The Flames: Book 2 of the Feud Trilogy by Kyle Prue

Author:Kyle Prue [Prue, Kyle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cartwright Publishing
Published: 2017-04-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Nine

THE CLIFF

THE PACK

The Doctor looked up at his captors. It was time to crush them in his rattrap. He bolted up suddenly and precisely at just the right angle so that the top of his head collided with the weak spot right under Darius’s chin. Before Rhys could escape, the Doctor used an unforeseen flexibility to slip his cuffs from behind his back, under his legs, and out in front of him. He wrapped the chain around Rhys’s neck and pulled it tight enough to keep him from escaping. Darius, who had been dazed, lifted his arm to strike the Doctor, but there was no way to get a clean swing in. “Move any closer and I will fracture his tiny neck,” the Doctor breathed.

Darius stared him down. “I’m going to crush you, spider.”

The Doctor laughed. “I’ve issued thousands of death threats in my line of work.” The Doctor’s voice was eerily filled with glee. “Advice from a professional: don’t mark someone for dead unless you’re certain you can complete the job.”

From across the room the Doctor could hear Bianca sobbing. Where was Anastasia though? With a start the Doctor realized that she had used his distractions to go looking for his special needles. He heard footsteps approaching from behind and knew that Bianca was charging him in revenge for how he’d treated her beloved. He dodged the first knife and jerked Rhys around so that his shoulder was nicked by the second. Rhys would have cried out if he weren’t being suffocated. This maneuver was enough to distract Bianca and he lobbed a knife from his own arsenal at her. She blocked it, but just barely. “Victor. Take care of her,” the Doctor said without raising his voice.

The Marksman leapt from the rafters and landed on all fours. She turned to face him. “You’re furious,” he noted. “It will make you easy to beat.”

Bianca pulled her last two knives from her belt. “I just watched the person I care most about sacrifice himself.”

“Things would be different if he were smarter,” the Marksman said. “No mercy for fools.”

They clashed, but the Doctor didn’t have any more time to pay attention. The Taurlum was obviously trying to think of a way to free Rhys from his custody. Rhys was passing out and the Doctor lessened his grip. No need to suffocate his newest toy before the fun could begin.

“Hyena,” the Doctor said, “your turn. Take the Celerius to General Carlin.”

The Hyena slid down a banister using his claws to slow the fall. He scampered over to Lilly’s unconscious body but Darius kicked him away. “You’re not taking anyone anywhere.”

The Doctor laughed as he transitioned Rhys’s unconscious body so that it was draped over his shoulder. “I like you, Darius Taurlum. I have something spectacular planned for you. You’re going to die. But you’re going to witness true horror before you do.” He winked his hazel eye and used his free hand to fumble with some chemicals on the table next to him.

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