Shattered Soul by Carly Fall

Author:Carly Fall [Fall, Carly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carly Fall, LLC dba Westward Publishing

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An hour later, he finally caught up with Jovan in their designated meeting spot—a small diner in their grid. He’d just ordered pancakes and eggs when the male walked in and sat down across from him in the bright purple booth.

“Did you catch him?”

“No.”

“Fuck. What happened?”

Jovan looked at the waitress behind the counter. “Can I get some coffee, eggs, sunny side up, two sides of bacon, and a side of sausage?”

She nodded and went in back to put the order in.

Jovan then turned his gaze on him, his eyes bloodshot from the contacts he wore.

“I ran him down for blocks. The fucking coward found someone else to hide behind. But that time, we were close to the Black Cuff, and I knew things would only get worse.”

“And?”

“He said if I quit chasing him, he’d quit killing people … for the night.”

“Sweet Jesus, Jovan.”

“I know. I told him I would stop.”

“And?”

“And he slit her throat.”

Titus sat back in his chair as Jovan stared at the table.

“I’m so tired of this war, Titus. I’ve been dealing with this shit for over two hundred years. How do you even begin to understand someone like that? How do you try to reason with them when civilians are involved?”

Titus shut his eyes for a moment, then looked at Jovan. “I don’t think you can.”

Jovan met his gaze, his face hard. “Exactly. We’re caught in such a fuck-all spot. We want to save the humans; yet, when we do chase a Colonist down, they escalate. Did either female live tonight? I don’t fucking know. What I do know is that I’m tired of this shit. I’m done watching people die.”

Titus understood his frustration. He’d only had a small taste of the Colonist activity on Earth, and his annoyance boiled. After two hundred years? He couldn’t imagine what scars would be left on one’s psyche. A wave of defeat rolled through him as his thoughts turned back to poor Mary in the alley. It had simply been a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. If she’d waited a mere two minutes to take out the garbage, she’d be tucked back inside her apartment, maybe having a glass of wine and watching television, or eating a bowl of popcorn while talking on the phone. She’d be alive, and hopefully enjoying her life. Their paths never would have crossed.

But, as he had quickly learned, that was the way of life. Small, simple decisions could have a catastrophic effect on one’s existence. He could almost guarantee that Mary hadn’t thought about being stabbed before stepping out to dump the trash.

He said nothing to Jovan—no words of solace or encouragement, because he also felt defeated and frankly, the situation seemed completely hopeless.

They sat in silence for a few moments, his heart heavy. He wondered if Mary had lived. There must be away for Blake to hack into the hospital computers and find out. Hell, he connected to the back end of almost every database, including a fantasy football league, so it shouldn’t be too much trouble.

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