Sons of Darkness by Gail Z. Martin

Author:Gail Z. Martin [Martin, Gail Z.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, Horror
ISBN: 9781939704849
Amazon: B07K5F1KXF
Goodreads: 42623193
Publisher: SOL Publishing
Published: 2018-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

They didn’t make it to Cooper City that day, although they did stop the zombie mini-apocalypse of Milesburg. Brent and Travis agreed to take two days off to handle their other responsibilities—barring a new looming catastrophe—and head east again mid-week.

Twenty-four hours later, Brent’s cold, acrid coffee settled in the pit of his stomach as he sat on a stake-out, waiting for the suspect to make the drop. His client, Preston Energy, Inc., believed one of its engineers was selling confidential information about its natural gas exploration to a competitor. Fracking had turned the previously worthless land into energy goldmines, and the potential profit involved was more than enough to push desperate men to make dangerous choices.

The stake-out left him time on his hands with nothing to do but think, and his thoughts rehashed the trip to Milesburg, and the fight in the diner. Travis and his Night Vigil are the real deal. Danny was right—I can’t handle whatever this is on my own, he thought. After flying solo for so long, working with a partner again was going to take some getting used to. Still, he’s not too bad—for a priest. Ex-priest. Yeah, right. He might not still actually be wearing the collar, but it’s not really gone.

And what did that make him? Brent knew in his heart he’d never really left behind the Army, the FBI, or the Pittsburgh Police Department. He might have turned in his badge and his ID, but he still did the dirty work, even if his former employers would have struggled to believe that the supernatural foes were real.

Brent blinked and gagged down more coffee. Last night’s dreams had been bad, triggered by the zombie fight and the memories of his butchered family. The only solace had been in that haze between waking and sleeping when he found himself alone on a gray plain with Danny. His brother had hugged him tight, and when he drew back, Brent could see that Danny looked more worried than he ever remembered seeing him in life.

It’s going to get worse, Danny warned. If you don’t stick together, you won’t be able to stop it, and neither one of you will survive.

What do you know? Brent had begged. He’d always wondered whether the dead had access to the secrets of the universe. But Danny just shook his head.

I don’t know how to stop it, Danny told him. I just know you can’t do this alone. And I’m in no hurry for you to join me. So don’t be stupid. Dream-Danny sounded so much like Brent’s memories of his brother that he had to swallow hard to keep back tears.

Can’t promise I won’t be an asshole. It’s what I’m good at, Brent replied with a lopsided smile. But I’ll work with Travis. And we’ll figure out how to stop this thing. I’ll be as careful as I can.

He had expected a smart remark, but Danny was gone, and the alarm ripped away the last vestiges of sleep. Which

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