Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

Author:Rebecca Zanetti [Zanetti, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472237590
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2016-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Our deepest desires are often ones we’d never admit aloud.

—Dr. Vinnie Wellington, Perceptions

Raze watched the ceiling and held Vinnie as she slept, his mind troubled and his chest aching. God, she was something. Sweet and wild and brilliant . . . and fragile. So fuckin’ fragile, he had no right touching her. The woman wouldn’t survive in the Mercenary camp, so he had to find another way to save Maureen.

God. Maureen. What was happening to her right now? Raze had been assured no harm would come to her if he followed the plan, and he had to believe that fact, or he’d go crazy. Thus far, he’d played along, so Greyson had no reason to harm Moe.

Thunder rolled outside, and lightning zagged. Here Raze had thought the rainy season had ended. Well, one more night of collecting water was just another blessing.

He gingerly moved Vinnie off his arm and slid from the bed. She rolled over, still out cold. He swallowed and quickly dressed, arming himself with the two guns, three knives, and pack concealing a water-ski rope he’d hidden in a lower cupboard. He turned to take one last look at her. That light hair splayed over the pillow, while her skin glowed with a translucent tint. She barely made a bump under the covers. He couldn’t watch her and mentally prepare himself for what he had to do, so he exited the apartment and jogged down the hallway to the old vestibule.

Jax Mercury stepped through the mess hall doorway, his hair ruffled, his eyes weary. “You on patrol?”

“Yes. Couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d scout.” Raze zipped up his leather jacket.

“Take a partner,” Jax ordered, moving past him and heading up the steps. “Remember what it feels like to work with people instead of alone. You’re still out of here tomorrow if you don’t come clean about everything.”

“Of course,” Raze said, waiting until the Vanguard leader had disappeared from sight. Hunching his shoulders, he shoved out into the drizzle and walked across puddles to the fence. A quick whistle from him—the correct one—and the gate opened. He nodded to the darkness and strode beyond the downed vehicles and tires to the scraggly weeds.

A brick apartment building stood silent and dark across the road. They had to figure out how to take it down. Rippers could easily be hiding inside, and a clear view for Vanguard would provide much more security.

They. If he stayed, he wouldn’t be considered part of Vanguard.

Unless . . .

He kept to the shadows and soon left Vanguard territory. Abandoned shops and little stores lined his way, all with broken windows or busted doors. A noise near a former jewelry store caught his attention, and he paused, facing the door.

A fully grown male lion padded outside, its eyes glowing golden in the night.

Holy fuck. He’d heard Marvin roar late at night, but he’d never caught a glimpse of the massive beast. It was much larger than he would’ve thought. Had Vanguard continued leaving him meat at night? God, Raze hoped so.

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