Gotta move fast. Kno w ing Daniel, he would’ve never taken Jade with him if he didn’t have a good reason. Gabe didn’t want to ponder on all the foul possibilities of Daniel leaving with Jade, but he’d find out – tonight.
As one of the trackers on the EBRA team, Gabe had an uncanny ability to find anyone. He just wished he didn’t have to tell his father, that he’d left Jade and she was missing. Man, he’s going to kick my ass, and I damned well deserve it too. Shit!
While speeding along, tingling fear pushed him to kick up the accelerator. Thankful for the sparse traffic, he weaved through the sandy roads of Bethan by memory. Thoughts of Jade and Daniel filled his head. His anger at himself, for giving into Mal e ra’s request to meet her in spite of Daniel’s tardiness earlier grated him. He should have stayed home. It was never like Daniel to stand him up.
He pulled up to Daniel’s secluded house, which was alight like thin lines of fire were eating it. I hope the hell that isn’t what I think it is. Gabe went into his trunk and pulled out the defuser. It would help him stop a fire, acid burn, or Devonites. He sure as hell hoped it wasn’t Devonites. Those bastards could eat through almost anything, and if you didn’t kill them, they would multiply and attack you. They took being killed pe r sonal. The little beasts were about two inches long, with a brown outer skin and four protruding sharp teeth. Their skinny legs were long like the two antennae that protruded from the front of their tiny heads.
Running up to the house, he knew his worse prediction was true. The silver bugs were eating through the door. There are too many here. They were planted on purpose. Oh, hell Daniel, what have you done? He surmised that whoever had put the Devonites there had only done it a short while ago, because the house was at least still standing. It wouldn’t take the hungry monsters long to devour the house entirely. He started to spray the door.
He sprayed the defuser and the gnawing, chewing noises and squeaks from their eating frenzy turned into whistling screeches. Once he finished spraying the door, he kicked it in, spray at the ready and aiming at the floors.
“No!” he yelled as he spotting Daniel’s father’s corpse b e ing eaten from the feet up. He sprayed the remaining Devonites so he could assess what happened. The final screech of the dying insects continued while he leaned down to inspect what remained of the body.
He saw the remnants of the ceremony of death that the EBRA clan used to send off their dead. His heart beat faster when he realized that Daniel must have had a real good reason to take Jade along with him. He discerned that Daniel was here when his father was killed. At that moment, he knew Daniel must have taken Nickel also, and they were on the run. Kno w ing Daniel like he did, he figured Daniel would’ve come to him for help first. Malera turned off my telecom! Because of her, my best friend and my sister are on the run without me. That selfish witch!
“Hell, may as well get ready for the ass kicking I’m going to get when I tell my father.” Gabe swallowed and headed to the door. “I’m ready for it, because right now I could kick my own ass.” He ran to his car, hoping to make it to his father’s club before the fog hit.
Chapter 9
The tall shadow of a man walked into the hideout. A s e cret place he had built solely for the purpose of building his own sect. Being Zukar, had been the one thing he had thirsted for all of his life - at least, until he’d grown up and wanted more – much more. He’d come from a long line of them spanning back centuries, but controlling them was an even deeper hu n ger. The rules of brotherhood and loyalty were weak and us e less to him. Loyalty to anyone but himself would always be a waste. However, the faking of it was a useful tool. Standing inside the dark, dank, hidden cave, he waited. The fog would pass soon and the others
As one of the trackers on the EBRA team, Gabe had an uncanny ability to find anyone. He just wished he didn’t have to tell his father, that he’d left Jade and she was missing. Man, he’s going to kick my ass, and I damned well deserve it too. Shit!
While speeding along, tingling fear pushed him to kick up the accelerator. Thankful for the sparse traffic, he weaved through the sandy roads of Bethan by memory. Thoughts of Jade and Daniel filled his head. His anger at himself, for giving into Mal e ra’s request to meet her in spite of Daniel’s tardiness earlier grated him. He should have stayed home. It was never like Daniel to stand him up.
He pulled up to Daniel’s secluded house, which was alight like thin lines of fire were eating it. I hope the hell that isn’t what I think it is. Gabe went into his trunk and pulled out the defuser. It would help him stop a fire, acid burn, or Devonites. He sure as hell hoped it wasn’t Devonites. Those bastards could eat through almost anything, and if you didn’t kill them, they would multiply and attack you. They took being killed pe r sonal. The little beasts were about two inches long, with a brown outer skin and four protruding sharp teeth. Their skinny legs were long like the two antennae that protruded from the front of their tiny heads.
Running up to the house, he knew his worse prediction was true. The silver bugs were eating through the door. There are too many here. They were planted on purpose. Oh, hell Daniel, what have you done? He surmised that whoever had put the Devonites there had only done it a short while ago, because the house was at least still standing. It wouldn’t take the hungry monsters long to devour the house entirely. He started to spray the door.
He sprayed the defuser and the gnawing, chewing noises and squeaks from their eating frenzy turned into whistling screeches. Once he finished spraying the door, he kicked it in, spray at the ready and aiming at the floors.
“No!” he yelled as he spotting Daniel’s father’s corpse b e ing eaten from the feet up. He sprayed the remaining Devonites so he could assess what happened. The final screech of the dying insects continued while he leaned down to inspect what remained of the body.
He saw the remnants of the ceremony of death that the EBRA clan used to send off their dead. His heart beat faster when he realized that Daniel must have had a real good reason to take Jade along with him. He discerned that Daniel was here when his father was killed. At that moment, he knew Daniel must have taken Nickel also, and they were on the run. Kno w ing Daniel like he did, he figured Daniel would’ve come to him for help first. Malera turned off my telecom! Because of her, my best friend and my sister are on the run without me. That selfish witch!
“Hell, may as well get ready for the ass kicking I’m going to get when I tell my father.” Gabe swallowed and headed to the door. “I’m ready for it, because right now I could kick my own ass.” He ran to his car, hoping to make it to his father’s club before the fog hit.
Chapter 9
The tall shadow of a man walked into the hideout. A s e cret place he had built solely for the purpose of building his own sect. Being Zukar, had been the one thing he had thirsted for all of his life - at least, until he’d grown up and wanted more – much more. He’d come from a long line of them spanning back centuries, but controlling them was an even deeper hu n ger. The rules of brotherhood and loyalty were weak and us e less to him. Loyalty to anyone but himself would always be a waste. However, the faking of it was a useful tool. Standing inside the dark, dank, hidden cave, he waited. The fog would pass soon and the others
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