The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 (The Fallocaust Series) by Quil Carter Read Free Book Online Page A

but...” Caligula’s mouth twitched to the side. “Uncle Elish... he’s ordered... demanded , we return with the plane. Now.”
    “Fuck, seriously?” I snapped. I growled and kicked a nearby median feeling the dark rage I had been suppressing start to raise to the surface, but Elish was calm beside me.
    “What explanation did you give him as to why you have the plane?” Elish asked.
    “We just told him we were visiting Nico’s father. Kessler isn’t talking to Zhou right now after what happened with the ransom so it will fit.” Caligula looked behind him and shook his head. “What are your orders?”
    Elish didn’t miss a beat. He walked past Caligula and towards the plane. “You and Nico will be returning to Cardinalhall... Reaver and I will continue on foot.”
    “And Reno?”
    “You will be taking him back to Aras.”
    At the same time both my and Reno’s heads jerked towards Elish.
    “What?” We both said at the same time.
    Elish stepped onto the plane and started packing supplies. “Mr. Nevada is still nursing a bullet wound and internal bleeding. I can be cruel and draw attention to the fact that he will slow us down, or I can be kind and tell him he needs more time to rest before he permanently joins us. You may choose which one.”
    Reno looked crushed, but I couldn’t come to his defence. My friend had showed me his war wounds on the way to the mountains and he was still in rough shape.
    “The residents sold us out...” I said confused. “He isn’t safe there.”
    Elish, who was still packing bags, reached into his pocket. There was a jingle as he threw a set of keys to Reno. “Take out the key with the blue cap. That is for the bunker and in that bunker is a quad you can use to stay in Tintown if needed be, money too. Nico will drop you off and you will not leave that bunker until I personally retrieve you. If you must stay in Tintown or want to make the journey to Anvil, write a note.”
    “Why can’t you take him to Garrett?” I asked. Though oddly at the mention of his suppose ‘fiancé’ Reno’s bottom lip disappeared into his mouth. I knew then that there was a reason and probably a story too.
    “Because right now, to Silas at least, Reno begging a ride back home to Aras from Caligula and Nico is extremely plausible. Unless Reno is preparing to stay in Skyfall forever, it is unsafe for him, and our end goal, to have him bounce back and forth.”
    I blinked as Reno gave him a single crushing look before his face tightened. I put a hand on his shoulder and patted it. Elish though didn’t have time to comfort him.
    “You three need to go, now. If Reaver and I start right now we can make twice the speed their caravan would be going... and if needed be, we have the advantage of silence and stealth the plane would not offer.” He put on a knapsack and I put on my own. “Let’s go.”
    Arms were thrown around me; I almost lost my balance as Reno hugged me hard. “I’m sorry, baby.”
    “Ah... you’d just slow us down; you always had clumsy, Bigfoot feet.” I tried to be supportive, Killian’s influence heavy on me. “I’ll come and get you soon, I promise.”
    “You’ll come and get me?” Reno’s voice suddenly went all high and squeaky.
    I smiled, even though he couldn’t see me. “Of course, we’ll always come for each other. You’re my bud. If you’re good I might bring you a slave boy too.”
    Reno sniffed. “Just watch yourself...”
    I stiffened. I didn’t like that he knew my thoughts so well; he knew the battle that had been going on inside of my head. On top of that he had seen the state I had found myself slipping into.
    The one that required the injection into my neck.
    “I will,” I whispered back. And with that the three of them went into the Falconer and were soon out of sight. At least I knew my best friend would be safe, even if he did venture into Aras he would be alright. He didn’t know I had killed Redmond and Hollis, and Carson had died