Savage (Apex Predator Book 2) by David Meyer

Author:David Meyer [Meyer, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-02-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 37

Date: November 30, 2017, 11:11 p.m.; Location: Airspace, Boston, MA

Rushing wind, whirring rotors, and angry screams filled Caplan’s ears. Bone-chilling cold accosted his face.

The air thickened and started to vibrate. Shooting a quick glimpse upward, he saw the helicopter angling across the sky. Oh, you want this back? he thought, wrangling the duffel bag over his left shoulder. You’ll have to catch me first.

Wind screamed in his ears and the ground came up fast. He saw behemoths, ravaged streets, and crumbling skyscrapers. But he didn’t pull his parachute.

The helicopter descended toward him. Roberts leaned outside, supported by her monkey harness. She stared at him, face flushed, unblinking.

He could see the fury in her eyes. She didn’t care about the duffel bag. She just cared he’d gotten one over on her.

He gave her an oily smile. Her face twisted with rage and she shouted something he couldn’t hear.

The rotors shifted direction. The helicopter angled to the north. Cold air blasted against Caplan’s face.

Then the chopper flew away.

Searching the sky, he saw Mills descending toward Boston Harbor. The water glinted in the moonlight and he noticed a boat. A luxury yacht, from the looks of it. A pleased smile crossed his visage. If they had to travel by sea, better to do it in style.

Looking straight down, he spotted Toland. The man’s parachute was swirling through the air, a slave to the currents.

Face tightening, he shifted his gaze to street level. Toland was heading toward a smoke-choked intersection. Five or six cars filled it. They were flattened and smashed up together, making it almost impossible to distinguish one from another.

He looked up and down the snow-covered cross streets. They were crawling with behemoths. He saw a moose with a long snout and giant antlers. A horse with zebra-like stripes and a long blonde mane. A grotesque pig-like animal with plenty of bulk and a mouthful of powerful, sharp teeth. This really is a killing ground, he thought. Come on, Brian … steer away from here. Go east. East!

But Toland continued to descend unchecked toward the intersection. And as much as Caplan wanted to join Mills on the yacht at that very moment, he couldn’t just abandon one of their own.

Tightening his grip on the duffel bag, he yanked his pilot chute. It billowed out followed by the main chute. His body jerked. And then he was floating in mid-air, high above the cracked, snow-ridden pavement.

Despite all of the smoke, he could see the behemoths quite clearly. He could see their height, their drooling jaws. At the moment, they stared at buildings, at the street. But if even one of them glanced up, well, Caplan knew he and Toland wouldn’t make morning.

The smoke thickened and he checked over both shoulders. The tall buildings locked them into the general area. But there was still time to steer away from the intersection. If Toland could land on one of the still-intact smaller buildings, Caplan could join him. From there, they could sneak out onto the street and make their way to Boston Harbor.

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