The Supernatural Bounty Hunter Files: Special Edition Fantasy Bundle, Books 1 thru 5 (Smoke Special Edition) by Craig Halloran

Author:Craig Halloran [Halloran, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Two-Ten Book Press
Published: 2015-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

“We survived,” Smoke said, staring out of Sidney’s car window. “I think that’s a good thing. Soon enough we’ll get another shot at that monster.”

“Huh?” Sidney replied. She had barely heard what he said. Instead, she was in deep thought about those kids. What happened to them? They couldn’t have snuck off so fast. “Oh, I suppose.”

They spent less than an hour at the scene before the FBI let them go. Four men who had been wounded in the battle were taken into custody. Two more died from their wounds. Sidney and Smoke were lucky. The entire battle took place just outside of private property. Cyrus Tweel, her current supervisor, was there. The conversation was unpleasant. She wanted to go back into the compound and get the children. His response was a flat-out no.

“Are you going to take Smoke now?” she said to Cyrus.

His brow crinkled. “No, not this time. You don’t have the mark yet. But it would be for the better. This is a mess.” And with that, Cyrus departed.

“I wouldn’t worry about them,” Smoke said.

“About who?”

“Those kids. There’s something strange about them.”

“They’re kids.”

“Very odd ones.” He shifted in the car seat. “You know what I’m talking about.”

She did. The children’s faces were almost identical to the ones they’d rescued months ago at Ray Cline’s place. Their complexions and hair color were different. Otherwise, they were the same. “I know.”

Cruising down the highway, she continued to gather her thoughts about all of the details. Mason Crow was a minotaur. None of it seemed real. Not to mention the fact that there were dozens of men and women who had seen him. They had lives, family and friends, and they knew about this. How can this madness be hidden?

“Makes you think, doesn’t it?” Smoke said.

She downshifted and let off the gas pedal, then accelerated into the turn. “About what?”

“About how these monsters are hiding in plain sight.” He drummed his hands on the dash. “With all of the security videos and social media, you would think the entire world would know about it. Certainly someone has posted something, somewhere, and lived to tell about it.”

Russ Davenport, the reporter for Nightfall DC, came to mind. She needed to check and see if he had survived or not. He was just the kind of person Smoke was talking about. “I guess the powers that be pick the stories that matter.” She rubbed a knot on her head from the van’s rollover. “Sometimes I feel like I’m in an episode of The X-Files.”

“Yeah, where are the Lone Gunmen when you need them? So, where to now?

She hadn’t given her next move much thought. “I guess I’ll drop you off at your place.”

“Well, the cupboards are kinda bare. I wouldn’t mind a round of pancakes. Fighting a minotaur can really work up your appetite.”

Her tummy rumbled. “Fine. And I imagine you have a place in mind.”

“Take the next exit and hang a left.”

Her phone buzzed. There was a message on it. It read:

Time to meet.

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