Matt Archer: Redemption (Book 5) by Kendra C. Highley

Author:Kendra C. Highley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-07-01T23:00:00+00:00

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The sound of vehicles woke me up around six p.m., or to be more accurate, car doors slamming. I stretched on my cot, trying to remember where I was and why. After all the traveling, that moment of confusion first thing had become a normal part of waking up.

China. Right.

I rolled and sat up, reaching for my boots, when I heard a man greet Captain Johnson. I barely stifled a groan. I knew that voice—my father had arrived. Was there still time to go back to sleep?

“His tent’s over there,” the captain was saying. “It’s about time he woke up, if you want the honors.”

I didn’t bother to stifle the groan this time and hurried to tie my boot laces. I managed to stand as a shadow closed in on the front wall of my tent.

“Son? You awake?”

I sighed. “Yes, sir.”

My dad stuck his head in through the tent flap. “Can I come in?”

I shrugged and sat back down on my cot. Dad hadn’t changed much since the last time I saw him—dark hair, muscular build, wry smile—but it was still disconcerting because the older I got, the more I resembled him. The only difference between us, besides the bit of gray hair and laugh lines, were his clothes. Dad had on khaki cargo pants and a denim work shirt, along with hiking boots in much better shape than mine. He looked like an architect on a build site rather than a CIA operative. Maybe it was a disguise: friendly neighborhood surveyor.

He sat down on Lanningham’s bunk. “Heard you had some trouble early this morning.”

“We handled it,” I said, feeling awkward. After not hearing from him for two months, the last thing I wanted to do was make small talk about killing monsters. “What have you been up to?”

“Hunting.”

Well, duh.

Okay, that was mean, but I hated how I still felt like I had something to prove to him. It seemed like the sting of abandonment would never wear off even though he was back in my life and acted like he wanted to be here.

Still, a little guilt was in order. “And you couldn’t call home? The rest of us have been worried about you. And we’ve been kind of busy, too. Surely you’ve heard.”

“I watched CNN when I was in Shanghai.” He gave me a look that was equal parts pride and concern. “D.C. was a mess.”

“More than you would guess,” I said. “You might want to check on your daughter.”

Now his eyes widened—and the expression went mostly to pride. “What did she do this time?”

He was the only one of us who never freaked out over Mamie’s power. “Um, she went completely shaman-badass on us for a little while, but has been withdrawn ever since.” I paused, not ready to explain why Mamie walked out into a field of monsters, or what it did to her when Ann died. “She’s okay, though. Back home with Mom and Brent.”

“He’s still watching over them?”

“Yes. He’s taking that job very seriously.

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