Falling Into Darkness: The Under Series Book 1 by Dakota Lake Read Free Book Online Page B

him.
“Hey,” I said closing the back door waiting for him to turn around.
“We were about to send out a search party.” he joked turning around with a plate of steaks, but the
plate of stakes wasn’t the first thing I noticed it was his face. His perfectly clear face there wasn’t a
mark on him, no bruising, no swelling it was completely clear. I hadn't imagined last night had I?
There was no way he could of covered that up with concealer.
“I went for a walk, the dog sort of followed me. I thought it would be okay?”
I walked over to the edge of the table holding onto it for support what was going on with his face?
“Yeah it's okay. Just next time let me know before you disappear, where did you go?”
“I found a small dirt path by the river which I followed.”
“That path follows the river all the way down to the bridge near Eggy's Diner, well apparently it
used to it's probably far too over grown to get through nowadays.”
“Micah said Gunner was vicious, is that true?” I asked sitting at the table trying not to stare too
much.
“Micah didn’t mean nasty vicious, the dog can be temperamental though, he doesn’t like strange
men for some reason and he growls a lot. Good job no one lives round here right.” he said placing
his steaks in the frying pan.
“I'm starving, you want some?” he smiled gesturing to the steaks. I just shook my head.
“Well actually we bumped into someone Gunner even let him stroke him and they played fetch
together, he said he lived near by.” I noticed Seth's posture had changed, even I knew he was
frowning and could only see the back of him. He turned and leaned against the cooker.
“No one else lives out here, you have to get a car ride just to get out this far unless you're hiking and
even then it's a bit far up here. Who was this person?” he asked.
“I dunno some teenager, maybe my age or older, he said he lived near by.”
“He was lying, no one lives near by.” Seth said looking out the back window. I tried to hear if he
was thinking anything but all I could hear in between him speaking was lyrics from eighties pop
songs.
“Don't go strolling off on your own again okay,”
“So who do you think he was?”
“No one, he was probably just a hiker wondered a little to far from the main trails.”
Yes because he really looked dressed for hiking but I didn’t say that out loud. And the fact he just
told me no one would hike up this far. But he seemed agitated so I thought it best to drop the subject
of the boy in the forest.
“So who does Gunner belong to?”
“A.....friend” he said after a pause.
“So why do you have him?”
“The guy lives on trailer park outside town the dog kept escaping and running off, so he thought it
would be best to move the dog away encase it got hit by a car or bit someone. The cabin seemed
like the best place, I owe him a few favours anyway. Don't worry, personally I think he's harmless
he just likes to growl at strangers, he's a good guard dog and he loves it up here he disappears for
hours in theses woods.” I nodded still checking his face for any imperfections but there were none.
I spent the rest of the afternoon in my room unpacking a few things I wanted to wear. The window
in my room had a seat with a cushion on, I found myself sitting gazing out trying to come up with
answers to explain Seth's face but I kept coming up blank it was impossible to heal that fast.
I had watched the sun go down from my window my mind constantly slipping back to the boy in
the forest. I didn't even know his name. Seth knocked on the door which pulled me out of my
random daydreaming.
“So I have to go out I’m meeting some friends from work at the bowling alley and I don’t really
want you staying here on your own, it can get a bit lonely up here at night. I don't want to come
home and find you hiding under the bed.” he joked.
“Seth I’m not a little kid any more the dark doesn’t frighten me anymore. You can leave me alone
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