Obsidian Souls (Soul Series) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Donna Augustine
I heard the agitation in her voice and realized that not only were they not coming, but also she was actually annoyed that I had called again.
“Can you at least tell me who they are?” I asked as I looked squarely at Caden, who was now reclining against the brick wall of the bar. He was looking bored and didn’t even blink at the question I had just asked the dispatcher. The only vibe he was putting out was smug irritation. It was clear, he knew exactly what the outcome was going to be. That he had to suffer through this ridiculous turn of events, until I, the slow-witted damsel in distress, finally realized her situation completely sucked, and that she had no other options.
“You got yourself involved with them, you figure it out,” The dispatcher replied and dead silence followed. I hung up the phone with a shaking hand.
I looked back at him, weighed my options, and realized he didn’t seem to really care if I came or not. He wasn’t trying to force me or crowd me, and I had a scary feeling that perhaps he was telling the truth about Carl. The slightly frightening but very sexy man leaning against the wall might be the only thing standing between Carl and myself.
As I stood, I watched him walk back to the open door and pause. I could go in, or I could go home, but something had changed, and no matter what I chose, it couldn’t be undone. It had been set in motion the moment I had come here. That short moment after I had first seen Caden, my gut feeling had been to get up, and run hard and fast, and to never ever come back to this place again. It had been correct. If I had run, maybe this horrible foreboding wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t be in a dirty alleyway with the only haven appearing to be the lion’s den itself.
I’ve messed up in life before. Almost every time, I’d had that strong gut feeling that I was on the wrong path, but I didn’t listen to it. Later, I would lecture myself about how I needed to stop ignoring it, but yet again, here I was. This time, I was stuck in between some psycho crazy man apparently ready to stalk me and another alluring but equally dangerous man.
“You said THEY would come for me. Don’t you mean him?”
“He’s not normally alone, and he’s not very patient.”
Correction, I now had crazy MEN who were planning to stalk me.
“It will take him some time to find me, won’t it? I’m not sure he even has my last name.”
“Alexandria Verdane, known to most as Lex, age twenty-five, unit #thirty-eight, fifteen Blossom Road. You’ve worked at Bio Lab for the last seven months as an assistant botanist. You just applied for an internal promotion.”
That got me to my feet quickly, as I backed further away from him.
“How do you know all that? And why?” I went from quasi acceptance to the verge of hysteria. I was ready to run if he made the slightest movement in my direction, but he didn’t, not even an inch. He was relaxed as ever, still leaning against the brick wall of the bar.
“I knew who you were five minutes after you walked into my bar.” His posture remained relaxed but his eyes were hard as they met my own. His stare made me uneasy. “And if I know it, they will too. The how and why doesn’t matter. You don’t strike me as a stupid person. Trust your instincts.”
If I had trusted my instincts, none of this would be happening. And the lion’s den it would be.
Chapter Six
The light’s had been dimmed down so low that all that was left were shadows upon shadows, and all I could hear was my
“Can you at least tell me who they are?” I asked as I looked squarely at Caden, who was now reclining against the brick wall of the bar. He was looking bored and didn’t even blink at the question I had just asked the dispatcher. The only vibe he was putting out was smug irritation. It was clear, he knew exactly what the outcome was going to be. That he had to suffer through this ridiculous turn of events, until I, the slow-witted damsel in distress, finally realized her situation completely sucked, and that she had no other options.
“You got yourself involved with them, you figure it out,” The dispatcher replied and dead silence followed. I hung up the phone with a shaking hand.
I looked back at him, weighed my options, and realized he didn’t seem to really care if I came or not. He wasn’t trying to force me or crowd me, and I had a scary feeling that perhaps he was telling the truth about Carl. The slightly frightening but very sexy man leaning against the wall might be the only thing standing between Carl and myself.
As I stood, I watched him walk back to the open door and pause. I could go in, or I could go home, but something had changed, and no matter what I chose, it couldn’t be undone. It had been set in motion the moment I had come here. That short moment after I had first seen Caden, my gut feeling had been to get up, and run hard and fast, and to never ever come back to this place again. It had been correct. If I had run, maybe this horrible foreboding wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t be in a dirty alleyway with the only haven appearing to be the lion’s den itself.
I’ve messed up in life before. Almost every time, I’d had that strong gut feeling that I was on the wrong path, but I didn’t listen to it. Later, I would lecture myself about how I needed to stop ignoring it, but yet again, here I was. This time, I was stuck in between some psycho crazy man apparently ready to stalk me and another alluring but equally dangerous man.
“You said THEY would come for me. Don’t you mean him?”
“He’s not normally alone, and he’s not very patient.”
Correction, I now had crazy MEN who were planning to stalk me.
“It will take him some time to find me, won’t it? I’m not sure he even has my last name.”
“Alexandria Verdane, known to most as Lex, age twenty-five, unit #thirty-eight, fifteen Blossom Road. You’ve worked at Bio Lab for the last seven months as an assistant botanist. You just applied for an internal promotion.”
That got me to my feet quickly, as I backed further away from him.
“How do you know all that? And why?” I went from quasi acceptance to the verge of hysteria. I was ready to run if he made the slightest movement in my direction, but he didn’t, not even an inch. He was relaxed as ever, still leaning against the brick wall of the bar.
“I knew who you were five minutes after you walked into my bar.” His posture remained relaxed but his eyes were hard as they met my own. His stare made me uneasy. “And if I know it, they will too. The how and why doesn’t matter. You don’t strike me as a stupid person. Trust your instincts.”
If I had trusted my instincts, none of this would be happening. And the lion’s den it would be.
Chapter Six
The light’s had been dimmed down so low that all that was left were shadows upon shadows, and all I could hear was my