The Galilee Falls Trilogy (Book 3): Fall of Heroes by Harlow Jennifer

Author:Harlow, Jennifer [Harlow, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction | Superheroes | Supervillains
Publisher: Devil on the Left Books
Published: 2015-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

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When the night began I promised myself I wouldn’t end it in Bennett Stone’s penthouse. My word is gonna be worth less than a politician’s at this rate.

It took emergency services forever to arrive at the theater, almost twenty minutes. Not that I blame them. They had their hands full. The battle spanned almost ten blocks, not a single one of those blocks left unmolested. We heard on the radio the fight continued on after the theater until White Knight finally apprehended the villain. I did breathe a literal sigh of relief upon hearing Justin was alive. Cold comfort when you literally have a dead teenager’s blood on your hands. Bennett and I stayed with Tina, Ariana’s friend, until EMTs got around to her, keeping her warm, still, and feet elevated. Shock. She should be fine though. At least physically.

It was nice to see how everyone in the surrounding restaurants and apartments came out with water and blankets for the injured. Even Carla and Lola popped by with our coats and trays of water for the people. Bennett barely spoke. He just rubbed Tina’s feet as I asked her questions until she was carted off. Since there was little else we could do after that, and I was shaking from both the temperature and adrenaline withdrawal, I called the limo driver from Bennett’s phone and got him out of there. Even alone he didn’t speak, didn’t do anything but stare out the window, face an unreadable mask. There was no way in hell I was leaving him alone after all that. There was no way in hell I wanted to be alone after all that. I told the driver to take us to his penthouse and got out after him. Still not a peep, even as we ride up the elevator.

His place isn’t as I’d imagined. I’d anticipated chrome and modern simplicity not deep, plush burgundy carpeting, wood paneling, polished antiques, oil paintings and ancient maps framing the walls. Reminds me of an English manor house. Warm. Classy. Homey even. Bennett drops his keys, wallet, and cell phone on the end table by the front door then just stares at the specks of blood on his white shirt and cuff. “I still have blood on me,” he whispers, shocked.

I take a step to his side and slip my hand in his. “Then lets get cleaned up, huh? Come on.”

I lead him down the hallway, past family photos on the end tables, to his bedroom. Not as I’d imagined either. A king size four poster bed fills most of the space with an ornately carved armoire in the corner, dresser with TV on top, and more oil paintings of serene men and women on the walls. I sit him down on his bed, and he stares up as if he sees right through me. I smile anyway before going into the bathroom. Jesus. My make-up has held up fairly well but my hair’s half fallen out of its side bun and tiny red dots mar my cheek and chest.

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