Simon Says by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance
Publisher: Hawk Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-06-04T18:30:00+00:00

Simon kissed her once more and let go, turning away to gaze out the window. He’d almost revealed too much there. The sad, scared look on her beautiful face had made him want to ease her hurt and fear. She had looked so lost. It tugged on his heart and made him want to comfort her.

If the situation wasn’t so urgent, he would march her right back into the house and make love to her until her eyes lost that shadow of apprehension. She was dealing well with a situation in which she was totally out of her depth. He was damned proud of her, but he also wanted to protect her. Make her go back into her house and batten down the hatches until it was safe again. Or better yet, go get a room on base until the terror was over. He wanted her safe. He wanted her happy. He wanted her. Period.

Mariana put the SUV in gear and headed for the gravel lane that led to the neighboring house. He had done reconnaissance on the entire area and was familiar with the layout of each house and outbuilding where the creatures might possibly try to hide. He had found more than one making use of someone’s garden shed in the first few weeks. After he’d dispatched those, the others seemed to have steered clear of such places. They apparently had the capacity to learn from mistakes, which made them even tougher to deal with in the long run.

The one Marine that was left was one he’d been hunting for a long time. This one had been part of a sniper-spotter team. He had been an expert at stealth in life and had demonstrated a propensity for the same now that he was…something else. He’d also been one of the original test subjects. He’d died honorably in battle, only to have his body experimented on after death to become a thing of nightmares. Nobody deserved that.

As they made their way down the lane, Simon decided to share a little more information with Mariana. She had already faced two of the creatures, and they might be walking into the lair of a third. She deserved to know what he’d learned and observed during his time in the field hunting these creatures. Plus, it would help him organize his thoughts to bounce them off her. She had always challenged him intellectually, and he respected her knowledge and ability to reason things out.

“They’re able to learn simple things.” He could tell he had surprised her by speaking. She listened attentively even as she navigated the narrow gravel lane. “Luckily, the more complex operations, like using firearms, seem to be beyond them.”

“Thank heaven for that, at least. I can only imagine a platoon of zombie Marines able to use Uncle Sam’s artillery against an unsuspecting populace. Talk about a nightmare.”

She caught on quick. He really enjoyed that about her. “They can use simple weapons like sticks and such. The knowledge of anything more mechanical than opening a door seems to have disappeared along with their humanity.

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