Storm Girl by Ben Mason

Author:Ben Mason [Mason, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

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Leon had been “exploring” Lee’s house with the help of said hostess when he heard Katie scream. Stumbling out of the closet he zipped his jacket up and unholstered his gun. Weariness drained out of him as he felt his old friend adrenaline spike.

He hated to admit it, but he had been aching for people to come after them. He didn’t like sitting around and being passive.

Behind him Lee pulled out a small remote and pressed a button. Shutters started closing over the windows. Leon cocked an eyebrow?

“What? Mad scientist over here.”

He gave her a once-over, stopping and appreciating certain parts longer than others. “With that outfit?”

“Okay, I’m a mad scientist with style. We can’t accessorize?” She said, challenging him to deny it.

“No, you look great. They look great. I–I’ve lost to much blood to try thinking about this.”

She shot him a grin as she reached out to squeeze his free hand.

“It’s the police!” Grady rushed up to meet them. In his hands was a Remington pump action shotgun he had pulled from his RV. He had gotten so excited, talking about using his 2nd amendment rights to stop government overreach that Leon hadn’t had the heart to tell him how useless it was going to be if Kessler and the rest of Black Prism got there. Then again, judging from where Grady’s eyes were, or from his white knuckle grip, he may have gotten it to to use on Leon.

Grady racked a shell as they moved toward the door. Checking the peephole,Leon saw they were outnumbered. There were a few choices on the table and most of them ended in blood. All of them were dangerous.

“Here,” he said, handing his guns to Lee.

“You’re going out there?” She whispered.

“I have to. If I wait any longer Katie will get down here and try to stop me. Maybe she has her powers under control and can show them. Maybe. If she doesn’t we’re either going to be on the hook for a bunch of dead cops, riddled with bullets, or thrown in a hole never to be seen again. And if we wait any longer we’re going to have to face federal reinforcements.”

He gave her a kiss before she or Grady could do anything. “I know it’s stupid. Wish me good luck.”

“Good luck, stupid.”

Opening the door, Leon held his hands up. A dozen guns trained on him. A large man with the name Miyamoto on his badge walked up toward the front steps, his gun held steady out in front.

“You giving yourself up, special agent Stanfield?

“Sort of,” Leon said. His mouth was suddenly dry. It wasn’t that these people were capable of killing him. He had been in those kind of situations before. It was that he wasn’t capable of killing them back. Feeling helpless was not a fun experience.

“I don’t suppose if I told you that the girl and I are running from a large government conspiracy you’d believe me?”

“Is the conspiracy that they don’t understand the depth of your love?”

“No sir, it is not.

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