The Onyx Talisman by Pandos Brenda

Author:Pandos, Brenda [Pandos, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance Speculative Fiction
ISBN: 9780984983506
Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“Julia Katherine Parker!” Dad barked, his famous sleeper wave eyebrows pinning me to where I sat on the edge of my bed, far away from ET ears. “I didn’t say go find the venom dealers. You killed eight of their people.”

I gaped at Dad. “How do you know already?”

“We’ve got the whole place under surveillance. Now they’re all in a panic and probably ready to leave tonight.” Dad paced the floor.

“How the heck was I supposed to know? I just saw the sign and walked in.”

He splayed his hand over his forehead and mumbled. “What am I going to do? We have to hurry and get everyone assembled to go in before sundown. We can’t risk losing him again.” He turned and pointed his finger. “You, young lady, will stay home until this is handled.”

“What?” I flopped back on my bed.

“It’s for your safety.” He headed for the door. “I’m telling the rest of the unit. They’ll know you can’t leave the house, no exceptions. Don’t disobey me.”

What am I, like five?

“Ooooh!” I balled my hands into fists and watched him close the door. It took all my strength to keep from knocking all my books from the shelf onto the floor and screaming bloody murder.

The phone rang from my pocket. Nicholas.

“Hey,” I said and slumped back onto the floor with a huff.

“What’s wrong?”

All I wanted to do was crawl into the phone and disappear to the other end, far away from everyone and everything. Why didn’t we just stay on the beach today?

“Our visit to the clinic ruined everything. Apparently the ETers have been staking out the place for some time. They’re packing up right now to ambush the doctor.”

“Parker!” I heard called jovially in the background. “Come over!”

Sam giggled shortly after. “I promise to keep my teeth to myself.”

It was so refreshing to hear my happy friend again.

“Hmmm,” Nicholas said somberly. “So, you’re in trouble?”

“You could say that. Grounded ‘til I’m dead.”

“Dude, let me put it on speaker,” Phil interrupted.

Suddenly everything sounded louder.

“I heard you tazered ‘em! That’s so awesome.”

I let out a rush of breath in a chuckle. “Yeah … well.”

“Fab four!” he called out. “Ain’t no other vamp fighting machine.”

I laughed. “You guys are definitely more my type.”

I could imagine them, all lounging around on the leather couches in Nicholas’ place, laughing together like a family.

“I’m stuck here tonight, though,” I said in disappointment. “Sorry.”

“What? And you’re going to let that stop you?” Phil purred.

True. He knew me. Maybe a little too well.

“My dad is on to me. I can’t.” I lay back and closed my eyes, pretending I was there. “So, you guys have to get in there and handle things.”

“I’d like to stake Todd first,” Sam said, her voice suddenly sharp. “He’s already replaced me with Rochelle.”

“Oh.” That was quick. “Did you run into him again?”

“Yeah, last night. There’s a whole group of them from school all hanging out at the docks.”

“What are they planning to do?”

“Who knows? Make more? Take over the city?” she said in disgust.

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