The Reader by MK Harkins

Author:MK Harkins [Harkins, MK]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction And Fantasy
Publisher: M.K. Harkins
Published: 2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

My mouth fell open, and I shook my head. If I were closer, I’d smash Devon with my flashlight like I’d planned to do with the rodent.

For God’s sake, if you can hear me, go along with it.

I glanced over to the heavy-set man to see if he’d reacted to Devon’s thought. He stared at me with one eyebrow raised. What a relief. He hadn’t looked at Devon or heard his voice.

“So what? It’s only a necklace.” I rolled my eyes.

“That belonged to my mother,” Devon said through gritted teeth. I’d have to congratulate him on his acting skills later. If we got out of this mess.

Grab anything and use it like the Kubotan.

Devon’s thoughts distracted me, making it hard to keep the flow of conversation realistic. “I had to have something to pawn.” I shrugged.

“No way. I can’t believe it,” said another gun-slinging mountain of a man who entered the kitchen. He stared at Devon with wide eyes.

We were doomed.

“We should probably kneel before His Highness.” He laughed and turned his three-hundred-pound-plus body to his partner. “What are we going to do with him?”

“We’ll kill him, of course,” the first man said in a bored voice.

“The Agreement?” Devon’s hands curled into fists.

The first man waved him off. “That thing? It was written over two thousand years ago. It doesn’t apply anymore. We’ve had a bounty on your head for years. Coming here, where you knew we’d be waiting, was a big mistake.” He leered. “I don’t know if I’m more excited to kill you, or to capture the girl.”

They wanted to kill Devon? The fury that raged through my blood was so potent, every fiber came to attention. A picture of what I needed to do formed in my brain. Every move choreographed down to how many breaths I’d take.

“If you break The Agreement, there’ll be war.” Devon didn’t take his eyes off the first man.

“Do you think we care? We’ll win now that we have the Lost One.” He shifted and grinned at his partner.

The huge man said in a low voice, “Maybe we shouldn’t kill him yet. We need The Lost One. Devon doesn’t seem too interested.”

“Are you dim-witted? We have the girl; she’s the one.” He turned to me with a menacing grin. “You’ll help us, won’t you, Sweetcakes?”

“Help you? How am I supposed to help you when I don’t even remember my own name?” I knew in that moment, all the people I’d come to care about were in grave danger. I shouldn’t have run off on my own. Stupid. Stupid.

“A little truth serum and torture will rectify that.” He pushed numbers into his cell. “We’re ready. Pull the van into the back alley.”

Time to put my plan into action. I picked up the bag at my feet.

Two guns aimed at my head.

Unafraid and in the zone, I asked, “What? I can’t bring my things?”

“Put the bag on the table. Slowly,” the first man instructed.

The table sat two feet from them. With my emotions now under control, power started to build inside me.

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