GHOST GAL: The Wild Hunt by Nash Bobby

Author:Nash, Bobby [Nash, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven's Head Press
Published: 2014-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

The plan was deceptively simple.

Alexandra Holzer left the offices of the OESI a few minutes after Jacob Black escorted her back to the lobby. She was surprised to see that the same two people were still waiting on the elevator as they had been before she went upstairs. If she didn’t have more pressing matters on her mind, she might have taken time to give a second thought to the hell of constantly waiting for an elevator they could never board. It must have been nerve-wracking.

Once more wrapped in her winter attire, Alexandra made sure that the man who had been watching her from across the street saw her leave. She turned right out the door and headed back the way she had come in earlier. They were taking a calculated risk, but she guessed that he would follow her again, especially as he had waited across the street the entire time she had been inside the OESI.

It was all she could do to refrain from looking over her shoulder to make sure he was behind her as she walked, careful to keep her stride normal. If she were to appear too anxious, she might spook him. While she found pleasure in the irony of that possibility, she needed answers and the only way to get them was to lead him where she needed him to go.

Stick to the plan, the little voice in her head that spoke to her when she was afraid told her in her own voice. Almost there. Stay cool.

Up ahead was her spot. At the corner of the building, she turned right and headed down the narrow alley that separated the building that housed the OESI and it’s neighbor, a pre-war four-story walk up. Constructed of old brick and mortar, the building, which was currently home to a garment manufacturer, a lawyer’s office, two tailor shops, and a deli, looked even older when compared to the shiny new concrete and steel of the building next door.

The alley, however, was the great equalizer. Almost always shrouded in shadow and rarely as cared for as the public-facing sides of the buildings, the narrow opening was just barely large enough for the trucks to get through to collect the garbage. Smelly refuse overflowed from several dumpsters that had been staggered apart along both sides of the alley. The pungent aroma was all encompassing and stung her nose, but Alexandra kept her course. Holding her breath as she passed the more fetid containers, she tried not to break stride.

After passing the third and forth dumpsters, which were staggered in a row, she moved closer to the wall, obscuring her from sight. No longer able to see her, the man following her picked up the pace and hurried deeper into the alley. He stepped around the corner––

––and found himself face to face with Jacob Black.

“Hi there,” Jacob said.

What happened next was so fast that Alexandra almost missed it. The stranger was quick. He swung out a fist and caught Jacob unawares, which was something she never thought she would see.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.