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Authors: Brinda Berry
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Mission Impossible guys do their thing. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.”
I returned Austin’s smile until I saw the murderous look on Regulus’s face. When Austin saw the expression, he winked at me. I frowned to discourage him. Touching Regulus’s arm, I smiled, and he appeared to relax.
“Let’s do this thing.” I added some enthusiasm, hoping he’d stop scowling, and went to Regulus’s motorcycle to wait for him.
Austin drove the Jeep with Arizona and we followed, my arms wound tightly around Regulus’s waist. The wind chilled me, and I jealously thought of the heater inside the Jeep. I could see Arizona sitting shotgun in the Jeep, periodically turning his head to make sure we were still behind them. I snuggled in close to Regulus and burrowed my head in the hollow between his shoulders. His warm body shielded me from most of the wind.
The Jeep left the dirt road, and we continued to follow through the woods until we stopped at a clearing. I looked around to see if anything looked familiar. How did Regulus and Arizona find these obscure places in the acres surrounding my home? Miffed, I realized they knew these woods better than I did, and I’d lived here all my life.
Arizona hopped out of the vehicle. Regulus and I dismounted to watch as Arizona pulled the man’s body from the Jeep. To my surprise, the man stumbled to his feet. His hands had been bound with rope, and Arizona steadied him by holding his elbow. Austin did nothing to help.
“Let me do the talking. OK?” Regulus stood with his back to the Jeep. I noticed the furrow in his brow that meant he was serious. He took both my hands in his. “No arguments. It is important for me to lead this questioning.”
With my hands warm in his, I didn’t want to argue. “Sure. I’ll try to keep my mouth shut.”
“This man is dangerous. Do you understand? He broke into your home and would have sliced you open from belly to sternum. We must find out who sent him.”
I got a visual reminiscent of dissecting the pig fetus in biology class and nodded hesitantly.
Regulus released my hands. He turned and grabbed the man by his upper arm. Striding through the brush, Regulus forced his silent captive to stumble behind.
Arizona kept up with Regulus while Austin and I hung back a good distance. Austin shoved his hands into his jeans pockets and whispered to me, “They’re not going to kill the dude, are they? That’s murder, Mia. It doesn’t matter that he broke into your house.”
“Of course not. Regulus wants to question him. That’s all.” I hoped that was all.
Austin stared at me.
“Do you think they’re going to torture him and then do him execution-style?” I laughed nervously. “You watch too many movies.”
Shrugging, he appeared to relax. “Things are weird now, and I really don’t know what to expect.” He raked his hand though his heavy bangs that always covered one eye. “Be careful, OK? These guys are in this on an entirely different level from you.”
“No, they’re not. I’m in this up to my eyeballs. Strangers are breaking into my house. I don’t think I can get much deeper.”
“If they hurt this dude, you’re as responsible. I can’t be part of some crazy torture interrogation. They need to go to the police with this guy.”
“Are you nuts? And we tell the police that some guy broke in my room, and we suspect it has something to do with IIA? Maybe he’s in cahoots with the folks from another dimension?”
Regulus and Arizona had stopped walking and were tying the man to a tree. I sat on the ground and waited for them to finish.
The man stared at me for several minutes before speaking. “Girl, you have messed up.” His heavy Southern drawl surprised me. “They would have let you look for that brother of yours, but they won’t let you break rules. You and the boyfriend—”
Regulus pointed at the man. “Do you think I care about whether I follow the rules with you? I could make you
I returned Austin’s smile until I saw the murderous look on Regulus’s face. When Austin saw the expression, he winked at me. I frowned to discourage him. Touching Regulus’s arm, I smiled, and he appeared to relax.
“Let’s do this thing.” I added some enthusiasm, hoping he’d stop scowling, and went to Regulus’s motorcycle to wait for him.
Austin drove the Jeep with Arizona and we followed, my arms wound tightly around Regulus’s waist. The wind chilled me, and I jealously thought of the heater inside the Jeep. I could see Arizona sitting shotgun in the Jeep, periodically turning his head to make sure we were still behind them. I snuggled in close to Regulus and burrowed my head in the hollow between his shoulders. His warm body shielded me from most of the wind.
The Jeep left the dirt road, and we continued to follow through the woods until we stopped at a clearing. I looked around to see if anything looked familiar. How did Regulus and Arizona find these obscure places in the acres surrounding my home? Miffed, I realized they knew these woods better than I did, and I’d lived here all my life.
Arizona hopped out of the vehicle. Regulus and I dismounted to watch as Arizona pulled the man’s body from the Jeep. To my surprise, the man stumbled to his feet. His hands had been bound with rope, and Arizona steadied him by holding his elbow. Austin did nothing to help.
“Let me do the talking. OK?” Regulus stood with his back to the Jeep. I noticed the furrow in his brow that meant he was serious. He took both my hands in his. “No arguments. It is important for me to lead this questioning.”
With my hands warm in his, I didn’t want to argue. “Sure. I’ll try to keep my mouth shut.”
“This man is dangerous. Do you understand? He broke into your home and would have sliced you open from belly to sternum. We must find out who sent him.”
I got a visual reminiscent of dissecting the pig fetus in biology class and nodded hesitantly.
Regulus released my hands. He turned and grabbed the man by his upper arm. Striding through the brush, Regulus forced his silent captive to stumble behind.
Arizona kept up with Regulus while Austin and I hung back a good distance. Austin shoved his hands into his jeans pockets and whispered to me, “They’re not going to kill the dude, are they? That’s murder, Mia. It doesn’t matter that he broke into your house.”
“Of course not. Regulus wants to question him. That’s all.” I hoped that was all.
Austin stared at me.
“Do you think they’re going to torture him and then do him execution-style?” I laughed nervously. “You watch too many movies.”
Shrugging, he appeared to relax. “Things are weird now, and I really don’t know what to expect.” He raked his hand though his heavy bangs that always covered one eye. “Be careful, OK? These guys are in this on an entirely different level from you.”
“No, they’re not. I’m in this up to my eyeballs. Strangers are breaking into my house. I don’t think I can get much deeper.”
“If they hurt this dude, you’re as responsible. I can’t be part of some crazy torture interrogation. They need to go to the police with this guy.”
“Are you nuts? And we tell the police that some guy broke in my room, and we suspect it has something to do with IIA? Maybe he’s in cahoots with the folks from another dimension?”
Regulus and Arizona had stopped walking and were tying the man to a tree. I sat on the ground and waited for them to finish.
The man stared at me for several minutes before speaking. “Girl, you have messed up.” His heavy Southern drawl surprised me. “They would have let you look for that brother of yours, but they won’t let you break rules. You and the boyfriend—”
Regulus pointed at the man. “Do you think I care about whether I follow the rules with you? I could make you
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