Inkcaster by H. Duke

Author:H. Duke [Duke, H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jupiter Dog Books
Published: 2019-02-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“How did you find me?” Thaddeus asked. He wasn’t sure if her appearance was good or not. She’d surely want to put Sara back in the path of Mr. Hyde, after all. He was determined to roll with the punches, though. He’d work this situation to his advantage.

“Rex led me here,” she said, keeping her eyes trained on William the Bold “Not that I really needed him. The broken door was a big giveaway. You should work on your stealth skills.”

“I was evading a monster,” Thaddeus said.

William growled, but didn’t move. He seemed to be taking stock of the new development. The fur on Rex’s neck stood up, and his lips curled back.

“I didn’t have time to be discreet. Do you even know how to use that?” he asked, edging around the corner of the room toward her.

“Of course I do,” she said. Still watching William closely. He seemed to be waiting for her attention to waiver. “What do you think Randall and I have been doing on the mornings where he leaves you alone?”

So the Pagewalker had started training with firearms. Smart. He had to admit that it was a good move. If she also learned to control magical items, she’d truly be a formidable force. She already knew basic defensive martial arts, but if she enhanced those defensive skills by learning a more offensive hand-to-hand combat style…

He shook his head. The Pagewalker wasn’t his protégé to train and shape within the Agency. They were linked by a mutual desire to evade his former employers, nothing more.

She addressed William the Bold.

“Aren’t you supposed to protect the storyline?” she said. “Don’t you know whose house this is?”

“Of course I know. This is the house of Dr. Henry Jekyll.”

“Then you know that by being here you’re endangering the storyline. What if he sees you?”

William frowned and seemed to consider her question “You’re right. I do feel a… compulsion to protect this place. The compulsion was all I felt at first. Don’t do this, don’t do that, don’t let this person see you, don’t let this person see this…”

His eyes, which had been roving around the room as if he were looking for a better weapon than hers, settled on the case with the vials of fortification serum.

“But after taking Dr. Jekyll’s serum, some of that went away. Not entirely, though.” Greed washed over his face. “I wonder…”

He edged toward the case.

“Don’t move!” April said, pointing her gun at him, moving the tip of it to the side as though she could make him listen to her, but William the Bold dove for the case and opened it. There were three vials of liquid inside.

William scooped them up, “Is this the key to my freedom?” He pulled at the stoppers, but his fingers were too large and clumsy.

“What are you waiting for?” Thaddeus hissed. “Shoot him!”

April stared down at the gun helplessly. She’d frozen up.

“Why did you bring the gun in the first place if you’re not willing to use it?” Thaddeus reached for the firearm, but she pulled it away.

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