Sharp Teeth and Bloody Claws (Gray Spear Society Book 12) by Siegel Alex

Author:Siegel, Alex [Siegel, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781304743602
Published: 2013-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Hanley crouched behind a stack of crushed cars. A man wearing a black T-shirt was patrolling the junkyard, and he had a revolver shoved into his pants.

Hanley glanced back at his companions. Ipo, Katie, and Liam were also hiding from the guard. It was a ridiculous situation in a way. All of them were carrying enough weaponry to fight an army, and a single man with a revolver was pinning them down.

Finally, the guard moved on.

Ipo stood up and led the team deeper into the junkyard. Even though he was a very big guy, his footsteps were silent. Marina had drilled all of them relentlessly on silent movement as a crucial skill for a legionnaire. Hanley and Katie were doing pretty well, but Liam kept dragging his feet in the dirt.

The music was getting louder. It had a thunderous drumbeat and a heavy overlay of distorted electric guitar. To Hanley, it sounded like kids messing with instruments they had never learned how to play.

It was coming from a building with rusty, corrugated steel walls and a tarpaper roof. Big openings allowed Hanley to glimpse a packed crowd inside the building. The people were dressed for a party, and many carried clear plastic cups full of beer.

Katie pointed. "Look."

A black pickup truck was parked behind the building, and there were cages in the bed. The team padded over quietly.

The cages contained Pit Bulls, one per cage. All the dogs had suffered some kind of disfiguring injury during its life, and a few wounds looked fresh. Two dead dogs were also lying in the bed of the truck, and they looked like they had been recently mauled. Hanley touched one of the bodies and discovered it was warm.

"Dog fighting." He curled his lip in disgust.

"Let's get a little closer," Ipo said.

The team threaded between wrecked cars as they crept towards the building. Annoyingly bright lights made Hanley feel exposed. Before joining the Society, he hadn't liked darkness much, but lately, he had acquired a taste for it. There was something comforting about a nice, dark shadow.

His palms itched, and he scratched them unconsciously. The patches of irritated skin had a leathery feel.

The team got close enough to get a good look through a window. The building was a warehouse, and tall shelves full of car parts went from floor to ceiling. The party was taking place in an open area between the shelves. Raised seating was arranged in an octagon, and Hanley guessed the dog fighting arena was in the center. There was also a bar with a long line of people waiting to buy beer.

"We need to get in there and look around," Ipo said.

"Dressed like this?" Hanley pointed to his black and gray body armor.

"No." Ipo frowned. "You and Katie will go back to the car, change into civilian clothes, and enter through the front. Pretend to be dog fighting enthusiasts. Mix with the crowd. Try to figure out who's running the show. Liam and I will stay right here and be available as backup.

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