The Dead (The Thaumaturge Series book 1)
“Two seconds later, the phone buzzed and it was him, calling me back.
“Hey,” I said. I got up off my bed and went to shut the door. Marcus was still in the kitchen, cleaning blood off of his shoes. I didn't think he could hear me, but I didn't want take the chance.
“I wasn't going to answer,” Cody said, and he sounded strange. Guarded.
“Yeah, I figured,” I said, wincing a little.
“I just don't know what to say to you.”
“Okay.”
There was nothing but silence for a little bit and the sound of him b...reathing. Because it was Cody, and I figured he could out-silence me way longer than I could out-silence him, I said, “I fixed him, in case you were wondering.”
There was a burst of loud exhalation, like Cody had been holding his breath.
“Ebron,” he said, drawing out my name in exasperation. “Really, I - I don't know what to say.”
“How did you know, anyway, Cody? Who told you?” Yeah, this was not going the way I had planned. I had wanted to reassure him, calm him down, convince him that the gutted body we'd found was no big deal.MoreLess
“Hey,” I said. I got up off my bed and went to shut the door. Marcus was still in the kitchen, cleaning blood off of his shoes. I didn't think he could hear me, but I didn't want take the chance.
“I wasn't going to answer,” Cody said, and he sounded strange. Guarded.
“Yeah, I figured,” I said, wincing a little.
“I just don't know what to say to you.”
“Okay.”
There was nothing but silence for a little bit and the sound of him b...reathing. Because it was Cody, and I figured he could out-silence me way longer than I could out-silence him, I said, “I fixed him, in case you were wondering.”
There was a burst of loud exhalation, like Cody had been holding his breath.
“Ebron,” he said, drawing out my name in exasperation. “Really, I - I don't know what to say.”
“How did you know, anyway, Cody? Who told you?” Yeah, this was not going the way I had planned. I had wanted to reassure him, calm him down, convince him that the gutted body we'd found was no big deal.MoreLess
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