Unmasked by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Suspense
ISBN: 9781773360997
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2018-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“It’s not funny,” Lacey retorted to Hunter’s boisterous humor. Hearing noises behind them, she turned to see her cousin walking toward them. “Hey, Chana,” she called out.

Chana motioned at the two men. “I get that whatever she’s doing is important, but we could use your help at the site.”

Hunter sobered and fell into step as they walked away from Lacey. Sebastian turned to look at her and repeated, “Remember what I said.”

“How can I forget?” she said resentfully. She watched until they disappeared from sight, then she picked up her camera and turned to look back at the corner.

It was impossible to ignore the fact that she faced the prison room. She felt compelled to go closer but knew, as soon as she did, there would be all kinds of repercussions. What she really wanted to know was why she felt compelled to go over there. Was she supposed to help the sister, knowing it was way too late to help anybody? Or was it more of a trap, and she’d become imprisoned like the sister?

She felt a weird sensation in the air as the two men walked farther and farther away from her. As if a coldness came from the shadows behind her, reaching for her. She studied the corner she had planned to take a closer look at and realized she really needed to follow the men.

She grabbed her camera gear and raced behind them. “Wait up for me,” she called out.

Sebastian turned toward her, caught the look on her face and asked, “What happened?”

“Nothing happened,” she said. “It’s just that whole corner became really, really cold. The farther away you guys moved, the colder it seemed to become.”

Sebastian and Hunter exchanged glances.

“Why?” Hunter asked. “What does that mean? Has it happened to you before?”

Sebastian gave a curt nod. “It happened back then too.”

She took a deep breath. “I don’t think I want to go back there alone anymore.”

He hooked her arm through his and said, “Good idea. I’m not sure you should be alone at all.”

“Given what I’m doing for you, it’s hardly possible to not be alone some of the time,” she said.

As they walked up, Chana’s smile fell away as she saw their arms linked. Lacey tried to pull her arm free.

Sebastian let her arm go but grabbed her hand. “You got a problem?” he asked Lacey curiously.

She took several deep breaths and said, “We’re attracting attention.”

Hunter looked at her, down at their hands, and a smirk crossed his face as he picked up the pace, moving ahead of them.

“Does that bother you?” Sebastian asked. “Here I thought you liked me.”

“I do,” she protested. When he chuckled, she smacked him lightly.

“Don’t let them get to you. We’re friends. Maybe more.”

“Maybe,” she said. “I wanted to be part of the team. And it feels very much like I’m an oddity.”

“You are,” Sebastian said. “Accept it, and don’t let them bother you. You’re doing what you need to do. You’re here, and something special is happening. They don’t know.

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