The Dead by Donna Augustine

Author:Donna Augustine [Augustine, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BA
Publisher: Strong Hold Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-04-19T23:00:00+00:00

17

Dax was waiting in the hall when I walked out of Jacob’s cabin, looking both satisfied and pissed at the same time. It was the most perfect silent expression of you started this fight but did you really think you’d win against me? I’d ever seen.

It was a mouthful of a look, but I recognized it. I’d used it myself in the past, back when I’d been someone who believed in happily ever afters and was a connoisseur of a great expression. But even then, I’d never been able to nail that one as good as he did.

Most of the emotions I felt these days I preferred not to display. Like the mixed one I was having now, something close to elation that he was back and utter terror of his closeness at the same time. I’d moved on. It had been painful, was still painful, or had been until he’d shown up, but I would’ve gotten over it if I had enough time. I was sure of it. That feeling of having a gaping hole had been an adjustment period. Now he was back and I didn’t know whether I should hug him or try and push him overboard.

He was pissed. I’d left him without so much as a note, and that was going to buy me some time. He’d keep me at arm’s length even if I couldn’t stay away from him. Because if he started kissing me the way he had back at the Rock, I might not be me soon. I’d be following him around like a puppy, weak and vulnerable, and I didn’t have time for that. I had a world to save. No, he’d keep his distance, because he didn’t like me very much right now, and that was a good thing even if it didn’t feel like it.

“Are you going to walk me to our cabin or are we going to stand outside of Jacob’s for a while longer?”

Yeah. There was no denying it. The situation between us was going to be ugly for the foreseeable future.

I started walking toward my cabin and paused outside the door. “Stay right where you are,” I told him as I opened the door to my small space.

“What—”

“Do what I do,” I said, stepping in front of him. “Step over this.” I pointed to a spot on the floor where I had a trip wire that would release a knife. It was set up so it would swing down in an average man’s groin area. “Now duck here.” I pointed to another fine filament that was nearly invisible in the daytime but impossible to see at night. “This one is lethal. I figured if they didn’t take the hint with the first warning, they deserved what they got.”

I waved my hand about the five-square-feet space left in front of the bunk. “This area’s safe.”

He tossed his bag down, not looking any happier than he had a few minutes ago, maybe worse.

His eyes were as hardened as I’d ever seen them.

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