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The Blood Orchid Twenty
RYAN’S POV It was years of training and sheer willpower that kept him still. He had nearly swung the Scimitar on Hailey Brookes. It was only someone with keen observation that would have noticed his body’s reaction and how the hand holding the blade trembled slightly. He calmed himself and then turned to her.“You shouldn’t just sneak up on someone holding a weapon”, he said. Ryan hoped that he looked as demure as possible.“That was no answer”, She replied in a flat tone.He sighed knowing it wouldn’t be that easy to shake her off.“What was your question again?”. It was her turn to sigh now.“I just wanted to know if you think the Leviathans have tracked us here”.He didn’t think, he was certain of that. All his senses were screaming flee but he couldn’t do anything.“No, I don’t think so.” To convey his lie properly, he looked her squarely in the eye. He held her gaze for a moment before looking away.“What’s with the guns and blades?”, She queried. It seemed like a Brooke trait t
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The truck slowed down and parked by the side of the road. Dmitri stepped out, the wind flapping at his long coat. It seemed to be getting more windy lately and he didn’t like it. The truth was that he resented everything about the country. He had no particular reason, it was just something he felt deep down. If he could have it his way, he would be back home but unfortunately he couldn’t. He still had business that was far from finished. One that was going rather poorly. His employer was already breathing down his neck. The man in suit was not pleased with the way things were currently going. He had lost Hailey Brookes again. He had also been bested by the wolf boy once more. A bitter taste crept into his mouth as he thought about the last part. No one got the better of him, at least nobody alive. The Wolf boy had done so twice, he was definitely going to make sure it never happened again. Dmitri felt a pang of excitement as he visualized breaking Trey Kristov’s neck with his bare han
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“ For fuck’s sake man! What should we do about it?”, the shorter man exploded. His eyes flashed and his voice was steadily rising. Dmitri fixed him a hard stare as he stood up. He brushed the dirt from his trousers and walked away. He could feel the man’s eyes bore into his back as he strode away. He didn’t really care, nobody was stupid enough to attack him. Especially not a fellow Leviathan. A quick search found him what he was looking for. A contraption so simple yet deadly. It involved a crossbow set up with some levers and a thin wire. The bow released whenever the wire snapped. He had seen something like this before. It was in a run in he had with the Brotherhood. This meant that they had anticipated their arrival. More importantly, it meant that hunters or a hunter had been here. He couldn’t tell if that meant they had gotten to the Wolf boy and the girl first or whether they were now working together. Things were really getting out of hand. He pulled out one of the arrows stu
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TREY’S POV Ryan told him exactly what he feared. They both agreed that the best thing was to leave the campsite and running. They had no particular place in mind but to Ryan at the moment even the North pole was better than just waiting there. Ryan said he felt like they were sitting ducks waiting for the picking and Trey couldn’t agree more. The two woke up Hailey and explained what they were up to. However, she was still under the clutches of sleep and didn’t really comprehend. She just went to the car and continued her sleep. The two then packed up quickly and prepared to leave. Ryan decided to spring a trap as an afterthought. Once he was done, they drove off. Ryan drove initially, a grim face and taut hands on the steering wheel. Obviously, he was still afraid of running into the Leviathans. It was only when they had gotten enough space between them and the Woods that he began to relax. Trey had said nothing throughout but he found the whole thing funny. Ryan never really took a
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HAILEY’S POV After her little argument with Trey over who should drive the truck, she had decided not to say a single word to Trey. She knew that he was still healing from that run in with the Leviathans and that considering his current state, she was best suited to drive. He had however refused claiming that he was okay. She knew he was doing it out of a misguided sense of keeping her safe. Then again, he didn’t think she could handle the car should they need to escape a pack of angry Leviathans or something like that. It annoyed her when Men thought like that. It seemed like the two she travelled thought she needed their constant and ever watching protection. The funny thing was that they had barely known her for a week. Hailey could take care of herself and she intended to prove that to them. Hadn’t she survived the death of her distant father? Hadn’t she proved herself when her Nana passed on and she had to stay on her own? They didn’t know her and yet they presumed things abou
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Eventually, they agreed that Boston was the best place to lay low. This was after Ryan had rejected several other options and gotten on everybody’s nerves one way or the other. It was agreed that they would head for the next day. They would try to lose whatever tail they might have within the day. Around 3 pm, Ryan declared that he was utterly famished. He suggested the purchase of food from any restaurant or diner that they happened to come across next. Hailey was elated at the idea, the past few days had been absolute horror in terms of feeding. When she spied a McDonald’s down the road, she was salivating and nearly drooling. Especially as she thought of the Big Mac which she felt like she hadn’t eaten in ages. So, she was more than disappointed when Trey sped past it without as much as a backward glance. Her stomach grumbled angrily at having been teased but denied. She was about to howl at him but Ryan beat her to it.“Dude! Did you not see that McDonald’s or what?!”“I did”,
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Hailey glanced up at the wall clock for the umpteenth time that afternoon and like several times before that,she sighed. Time was running quite slow in this particular shift. It was a friday and so they didn't have much customers. Not that the cafe had much that of anyway. They had enough patronage to keep the place afloat and functioning but not enough for expansion and renovations that the place was in dire need of. Things had been like that long before she started working here. Nothing changes in this town,she thought. The same people, the same sights, the same vices and habits. Silver creek was a small town that held little attractions apart from the creek from which the name had been derived from. The creek was full of intriguing aquatic life and did attract it's fair share of tourists. The town was a veering off a major highway and so there was also a fair amount of travellers and truckers. Apart from that, the town was just an ordinary place with little or nothing to do.
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She felt as if she was in some kind of trance. She had locked eyes with him and had been drawn in by a force that wouldn't break off. Not that she wanted to. There was something about him that made her want to run into the strong arms that flexed beneath the top he wore. She would give anything to be cradled by those arms. And yet, at the same time she felt like running far away from him. There was something about him that spelt trouble and danger boldly. Something that that said he was definitely going to be a handful. Hailey felt herself toss and turn in the whirlpool of those two emotions."Hey,excuse me", the hunk said rapping a finger on the counter. Hailey gasped. Lost in her thoughts, she hadn't realized that he was right in front of her."Sorry....i....i....didn't know...," her words came out in a stutter."It's okay", he said and flashed her a reassuring smile. His smile was the type that could make a woman all buttery inside. A smile that would make many a woman drool.
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