The Lurkers Within: (A Havenwood Falls Novella) by Danielle Bannister & Havenwood Falls Collective

Author:Danielle Bannister & Havenwood Falls Collective [Bannister, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC
Published: 2018-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I tried not to count the seconds since I last spoke with Harper. Just like I tried not to jump at every sound I heard. So far, I was failing on both counts. The Indrori could be back any time, and without Harper, there was no hope of escape. I was a mouse in a cage, waiting for the snake to pounce.

My fingers ran absently along my waist to where my own snake tattoo was. I could almost feel it wrapping tighter around me, squeezing the life from me . . . much like the Indrori wanted to do.

I had no idea how big Havenwood Falls really was or where Harper was coming from within it. I was banking on her arriving in enough time for me to teach her how to use the trap before our giant purple people eater came back to dine on my soul.

“Please, God, if you’re listening . . . Thanks for sending Harper . . . Now, if you get me out of this mess, I’ll . . . stop drinking. No. I won’t. You and I both know that’s a lie. Um, I’ll stop sleeping around. As much,” I amended.

That’s when I heard a noise. A telltale ringing of my cell phone. Was God calling me on my cell? Curious, I went back inside and into the living room, where I saw it on the couch, face up, where it had fallen out when I ditched my coat before I was forcibly removed from my flesh.

It wasn’t God. It was Eduardo. Instinctively, I went to pick it up, but, of course, my fingers went right through the cell and into the couch beneath it.

“Damn it!” What a frustrating place to be in. I was utterly useless and defenseless.

Because the phone was face up, I could at least read the text message.

Eduardo: You know, the guys all warned me. They told me you’d burn my ass. I was convinced I was gonna be the one to change that. Guess I was just another notch on your belt, huh?

I stared at the words illuminated on my screen, hating the truth behind them. While I hadn’t quite finished playing with Eduardo, I would have sent him packing soon enough. After a while, I cut them all loose. So why did his words sting so much?

Eduardo: You could have just told me you were done with me, you know? I never took you to be a liar. That’s cool. Whatever. Give my regards to Roman. And tell him to wear a hat.

Of course he thought he’d been dumped for Roman. He wasn’t totally off. If I hadn’t been in this current mess, I may have pursued Roman. I’d be pissed at myself for going after the bastard, but I probably would have.

Ugh. Roman. That slimy bastard. If I ever got out of this, I was gonna cut his dick off. He’d be lucky if I didn’t do worse after he threw me in this trap. I didn’t care what Harper thought.

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