You would not be able to enter.

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