Predator & Prey by James D. Horton

Author:James D. Horton [Horton, James D]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

Something bumps hard against my ribs and I startle awake, scrambling away in a tangle of blankets and clothes. My eyes are wide and frantic as I search around for the source of the attack; my breath comes in harsh bursts as adrenaline pushes through me. Memories of the previous night’s attack flood my mind.

Wolf is sitting across the cave staring at me. No one is close to me, but I swear I was just touched. Bewildered, I fall onto my backside and let myself calm down and finish waking up. When I am settled enough to look around again, I see two sets of glowing eyes belonging to vague forms looking at me from across the cave. The shapes resolve and I realize that a pair of the biggest wolves I have ever seen is sitting next to Wolf.

Did one of those things just nudge me? A shiver passes down my spine as their animal eyes stare at me. They are so similar to Wolf’s: unblinking, reflecting the light. One of them begins panting, showing teeth meant for ripping flesh from bone. The pit of my stomach sinks.

“Morning?” I ask. Face the fear, face the fear, jeez- it’s too early for this!

“Evening,” he says, his gravelly voice drifts across the cave. It makes my stomach clench in an entirely different way.

Evening? I had slept the entire day away? I mentally assess myself. I’m stiff, sore, my knees are both badly bruised, my mouth hurts where I chipped my tooth and my head is throbbing. I’m really not used to the harsh way my body has been treated the last 24 hours.

Strangely enough though, mentally I feel calm even if physically I’ve been run through the ringer. I have no idea why I feel so at ease. I’m sitting in a cave with a killer flanked by two gigantic wolves and I’m calm. I shake my head and start running my hands through my hair in an attempt to get some tangles out. My hands get stained red a little from the dye job I did in my bathroom sink a few days ago.

“Well, what now?” I ask, not really expecting an answer while I work at my hair. He seems to like playing the part of the strong silent type.

“We go to town,” he says. I feel like this should make me afraid, but I’m not. It’s like I can see the fear in a glass, I know I should be feeling it, but I don’t feel it. It’s not my fear, it’s just fear that is there. A low growl comes from the far side of the cave and I have no clue if it’s the wolves or the man. Wolf idly scratches the ear of one of the animals.

“Town?” I say, expecting my voice to waver but it stays true. He nods. “Why? What are we going to do?”

“Draw the line,” he says.

I nod as if I understand what he means. Part of me thinks I do,

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