Sons (Book 2) by Scott V. Duff

Author:Scott V. Duff [Duff, Scott V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 40

“Where did they get that much beef loin?” I asked, cutting into my third piece of marvelously glazed steak.

“From my refrigerator,” Peter mumbled, swallowing. “Glad they did, too. This is fantastic!”

“I thought you weren’t supposed to eat faery food,” Darius remarked, his third empty plate sitting on his knee. A brownie came by and took it from him. He nervously thanked her as she skipped away.

“Waa—hoo!” Sean yelled, appearing above the twenty-foot plants around us by a good fifteen feet, perfectly upright but arms and legs flailing wildly as he flew through the air along the path of the Road. Kieran had built a long ramp onto it and Jimmy tied the Road to it. Sean was taking the inaugural leap with Ethan on the far end ready to catch him. I was watching.

“Sean?” Darius stood up, ready to run in alarm.

“Calm down, Darius, they’re just playing,” Dad said from my right. “Ehran and Ethan are quite capable of keeping him safe.”

Peter laughed. “Said the man who made diamonds in his ass the first time he saw his son armor up and pull the Day Sword.”

“That’s not the same thing,” Dad argued as Major Byrnes appeared on the Road across from the alcove we sat in.

“Major!” I called, waving him to us. “Off the Road! Quickly!” Ethan was rounding the curve at full tilt and would hit the ramp at any second now, with Kieran right behind him.

“Yeah! Ba-by!” Ethan yelled as he sailed over Byrnes’ head, causing him to duck to the floor in shock. Kieran flew over him faster, tagged Ethan on the back of the head, then curled into tight flip, falling to the ground. Ethan was so surprised by Kieran that he started plummeting immediately, but tucked and rolled at the last second.

First blurred in beside Byrnes. “You all right, Major?” he asked kneeling down, concerned.

“Yes, sir,” he gasped. “Who… What was that?”

“Ethan and Kieran playing with a ramp on the Road,” Jimmy said, smiling as he stood. “Sorry about that. Didn’t mean to startle you. Welcome to the family. Seth’s in there.” He darted out onto the Road and blurred out of sight again.

“Welcome…” Byrnes mumbled then looked at me.

“Cat’s out of the bag, now,” I said to Peter, smirking. Byrnes scrambled to his feet without taking his eyes off of me and walked hurriedly in.

“You’re going to do it?” he asked without preamble.

“It’s why I asked you here, yes,” I said nodding. “Go fix yourself something to eat. We’ll be here when you come back. Careful crossing the Road. The boys are being extra boisterous tonight.”

“I noticed,” he said, dazed and confused, but he turned and went back the way he came.

“What are you going to do that’s got him so excited, Seth?” Dad asked.

“Oh, they didn’t tell you?” I asked. “Well, just after my first meeting with the Pentagon officials I brought over last night, Laston informed me that my prisoners had requested political asylum from their government before the meeting started and I arrived.

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