fought fearlessly to help even the odds as Flame used her honed skills to take them down one-by-one. She drove her Sai into their hearts without mercy, killing the evil fiends that attacked. Eventually they gave up the fight and backed away before hightailing it back into the woods.
Flame stood frozen in astonishment, breathing heavily and very disturbed over what she’d just encountered.
“Bloody hell, Flame, that was awful!” Raef pulled her back from the scene.
Her body shook from racing adrenaline. “Yeah…it was one thing hearing about them…but actually seeing the fiends and fighting them…unreal…”
Coop joined them after making sure no lurkers stayed behind. “Nice work, Flame. You sure as hell weren’t exaggerating when you said you are fast.”
Flame was a bit shaken. She’d never dealt with such powerful foes. “Ian was right. They do have super human strength. They are extraordinarily powerful.”
“You afraid?” His demeanor had become less cocky and more concerned.
“No, just stunned. I thought they were afraid of the Sai.”
Ian came up from behind. “They must have contacted their leader as I thought. That would explain their heightened aggression. He controls their minds and evidently commanded them to fight.”
Hatch swaggered over, a cynical look on his face. “So where is this Satellite?”
“I have no doubt the bastard is watching.” Coop glanced around the immediate area. “I suggest we ride south to the next stop, take our time. The night is young. He’s probably waiting for the right moment now that Flame has made herself known.”
“This is where we are supposed to have blind faith that she can handle him on her own, right? I’m just supposed to let my woman march right into the Satellite’s camp?”
Coop scowled. “He’s not going to reveal himself if her boyfriend is shadowing her every move.”
Flame held back from pointing out their breakup. This was nor the time or place to divulge personal matters. Clearly, Hatch had still managed to convince some of the guys that he was allowing her extra space to complete the mission. What a jerk! she huffed to herself.
“Ignore him.” Raef told her as they walked to their bikes. “Once this is over, he’ll go on back to New York and we’ll have plenty of time to set the record straight on who is with whom.” He paused and stopped walking, then turned to her. “You are staying in LA for a while, aren’t you?”
“I’d like to.” She offered him a hopeful smile. “Don’t know my way around the area very well yet.”
“Stay with me. I’ll show you around.”
“I’d like that.” She stood on tiptoes to reach up and give him a kiss. “I’d like that very much.”
“Awesome.”
They followed Coop as his pack merged onto the highway. He motioned for her to fall back, then signaled his men to surround her as they rode. She began to like him a bit more. He exhibited fierce leadership and under that gruff exterior he seemed to genuinely care about people.
Just over a half an hour later she saw road signs for Oceanside when Coop waved the group into a truck stop.
Ian walked over to relay a message. “We can gas up here, then cruise on down to San Diego. The heaviest creeper activity we have monitored is between LA and there. We’re pretty much in the middle of it right now.”
Flame nodded, did her usual visual scan of the area and guided her bike to an available pump. After filling the tank, she turned toward Raef, who was waiting behind her.
“I’m going in to use the ladies’ room. Keep an eye on my bike for me?”
“Sure thing.”
She drew a deep breath. No signs of creepers yet. Their stench was something she’d never forget. She wandered around the back of the building in search of the restroom. After relieving herself, she washed her hands, splashed cool water on her face then left the not-so-clean facility.
“Flame,” a man’s voice whispered from the shadows.
Suddenly she
Flame stood frozen in astonishment, breathing heavily and very disturbed over what she’d just encountered.
“Bloody hell, Flame, that was awful!” Raef pulled her back from the scene.
Her body shook from racing adrenaline. “Yeah…it was one thing hearing about them…but actually seeing the fiends and fighting them…unreal…”
Coop joined them after making sure no lurkers stayed behind. “Nice work, Flame. You sure as hell weren’t exaggerating when you said you are fast.”
Flame was a bit shaken. She’d never dealt with such powerful foes. “Ian was right. They do have super human strength. They are extraordinarily powerful.”
“You afraid?” His demeanor had become less cocky and more concerned.
“No, just stunned. I thought they were afraid of the Sai.”
Ian came up from behind. “They must have contacted their leader as I thought. That would explain their heightened aggression. He controls their minds and evidently commanded them to fight.”
Hatch swaggered over, a cynical look on his face. “So where is this Satellite?”
“I have no doubt the bastard is watching.” Coop glanced around the immediate area. “I suggest we ride south to the next stop, take our time. The night is young. He’s probably waiting for the right moment now that Flame has made herself known.”
“This is where we are supposed to have blind faith that she can handle him on her own, right? I’m just supposed to let my woman march right into the Satellite’s camp?”
Coop scowled. “He’s not going to reveal himself if her boyfriend is shadowing her every move.”
Flame held back from pointing out their breakup. This was nor the time or place to divulge personal matters. Clearly, Hatch had still managed to convince some of the guys that he was allowing her extra space to complete the mission. What a jerk! she huffed to herself.
“Ignore him.” Raef told her as they walked to their bikes. “Once this is over, he’ll go on back to New York and we’ll have plenty of time to set the record straight on who is with whom.” He paused and stopped walking, then turned to her. “You are staying in LA for a while, aren’t you?”
“I’d like to.” She offered him a hopeful smile. “Don’t know my way around the area very well yet.”
“Stay with me. I’ll show you around.”
“I’d like that.” She stood on tiptoes to reach up and give him a kiss. “I’d like that very much.”
“Awesome.”
They followed Coop as his pack merged onto the highway. He motioned for her to fall back, then signaled his men to surround her as they rode. She began to like him a bit more. He exhibited fierce leadership and under that gruff exterior he seemed to genuinely care about people.
Just over a half an hour later she saw road signs for Oceanside when Coop waved the group into a truck stop.
Ian walked over to relay a message. “We can gas up here, then cruise on down to San Diego. The heaviest creeper activity we have monitored is between LA and there. We’re pretty much in the middle of it right now.”
Flame nodded, did her usual visual scan of the area and guided her bike to an available pump. After filling the tank, she turned toward Raef, who was waiting behind her.
“I’m going in to use the ladies’ room. Keep an eye on my bike for me?”
“Sure thing.”
She drew a deep breath. No signs of creepers yet. Their stench was something she’d never forget. She wandered around the back of the building in search of the restroom. After relieving herself, she washed her hands, splashed cool water on her face then left the not-so-clean facility.
“Flame,” a man’s voice whispered from the shadows.
Suddenly she
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