Twin Souls (The Guardians: Book 2) by D.M. Mortier

Author:D.M. Mortier
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: D.M. Mortier
Published: 2016-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

CHERONE JERKED UP out of a deep sleep uncertain about the reality of the shouted words that awakened her.

Run!

There it was again, Rico’s voice in her head. It wasn’t as clear as it usually was, but it was unmistakably Rico. She couldn’t ignore it. The fear in his voice was palpable and scared the shit out of her. Rico is never scared!

Cherone jumped out of bed and threw on her sweats and sneakers. She grabbed her backpack which always held her wallet and her knives. She never went anywhere without them; the paranoia of the guys after Damien’s death had definitely rubbed off on her.

Where am I going and who am I running from? Cherone asked.

Run, pequeña! Go to Neo! Don’t go to the house.

What’s going on? Where are you? Cherone could hear the fear and pain in Rico’s voice, even though she was certain he was trying to hide it. But for the first time in nine years, Rico didn’t answer her mental outreach, and the emptiness was jarring.

Cherone stole out of the dorm building, moving with the stealthy agility her guardians had taught her. It was almost one a.m., and there was no movement about campus. Everything around her was too eerily quiet, as though something sinister was in the air.

As she approached the parking lot, she saw two men tinkering with her car, one man working under the hood, the other up under the car itself.

Rico, what the hell is going on? She screamed her question at him, but again there was no answer.

Cherone ran around Osceola to the Richter Library and hid outside while she called Neo. She had no idea if Neo would be in Miami because Neo’s home base was in Nassau, Bahamas.

Neo answered on the second ring. “What’s wrong?”

“Come get me,” Cherone whispered. “I know you guys have a tracker on me, so just activate it and come for me. And Neo?”

“Yeah?”

“Approach with extreme caution. I have no idea what’s going on.”

“I’ll be there in five minutes.”

“Make it three. Hurry!”Cherone ducked behind a few flowering shrubs, palmed a blade and waited for Neo.

In less than five minutes, Neo’s Ram 1500 truck rolled into the library’s parking lot with no lights on. Cherone quickly climbed into the vehicle.

Putting a finger to his lips, Neo drove off campus. Neo constantly checked his mirrors to ensure they were not being followed until they pulled into Neo’s apartment building at the Village at Merrick Park and entered the condo.

“What happened?” he asked as he pulled her into his arms for a hug as soon as they crossed the threshold.

“I was hoping you’d tell me,” Cherone replied with tears in her eyes. “Something is wrong with Rico,” she whispered, another jolt of despair surging through her. On the ride over, she had tried repeatedly to talk to Rico again, but there was no response.

Neo gently pushed her away from him. “What are you talking about? Their mission was successful.”

“Rico called out to me about an hour ago, waking me up.

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