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returns to
the sky with a vague idea of what he saw here. If he were at full strength, he
would remember. But, like I said, he’s still weak from attacking you and Shae.”
“If you find
Tack, can you drive Nalke out of him?”
“Maybe.”
The phone
suddenly rang, scaring all three of us. I answered.
And then I
listened, my eyes growing wider by the second. I looked at Rockne. “That was
Champagne. She said she saw something standing at her window.”
Ernie and
Rockne jumped into the truck and sped down the hill. This night was getting
crazier by the minute. I told Champagne help was on the way and then hung up. I
was glad Astrid hadn’t tried to see me that night. I couldn’t imagine her
coming across that thing—Tack—in the middle of the night. It would’ve been
terrifying....
Well, maybe
even worse than terrifying. Nalke was most likely using Tack to find her
anyway.
Over the next
twenty minutes, I got a few more calls from Victor and the Belles’ nurse
telling me they saw or heard something outside their homes. I called Ernie’s
cell and told him, and he and Rockne checked out each house.
I paced the
spacious gatehouse, noticing little things I hadn’t before. There was a
bookshelf in the far corner, next to the couch. I’d thought it held books but
noticed that they were audiobooks.
Before I could
check the titles, I heard a noise outside. I looked through the large windows
on my right, by the entrance lane. The wind blew the trees around me. I
returned to the monitors and searched for intruders. Though I didn’t know Tack
very well, I still felt sorry for him. I hoped Rockne would be able to save him
from rotting away entirely.
I also hoped
something would be done about Nalke. He was a dangerous being who had to be
stopped. I still didn’t get his agenda; as far as I could tell, he just wanted
to regain his full strength and keep on existing. Nothing wrong with that, I
suppose. All I wanted to do was live my life without interference, as well.
I wondered if
some kind of truce could be made between Rockne and Nalke. It seemed the only
way to fix things. I doubted Rockne would consider it after all the people he’d
lost in the war.
My nose started
bleeding, so I ran to the bathroom.
I heard a door
slide open.
I threw away
the bloody tissue and walked toward the bathroom door, putting my hand on it.
“Who’s there?” I asked.
No reply. My
heart beat so fast I thought it would explode. I closed the bathroom door, then
pulled out my cell phone and called Ernie.
“We haven’t
found him yet,” he said by way of hello.
“I think he’s
here,” I whispered, pressing my foot to the bottom of the door, which didn’t
have a lock.
The doorknob
turned. The door moved inward.
I pressed
against it, groaning. I was scared to death.
“Hurry back,” I
said to Ernie.
“On our way,”
he said quickly.
I put my phone
in my pocket and put all my weight against the door. I didn’t quite know what
Tack was capable of, or what Nalke was capable of in human form, but I did know
I didn’t want him touching me. I didn’t want to see him up close with his
oozing skin.
The door
stopped moving and a gentle knocking followed. “Josh?” a familiar voice called.
“Astrid?”
I opened the
door slowly and saw her standing there, looking confused.
“What are you
doing here?” I asked.
“I came to see
you. Why?”
“There’s
something in the Village and we think it’s after you. You shouldn’t be here.”
I grabbed her
hand and pulled her toward the door she’d come through. I figured Ernie and
Rockne would be there any minute; they could take her home safely. Before we
could get to the door, however, we ran into Tack.
Chapter 14: I Need Super Healing
“Get him in the
water quickly,” Shae said.
I tried to look
at her but could see nothing. I felt hands carrying me, but I couldn’t see
whose hands they were.
“We can heal
him,” Rockne said next. “There’s still
the sky with a vague idea of what he saw here. If he were at full strength, he
would remember. But, like I said, he’s still weak from attacking you and Shae.”
“If you find
Tack, can you drive Nalke out of him?”
“Maybe.”
The phone
suddenly rang, scaring all three of us. I answered.
And then I
listened, my eyes growing wider by the second. I looked at Rockne. “That was
Champagne. She said she saw something standing at her window.”
Ernie and
Rockne jumped into the truck and sped down the hill. This night was getting
crazier by the minute. I told Champagne help was on the way and then hung up. I
was glad Astrid hadn’t tried to see me that night. I couldn’t imagine her
coming across that thing—Tack—in the middle of the night. It would’ve been
terrifying....
Well, maybe
even worse than terrifying. Nalke was most likely using Tack to find her
anyway.
Over the next
twenty minutes, I got a few more calls from Victor and the Belles’ nurse
telling me they saw or heard something outside their homes. I called Ernie’s
cell and told him, and he and Rockne checked out each house.
I paced the
spacious gatehouse, noticing little things I hadn’t before. There was a
bookshelf in the far corner, next to the couch. I’d thought it held books but
noticed that they were audiobooks.
Before I could
check the titles, I heard a noise outside. I looked through the large windows
on my right, by the entrance lane. The wind blew the trees around me. I
returned to the monitors and searched for intruders. Though I didn’t know Tack
very well, I still felt sorry for him. I hoped Rockne would be able to save him
from rotting away entirely.
I also hoped
something would be done about Nalke. He was a dangerous being who had to be
stopped. I still didn’t get his agenda; as far as I could tell, he just wanted
to regain his full strength and keep on existing. Nothing wrong with that, I
suppose. All I wanted to do was live my life without interference, as well.
I wondered if
some kind of truce could be made between Rockne and Nalke. It seemed the only
way to fix things. I doubted Rockne would consider it after all the people he’d
lost in the war.
My nose started
bleeding, so I ran to the bathroom.
I heard a door
slide open.
I threw away
the bloody tissue and walked toward the bathroom door, putting my hand on it.
“Who’s there?” I asked.
No reply. My
heart beat so fast I thought it would explode. I closed the bathroom door, then
pulled out my cell phone and called Ernie.
“We haven’t
found him yet,” he said by way of hello.
“I think he’s
here,” I whispered, pressing my foot to the bottom of the door, which didn’t
have a lock.
The doorknob
turned. The door moved inward.
I pressed
against it, groaning. I was scared to death.
“Hurry back,” I
said to Ernie.
“On our way,”
he said quickly.
I put my phone
in my pocket and put all my weight against the door. I didn’t quite know what
Tack was capable of, or what Nalke was capable of in human form, but I did know
I didn’t want him touching me. I didn’t want to see him up close with his
oozing skin.
The door
stopped moving and a gentle knocking followed. “Josh?” a familiar voice called.
“Astrid?”
I opened the
door slowly and saw her standing there, looking confused.
“What are you
doing here?” I asked.
“I came to see
you. Why?”
“There’s
something in the Village and we think it’s after you. You shouldn’t be here.”
I grabbed her
hand and pulled her toward the door she’d come through. I figured Ernie and
Rockne would be there any minute; they could take her home safely. Before we
could get to the door, however, we ran into Tack.
Chapter 14: I Need Super Healing
“Get him in the
water quickly,” Shae said.
I tried to look
at her but could see nothing. I felt hands carrying me, but I couldn’t see
whose hands they were.
“We can heal
him,” Rockne said next. “There’s still
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