in a building
across from the shooter.” Micah wondered if they were in the same
building and dismissed that idea. There was no way that was
happening. “Micah, Mom is hurt too. She said she can shift to heal,
but there are a few others with her. One of them is
Reggie.”
“ Well, fuck.” Joey laughed
as he listened on the phone, and he just knew his mom was yelling
at him. When he was handed the phone, Micah decided to kill two
birds with a single stone as he handed his phone to Joey. “Reggie
is my mate. Please make sure she’s all right and let me
know.”
The silence at the other end
frightened him a little. He could hear the sirens going off, the
sound of a gun being fired twice, and someone on a bull horn, so he
knew that she’d not hung up on him. Waiting, he pulled his truck
into the middle of the next street over from the address he’d been
given and got out before his mom spoke.
“ If you are telling me
this to get out of a stern talking to, I’ll be very mad at you.” He
told her he wasn’t. “I can see her. She’s on the phone with
someone. Dispatch, I’m thinking. And believe it or not, she’s doing
field dressings on two people at once. I’m going to enjoy watching
her tame you.”
“ Mom, she’s not aware of
what we are, I’m pretty sure. And she has no idea what she is to
me.” His mom huffed. “I’m sorry. I know you think that…we didn’t
exactly get off on the right foot when I met her today.”
“ No, I don’t imagine that
you did. She’s a little on the intense side.” He laughed, never
hearing his mom speak badly of anyone. “I like her. I have no idea
what sort of person she is, but I do like her. She has
guts.”
He told her about her brother and what
had happened today. “She’s stubborn too. And cares for her brother
more than I think anyone I know would. You remember her I think, or
at least her name from Dad. She’s part of the Webster
murders.”
“ Joey told me when I asked
him. She’s a good girl. We’ll be lucky to have her in the family.”
There was a long pause as he made his way to the scene. The
building was on fire still, nothing to save it now. There was no
one around, at least not out in the open, but three what appeared
to be dead bodies were lying in different parts of the street, one
of them a cop. The shooter, he could see, was bobbing his head up
and down, looking, no doubt, for someone else to kill. “Micah, I
would hope that you can resolve this soon. I think your mate is a
little more hurt than we all thought.”
He wanted to go to her, see what was
wrong with her and fix it. But in order to do that he’d have to
cross the line of sight for the man on the roof, and he’d be no
good to her dead. Taking out his gun, he took careful aim. The next
time the guy bobbed would be his last.
Micah waited. Without looking at his
brother, he told him what he was going to do and reached for the
man. It was something that he only used when he had to, and saving
his mate, even from herself, was a priority. As soon as he entered
the man’s head, he started talking to Joey.
“ Dan Chevy, twenty-nine.
Girlfriend just left him for someone else. Lost his job today and
followed her home. Killed them both at her home on Twenty-fifth.
Now he wants one of us to kill him because he doesn’t think prison
will be good for him.” He heard Joey say something, but he was too
deep in the man’s head to understand what. “Burning the building
was an accident. But he’s happy to have been able to kill so many
more since. He’s…fuck, he’s going to hit the pretty brunette in the
storefront across from him.”
When he lifted his head, the shooter
took as careful aim as Micah did. The advantage that Micah had over
him was he was a good shot. Dan was just starting out. As soon as
the bullet left his gun, Micah moved, but the shooter’s gun had
moved and was centered on him before he could get out of the way.
The pain in his chest threw him back, and he
across from the shooter.” Micah wondered if they were in the same
building and dismissed that idea. There was no way that was
happening. “Micah, Mom is hurt too. She said she can shift to heal,
but there are a few others with her. One of them is
Reggie.”
“ Well, fuck.” Joey laughed
as he listened on the phone, and he just knew his mom was yelling
at him. When he was handed the phone, Micah decided to kill two
birds with a single stone as he handed his phone to Joey. “Reggie
is my mate. Please make sure she’s all right and let me
know.”
The silence at the other end
frightened him a little. He could hear the sirens going off, the
sound of a gun being fired twice, and someone on a bull horn, so he
knew that she’d not hung up on him. Waiting, he pulled his truck
into the middle of the next street over from the address he’d been
given and got out before his mom spoke.
“ If you are telling me
this to get out of a stern talking to, I’ll be very mad at you.” He
told her he wasn’t. “I can see her. She’s on the phone with
someone. Dispatch, I’m thinking. And believe it or not, she’s doing
field dressings on two people at once. I’m going to enjoy watching
her tame you.”
“ Mom, she’s not aware of
what we are, I’m pretty sure. And she has no idea what she is to
me.” His mom huffed. “I’m sorry. I know you think that…we didn’t
exactly get off on the right foot when I met her today.”
“ No, I don’t imagine that
you did. She’s a little on the intense side.” He laughed, never
hearing his mom speak badly of anyone. “I like her. I have no idea
what sort of person she is, but I do like her. She has
guts.”
He told her about her brother and what
had happened today. “She’s stubborn too. And cares for her brother
more than I think anyone I know would. You remember her I think, or
at least her name from Dad. She’s part of the Webster
murders.”
“ Joey told me when I asked
him. She’s a good girl. We’ll be lucky to have her in the family.”
There was a long pause as he made his way to the scene. The
building was on fire still, nothing to save it now. There was no
one around, at least not out in the open, but three what appeared
to be dead bodies were lying in different parts of the street, one
of them a cop. The shooter, he could see, was bobbing his head up
and down, looking, no doubt, for someone else to kill. “Micah, I
would hope that you can resolve this soon. I think your mate is a
little more hurt than we all thought.”
He wanted to go to her, see what was
wrong with her and fix it. But in order to do that he’d have to
cross the line of sight for the man on the roof, and he’d be no
good to her dead. Taking out his gun, he took careful aim. The next
time the guy bobbed would be his last.
Micah waited. Without looking at his
brother, he told him what he was going to do and reached for the
man. It was something that he only used when he had to, and saving
his mate, even from herself, was a priority. As soon as he entered
the man’s head, he started talking to Joey.
“ Dan Chevy, twenty-nine.
Girlfriend just left him for someone else. Lost his job today and
followed her home. Killed them both at her home on Twenty-fifth.
Now he wants one of us to kill him because he doesn’t think prison
will be good for him.” He heard Joey say something, but he was too
deep in the man’s head to understand what. “Burning the building
was an accident. But he’s happy to have been able to kill so many
more since. He’s…fuck, he’s going to hit the pretty brunette in the
storefront across from him.”
When he lifted his head, the shooter
took as careful aim as Micah did. The advantage that Micah had over
him was he was a good shot. Dan was just starting out. As soon as
the bullet left his gun, Micah moved, but the shooter’s gun had
moved and was centered on him before he could get out of the way.
The pain in his chest threw him back, and he
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