would push her aside while he and Rebel hunted the enemy, then went after each other in the end. Damn her anyway. She was a distraction he didn’t want and didn’t need.
Voices came from out in the hallway. He glanced up as Buck returned. The thirtyish, blond-haired biker paused to talk to Karen where she stood in the doorway. Buck was a ladies’ man who flirted with any female he came across. No woman was immune to Buck’s charms.
Stoner had a good view of Karen’s profile as she spoke to Buck. She tilted her head back, smiling up at him. An unexpected surge of jealousy shot through Stoner. He pulled his gaze away, glad he couldn’t hear what Buck was saying to her. She could just as easily seduce Buck or one of the other bikers in an attempt to escape. But little did she know that none of them would help her. They would fuck her, but they wouldn’t help her get away. If Karen wanted to live, Stoner was her best chance for survival.
The screen exploded with life and sound in front of him. Stoner shoved Karen from his mind while he and Rebel went after the enemies with no mercy. For the next two hours, he fought his way through the game until he messed up and got killed.
“Motherfucker!” Rebel shouted. “What’d you die so soon for? I was looking forward to taking you out in the end.”
“Not my lucky day, I guess.” Where was Karen? He hadn’t seen her since he’d first started playing the game. He tossed his controller to Spike, who sniggered and slipped into Stoner’s spot.
Stoner headed out of the room in search of Karen.
He found her a few minutes later in the dining room, sitting at a table with Tonya, Viper’s younger, very pregnant sister. Stoner glanced around but Viper was nowhere in sight. Karen was treading on thin ice if she was conversing with Viper’s sister without his approval. Viper had more or less threatened Karen earlier to stay away from Tonya. It was possible Karen didn’t know who Tonya was, though that was unlikely. Tonya shared her brother’s albinism, though her skin wasn’t quite as pale and her eyes were a light blue rather than pink like Viper’s.
Stoner needed to gather Karen up and get her away from Tonya before Viper discovered he’d allowed her to wander unchaperoned around the compound for the past two hours while he played videogames. Stoner had wanted her out of his head, so he’d deliberately ignored her. Not the smartest thing he’d ever done. Has she seduced Buck in his absence? Had the two of them gone at it while he’d been absorbed in the videogame?
Disgusted with his thoughts, he didn’t hear Viper until the man spoke behind him.
“Stoner, we’ve got a problem.”
Stoner tensed. He turned and met the other man’s gaze. “What’s up?”
Viper motioned across the room to where Karen sat with Tonya. “ That is the problem. Why did you let her out of your sight? There’s no telling what kind of shit she’s been filling Tonya’s head with. You know my sister has a weakness for the inferior races and that she’s likely to fall prey to that woman’s vile tales. If you don’t get her under control immediately, I’ll find someone else to babysit her. Got it?”
Stoner held Viper’s creepy gaze. “Sorry. Got caught up in the game for awhile and she just slipped away.”
Viper studied Stoner for a long moment. “Did she give you the list you needed?”
Stoner cleared his throat. “Actually, she said she has everything we need at her lab at home. She said it could take weeks to get all the supplies and set up a lab here, but if you let her work from her house, she can get started first thing in the morning.”
Viper squinted even more, the movement causing the serpent’s tongue to twitch between his eyes in a realistic slither. Even Stoner, who wasn’t afraid of much of anything, found Viper’s appearance creepy.
Viper snorted. “Seriously? And you believed her? She’s not leaving the compound.”
“I figured you’d say
Voices came from out in the hallway. He glanced up as Buck returned. The thirtyish, blond-haired biker paused to talk to Karen where she stood in the doorway. Buck was a ladies’ man who flirted with any female he came across. No woman was immune to Buck’s charms.
Stoner had a good view of Karen’s profile as she spoke to Buck. She tilted her head back, smiling up at him. An unexpected surge of jealousy shot through Stoner. He pulled his gaze away, glad he couldn’t hear what Buck was saying to her. She could just as easily seduce Buck or one of the other bikers in an attempt to escape. But little did she know that none of them would help her. They would fuck her, but they wouldn’t help her get away. If Karen wanted to live, Stoner was her best chance for survival.
The screen exploded with life and sound in front of him. Stoner shoved Karen from his mind while he and Rebel went after the enemies with no mercy. For the next two hours, he fought his way through the game until he messed up and got killed.
“Motherfucker!” Rebel shouted. “What’d you die so soon for? I was looking forward to taking you out in the end.”
“Not my lucky day, I guess.” Where was Karen? He hadn’t seen her since he’d first started playing the game. He tossed his controller to Spike, who sniggered and slipped into Stoner’s spot.
Stoner headed out of the room in search of Karen.
He found her a few minutes later in the dining room, sitting at a table with Tonya, Viper’s younger, very pregnant sister. Stoner glanced around but Viper was nowhere in sight. Karen was treading on thin ice if she was conversing with Viper’s sister without his approval. Viper had more or less threatened Karen earlier to stay away from Tonya. It was possible Karen didn’t know who Tonya was, though that was unlikely. Tonya shared her brother’s albinism, though her skin wasn’t quite as pale and her eyes were a light blue rather than pink like Viper’s.
Stoner needed to gather Karen up and get her away from Tonya before Viper discovered he’d allowed her to wander unchaperoned around the compound for the past two hours while he played videogames. Stoner had wanted her out of his head, so he’d deliberately ignored her. Not the smartest thing he’d ever done. Has she seduced Buck in his absence? Had the two of them gone at it while he’d been absorbed in the videogame?
Disgusted with his thoughts, he didn’t hear Viper until the man spoke behind him.
“Stoner, we’ve got a problem.”
Stoner tensed. He turned and met the other man’s gaze. “What’s up?”
Viper motioned across the room to where Karen sat with Tonya. “ That is the problem. Why did you let her out of your sight? There’s no telling what kind of shit she’s been filling Tonya’s head with. You know my sister has a weakness for the inferior races and that she’s likely to fall prey to that woman’s vile tales. If you don’t get her under control immediately, I’ll find someone else to babysit her. Got it?”
Stoner held Viper’s creepy gaze. “Sorry. Got caught up in the game for awhile and she just slipped away.”
Viper studied Stoner for a long moment. “Did she give you the list you needed?”
Stoner cleared his throat. “Actually, she said she has everything we need at her lab at home. She said it could take weeks to get all the supplies and set up a lab here, but if you let her work from her house, she can get started first thing in the morning.”
Viper squinted even more, the movement causing the serpent’s tongue to twitch between his eyes in a realistic slither. Even Stoner, who wasn’t afraid of much of anything, found Viper’s appearance creepy.
Viper snorted. “Seriously? And you believed her? She’s not leaving the compound.”
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