The Boy who Lit up the Sky (The Two Moons of Rehnor, Book 1) by J. Naomi Ay

Author:J. Naomi Ay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, paranormal romance, fantasy series, science fiction romance, space adventure, romance adventure, paranormal abilities, science fiction series, fiction fantasy epic

Chapter 12

Taner

I was reading a book in the living room one evening, lamenting my lack of a social life that did not include twelve year old boys when Berkie came out of the bedroom.

“I'm gonna throw up,” he announced and ran into the bathroom. I followed him and stood for a moment while he heaved everything in his stomach into the toilet. I wasn't sure what else to do other than wet a cloth and wash his face.

“I want my mum,” he said.

“Ok,” I replied. “Why don't we get you back to bed and I'll ring your mum to come over now.”

“I don't want to go back in there,” he said, pointing at the bedroom.

I gazed at the bedroom door. Senya had been so good these last few months. I had a sick feeling it was all about to end. “Is Senya in there?”

Berkie shook his head no.

“Ok,” I replied and settled him on the sofa with a blanket. I rang Loman and told him to come get his son and asked for backup. Then I went into the bedroom. No, Senya was definitely not in his bed. No problem, he's chipped now, right?

Loman came in with a transponder and two of our guards.

“He's in the bedroom,” Loman said, reading the screen.

“He's not,” I replied. “I was just there.”

“The chip's in the bedroom,” Berkie whispered.

Loman and I raced back into the bedroom with the transponder only to discover that a very bloody wet chip was sitting on the window ledge.

“Berkan!” Loman hollered. “How did this get here?”

Berkie stood in the doorway pale as a ghost and looking like he was about to throw up all over again.

“He took it out.” Berkie burst into tears. “With a blade.”

“Blessed Saint,” Loman mumbled.

I looked out the window at the dark beach. The Child Moon had risen, and the sky was full of stars. Without the transponder, finding Senya in the forest, assuming he went that direction, would be nearly impossible. Of course, finding him back in Old Mishnah might be even more difficult.

“Why'd he do it, Berkie?” I asked, walking him back to the sofa.

“Where'd he get the knife?” Loman demanded.

Berkie shrugged. “From nowhere,” he sniffed. “The same nowhere that he gets all the stuff he wants.”

“Did he say where he was going?” I asked.

Berkie shrugged again. “He said he was hungry.”

“Didn't you guys just have pizza an hour ago?”

“He didn't want pizza,” Berkie replied and then took a big gulp of air. “He said he needed something fresh.”

“Fresh?” Loman said.

“He said I wouldn't like it, so I wasn't to come with him.”

“Fresh like alive?” I asked. "And bloody?"

Berkie shrugged again. “Can I go back to bed now? Will you take that thing away?” He pointed at the chip.

“Go back to bed,” Loman agreed and I wrapped the chip in a handkerchief while he tucked his son in.

Loman and I and the two other guards prepared to head out. It was clear but bitterly cold as we were in the midst of winter, a few weeks from the cusp of spring.

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