The Weapon Bearer's Son by Steven F. Warnock

Author:Steven F. Warnock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Magic, Werewolves, nephilim, demons
Publisher: Wordsmith Publishing
Published: 2021-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Chesapeake, Virginia

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

UNCLE EBENEZER’S SAFE house had only the one bed in the master bedroom, which he offered to Athena. She declined with the explanation that she would be more comfortable on the couch with Mack and KC watching over her. KC didn’t need to sleep at all, and Mack could normally go a day or two without sleeping, longer with quick power naps here and there. He had no interest in sleeping, though, with the ancient book now open before him.

Around midnight, Uncle Ebenezer excused himself and went to bed. Athena was already asleep on the couch, leaning against Mack who was perusing each page of the ancient volume at a steady pace. KC busied herself cleaning up the kitchen for a time. Then, she settled into one of the chairs facing the big couch in the living area.

“That’s adorable,” she said, pointing to Athena laying propped against Mack.

“If you and I weren’t married...” Mack sighed with a glance at Athena before returning to his reading.

“We could become Mormons.”

“Modern Mormons aren’t polygamists anymore.”

“Well, that’s disappointing. Reality TV has lied to me.”

Athena snorted, sitting up half-awake. “What time is it?”

“About two a.m.,” KC supplied.

“It’s too bad you don’t sleep, Kayleigh. Mack is a good pillow,” Athena said with a smile followed by a huge yawn.

“I may not sleep, but I do snuggle,” KC replied.

“Is that another euphemism for ‘sex’?”

“No, snuggling and cuddling are pretty much what it says on the tin,” Mack chuckled. “Did we wake you?”

Athena shook her head. “No. Gotta pee.” With that she stumbled toward the nearer bedroom and its entrance to the en suite bath.

KC looked pleadingly at Mack, eyes made large, lower lip stuck out and quivering. “Can we keep her? Please?”

“She’s not a stray puppy.”

“Is aggressive cuddling off the table then? I could claim one of my Freebie Five.”

“The Freebie Five are celebrities that we’ll never actually meet. She’s a real person with her own personality, her own agency, and her own life. Besides, we kinda blew up her house. I don’t think downgrading to a bunk on a big blue skoolie would fit her lifestyle choices.”

“You don’t know that, and I really like her,” KC sighed.

“How would Billy feel if we showed up with Athena after telling him we can’t bring him on the road with us?”

KC winced. “Good point. You know, we seriously need to think about either re-fitting Busster or finding some kind of alternative if we wanna start raising a family.”

Mack snorted a laugh.

“What?”

“I just got a mental image of us towing some kind of RV trailer behind Busster so we could have enough room for our family and still be nomads.”

KC giggled. “I can see it now. I’d be driving the Blue Runner towing another trailer, and Liam and Pilar would have a fifth wheel trailer by this point, and they’d be bringing up the rear. Gosh, we’d look like that caravan of refugees from that old movie, um, Independence Day.”

“So, you’ve decided to name the

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