Strain of Vengeance ( Bixby Series Book 3) by Michelle Bryan
Author:Michelle Bryan [Bryan, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-01T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
Luke is the first to move. Discarding his jacket, he rips off his outer T-shirt and kneels beside Jonesy whoâs tugging at the dead thing hanging from his neck.
âJonesy donât pull it out, man. Itâll do more damage. Thereâs a doc at the farm. Just hold on until we get there.â
He bundles his T-shirt against Jonesyâs neck, covering the bloody wound. Jonesy nods and lifts his meaty hand to hold the shirt in place. At least he understands and isnât in complete shock. Unlike the rest of us.
âWhat the fuck just happened?â Gordo whispers from behind me, his fingers still digging into my shoulders. I realize heâs been the one holding me back from slipping out of the truck along with Morley. I pat his hand in thanks.
âItâs okay, kid. You can let go now.â
He loosens his grip. I wince, knowing thereâs going to be bruises tomorrow. But at least Iâm still in one piece. Not like poor Morley.
I push myself back, still on my ass, so Iâm looking Gordon in the eye. He stares back, the freckles popping from his pale skin.
âWhat the hell was that, Bix? I ainât ever seen leeches act like that. The way they tore Morley apartâ¦â He gulps hard, blinking at me.
I wipe a hand over my cheek and swallow my revulsion. âI really donât know.â
His gaze flits to Sam. âSam? You got an answer? Is this what you meant when you said last night they wanted us dead? âCause those bastards back there,â Gordo says, pointing to the horde still off in the distance. âThey wanted us dead. Not as food. D-E-A-D.â
I groan and roll my eyes. No, kid. Now is so not the time to say that. I hope everyoneâs still in too much shock to pay any mind to Gordon, but of course, Dom, the voice of reason, overhears.
âWhat do you mean by what âSam said last nightâ? Do you and Bix know something you didnât tell us? Again?â He glares at me, but I refuse to take the bait.
Instead, I glance at Luke as he shrugs back into his jacket, looking for his lead on how to handle this. He stares around at everyone in the truck bed. Itâs filled with mostly our people and Kipâs people. None of the children were put into this truck or any of Morleyâs crew. They, at least, were spared the sight of what we just experienced. He nods to himself, his decision made.
âLast night, Sam told us something new. Most of you are already aware of his connection to the leeches. For those of you that arenât, Sam can detect the queen leeches when they are near and sometimes hears them in his head.â He ignores the uneasy murmuring that starts up at this juicy tidbit. Iâm thankful he leaves out the part about Sam being controlled by them. âLately, heâs been having images of a leech in charge, one that appears to be in control of all the others. This top gun is aware of us.
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