Ward, J.R. - Black Dagger Brotherhood 02 - Lover Eternal by Ward J.R

Author:Ward, J.R. [Ward, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2014-10-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-five

As the afternoon’s light waned through the forest, O backed the Toro up, avoiding the pile of earth he’d created with it.

“You ready for the pipes?” U yelled out.

“Yeah. Drop one down. Let’s see how it fits.”

A composite-metal corrugated sewer pipe about three feet in diameter and seven feet long was lowered into the hole so it stood on its end. The thing fit perfectly.

“Let’s get the other two in there,” O said.

Twenty minutes later the three pipe sections were lined up. Using the Dingo, O pushed the dirt in while two other lessers held the pipes in place.

“Looking good,” U said, walking around. “Looking damn good. But how do we get the civilians in and out?”

“Harness system.” O shut off the Dingo and went over to peer inside one of the pipes. “You can buy them for rock climbing at Dick’s Sporting Goods. We’re strong enough to lift the civilians even if they’re deadweight, and they’ll be drugged, in pain, or exhausted, so they won’t fight much.”

“This was a great idea,” U murmured. “But how do we cap them?”

“The lids will be metal mesh with a weight on the center.” O glanced up, seeing blue sky. “How long do you think until the roof’s on?”

“We’ll get the last wall up right now. Then all we have to do is erect the rafters and drop in the skylights. The shingling won’t take long, and the clapboards are already on the three walls we have now. I’ll move the tools in here, get a table, and we’re rolling tomorrow night.”

“We’ll have the shades for the skylights by then?”

“Yeah. And they’re retractable so you’ll be able to open and lower them.”

Man, those things were going to be handy. A little sunlight was the best maid a lesser could have. She comes in, flashes through the space, and presto!, no more vampire debris.

O nodded to his truck. “I’ll take the Toro back to the rental place. You need anything from town?”

“Nope. We’re good.”

On the way into Caldwell, with the piece of machinery in the bed of the F-150, O should have been in a good mood. The building was going well. His squadron was accepting his leadership. Mr. X hadn’t brought up the Betas again. But instead he just felt…dead. And wasn’t that ironic as hell for someone who hadn’t been alive for three years?

He’d been like this once before.

Back in Sioux City, before he’d become a lesser, he’d hated his life. He’d squeaked through high school, and there’d been no money to send him to even a community college, so his career options had been limited. Working as a bouncer had called into service his size and mean streak, but it was only moderately amusing: The drunks didn’t tend to fight back, and coldcocking the unconscious was no more engaging than beating a cow.

The only good thing had been meeting Jennifer. She’d saved him from the mindless tedium, and he’d loved her for it. She was drama, excitement, and unpredictability in the flat landscape of life.

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