Savage Species by Jonathan Janz

Author:Jonathan Janz [Janz, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Greeley didn’t come unhinged until his roasted forearm began to ooze. He moved along in an awkward shamble. Because of Greeley and Ruth, whom they practically had to drag through the tunnel, they were making poor time.

“Awww, man,” Greeley whimpered, tilting his head to examine the juicy wound. “This is a serious burn. I need medical attention.”

“Keep moving,” Colleen said.

Jesse paused and waited for Greeley to continue on. The man had refused to be last in their procession, so Jesse got the dubious honor.

Greeley thrust his jaw at Red Elk. “Before we go any farther I want to know why we’re putting such blind faith in this moron.”

Debbie’s voice was mild. “This moron saved your life.”

Greeley held up his blistered forearm. “You call this saved? Blowing up the damn house? Endangering our lives?”

“The Children endangered you a lot more,” Red Elk said without turning.

“I’d gotten along just fine without your help, hadn’t I?”

Emma whirled, her eyes narrowed in contempt. “You’re a fool, you know that? The only reason you’re alive is because everyone else acted with more integrity than you. Jesse here, Colleen, Clevenger…”

Jesse’s cheeks burned with pride, but he kept a neutral expression. Let the others rip the man a new asshole. Jesse was more than content to watch it unfold. He only wished he had some popcorn.

“But they ran away too,” Greeley protested.

“Of course they did,” Emma said, “but not until after they got us out of that RV. Or don’t you recall cowering inside the closet?”

“I’m a naturalist,” Greeley complained, “not some ridiculous Indiana Jones—”

“Naturalist,” Red Elk said, chuckling. “That’s what a guy calls himself when he wants women to think he’s earthy.”

“You don’t know anything about me.”

“There’s nothing to know,” Red Elk said. “You’re about as interesting as one of those rocks over there.”

Emma moved closer to Greeley. “Why don’t you tell the others about Austin?”

Greeley made to move past. “Let’s drop it.”

Emma turned to Debbie and Red Elk, who were in the lead but had paused to watch the fireworks. “There was a frat guy named Austin. We met him last night. I thought he was cute, but I figured he was immature. This jerk,” she said, hooking a thumb at Greeley, “seemed like the more interesting of the two.”

“Can we please move on?” Greeley asked. “They might be right on our heels.”

“And you,” she said, whirling and slapping Greeley on the chest, “are the one I kissed today.” She slapped him again, on the shoulder this time, and he backed away. “I should have my—” Another slap. “—head examined.”

Debbie gave her a wan smile. “We’ve all had sex with losers, honey. Don’t sweat it.”

“All I did was kiss him, but even that was a mistake.”

Jesse repressed an urge to cartwheel around down the passageway.

Red Elk turned to Greeley. “Sounds like you blew your chance, buddy. Crying shame. I lost out on a piece of ass that nice, it’d haunt me the rest of my life.”

Clevenger gestured impatiently with the flashlight, its flicker darting along the ceiling in evanescent stripes.

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