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Giving Lin one more quick once-over, he pushed open the glass door, only to have the wind slam it
shut on him. The wind has really kicked up, he commented and stared through the glass out into
the gloom. My truck s close, so we re just going to have make a run for it. Be careful, though. The
asphalt is icy. I ll hold on to your arm so you don t fall, okay?
At Lin s nod, Kyle shoved the glass door open and began walking fast toward his truck. He hit the
remote with his thumb and heard the locks click.
When they got to the truck, he threw Lin s suitcase in the truck bed and opened the door on the
passenger side for Lin to get in. After slamming the door, he sprinted around the truck and got in on
the driver s side. Then he put the key in the ignition and got the heat going.
Brr . . . this is the coldest weather I have ever seen. Is it normally like this?
In the winter, yes. This is probably the last of the snow, though. In a couple of weeks, it should
warm up, and things will start melting.
That is a long time to be so cold, Lin commented.
You get used to it.
You have lived here your whole life?
Most of it. I did go to California for college. It was nice, but I got tired of all the smog and
crowding. After a while, I felt like I couldn t breathe there, so I came back home once I got my
degree. He shrugged. There s more space here, more room to breathe. I m willing to put up with
the cold to have that, and Grandfather is here.
With the engine warmed up, Kyle gunned it a couple of times just to be sure and then pulled out of
the parking lot and headed back the way he d come.
I miss my grandfather and Duyi, Lin said suddenly, sadness in her voice.
I know, but you ll see them soon, Kyle promised.
When Lin didn t respond and he heard a sniffle, pain for her lanced his heart. Chased by a madman
who was in cahoots with one of the darkest spirits one could come up against, torn from her family,
her homeland, and forced to trust strangers. Life from her viewpoint must really suck right now.
Wanting to comfort her, he took one hand from the steering wheel and laid it on her thigh. It would
be dangerous to take his eyes from what little bit of the road he could see, and taking one hand from
the steering wheel wasn t exactly smart, but it was the lesser of two evils.
Is Duyi your brother?
Yes, he is only fourteen. Bai threatened to hurt him. It s one of the reasons I left Taiwan. I had
hoped he would follow me.
Got more than you bargained for, didn t you? Kyle shook his head ruefully. He understood her
need to draw the madman away from her family, but the man was mixed up with a very dark entity,
and chances were, unless someone stopped him, he would never leave Lin alone.
Lin sighed, her breath dancing in the air for a moment despite the fact the heater was on. Yes, I
didn t know what he was willing to do to keep me from getting away.
What were you going to do, Lin? Run forever?
If it keeps Grandfather and Duyi safe, then it is a risk I am prepared to take.
Isn t it better to put a stop to it now, if we can?
You can try, Kyle, but I m scared. Maybe he will be too powerful even for you.
Kyle laughed, and butterflies fluttered their wings in his stomach. She could be right, but I learned a long
time ago that there are some fights you just can t back down from, and this is one of them. I ll be damned if I m going
to let some psycho and his demon buddy terrorize Lin.
When Lin shot him an almost incredulous look when he laughed, it only made him laugh harder.
I m not laughing at you, Lin. Just for a second, the whole situation, and then what you just said
about it maybe being too powerful for even me, it just . . . I don t know, struck my funny bone for a
second.
Grandfather would say that laughter is good, that it helps to release the tension.
Kyle laughed a little harder. That s exactly what my grandfather would say. He says I get too serious
about stuff sometimes and laughing is a good release valve. God, if they ever meet, we re in
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Giving Lin one more quick once-over, he pushed open the glass door, only to have the wind slam it
shut on him. The wind has really kicked up, he commented and stared through the glass out into
the gloom. My truck s close, so we re just going to have make a run for it. Be careful, though. The
asphalt is icy. I ll hold on to your arm so you don t fall, okay?
At Lin s nod, Kyle shoved the glass door open and began walking fast toward his truck. He hit the
remote with his thumb and heard the locks click.
When they got to the truck, he threw Lin s suitcase in the truck bed and opened the door on the
passenger side for Lin to get in. After slamming the door, he sprinted around the truck and got in on
the driver s side. Then he put the key in the ignition and got the heat going.
Brr . . . this is the coldest weather I have ever seen. Is it normally like this?
In the winter, yes. This is probably the last of the snow, though. In a couple of weeks, it should
warm up, and things will start melting.
That is a long time to be so cold, Lin commented.
You get used to it.
You have lived here your whole life?
Most of it. I did go to California for college. It was nice, but I got tired of all the smog and
crowding. After a while, I felt like I couldn t breathe there, so I came back home once I got my
degree. He shrugged. There s more space here, more room to breathe. I m willing to put up with
the cold to have that, and Grandfather is here.
With the engine warmed up, Kyle gunned it a couple of times just to be sure and then pulled out of
the parking lot and headed back the way he d come.
I miss my grandfather and Duyi, Lin said suddenly, sadness in her voice.
I know, but you ll see them soon, Kyle promised.
When Lin didn t respond and he heard a sniffle, pain for her lanced his heart. Chased by a madman
who was in cahoots with one of the darkest spirits one could come up against, torn from her family,
her homeland, and forced to trust strangers. Life from her viewpoint must really suck right now.
Wanting to comfort her, he took one hand from the steering wheel and laid it on her thigh. It would
be dangerous to take his eyes from what little bit of the road he could see, and taking one hand from
the steering wheel wasn t exactly smart, but it was the lesser of two evils.
Is Duyi your brother?
Yes, he is only fourteen. Bai threatened to hurt him. It s one of the reasons I left Taiwan. I had
hoped he would follow me.
Got more than you bargained for, didn t you? Kyle shook his head ruefully. He understood her
need to draw the madman away from her family, but the man was mixed up with a very dark entity,
and chances were, unless someone stopped him, he would never leave Lin alone.
Lin sighed, her breath dancing in the air for a moment despite the fact the heater was on. Yes, I
didn t know what he was willing to do to keep me from getting away.
What were you going to do, Lin? Run forever?
If it keeps Grandfather and Duyi safe, then it is a risk I am prepared to take.
Isn t it better to put a stop to it now, if we can?
You can try, Kyle, but I m scared. Maybe he will be too powerful even for you.
Kyle laughed, and butterflies fluttered their wings in his stomach. She could be right, but I learned a long
time ago that there are some fights you just can t back down from, and this is one of them. I ll be damned if I m going
to let some psycho and his demon buddy terrorize Lin.
When Lin shot him an almost incredulous look when he laughed, it only made him laugh harder.
I m not laughing at you, Lin. Just for a second, the whole situation, and then what you just said
about it maybe being too powerful for even me, it just . . . I don t know, struck my funny bone for a
second.
Grandfather would say that laughter is good, that it helps to release the tension.
Kyle laughed a little harder. That s exactly what my grandfather would say. He says I get too serious
about stuff sometimes and laughing is a good release valve. God, if they ever meet, we re in
trouble. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]