The Darkslayer: Book 02 - Blades in the Night by Craig Halloran

Author:Craig Halloran [Halloran, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00784ETC6
Publisher: Two-Ten Book Press
Published: 2012-02-10T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 37

Tonio watched as Detective McKnight spit and cursed when he discovered that Chongo was gone. Tonio looked all over the stable, tossing hay and trying to help the detective locate the dog. He didn’t understand, though, why McKnight kept hitting him with his hat and yelling at him. Tonio knew that the dog might help them in their plan, but he just wanted to kill Venir. He didn’t understand why he had to wait—and why they needed the dog so bad, and why McKnight was so mad at him and raving about “ransom.”

Revenge Tonio understood, but not ransom.

“Someone had to have seen something,” McKnight said. “Melegal could not have done this. Impossible!”

“Should have killed dog,” Tonio said. “Dead dog can’t run.”

“Shut up, you imbecile! I’ll do the thinking,” McKnight shouted in his face.

Tonio grasped for McKnight’s neck, but the detective ducked away.

“Don’t yell at me!” Tonio said.

The swarthy man backed away, nodding.

“Fine,” McKnight said. “Tonio, go and check on the boy. Put your cloak back on and don’t be followed. I am going to try to figure out what happened to the dog. I will catch up with you there. I won’t be far behind. And don’t screw it up!”

Still feeling anger at how the detective treated him, Tonio stepped toward McKnight again.

McKnight put his hands up and shook his head.

“It’s no time to get emotional, Tonio. We have revenge to enact. Venir … remember? Just go!”

McKnight waved him off.

“Venir … yes,” Tonio said.

Tonio turned and walked away. He knew, deep down, that he was not a dolt. He was a Royal, after all. He remembered that … but his mind just didn’t seem as sharp as before.

Venir’s fault.

He had to concentrate on everything now, and it wasn’t easy. He just wanted to kill Venir and go home. Even as he left the stables, Tonio had trouble remembering home—but his mother … she was someone he remembered the most. He felt something warm—and good—when he thought of her, but he didn’t know what that was exactly.

Lumbering down a dark alley, Tonio’s mood turned dark when he reminded himself where he was headed and why.

It was all because of Venir.

And when he thought of Venir, something inside him burned.

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