Sacrificed (The Ignited Series) Read Free Page B

beside me, I heard a noise that sounded suspiciously like a growl. “What are you doing here?”
    Micah’s eyes narrowed on Nathan, and I realized I wasn’t the only one who sensed Nathan’s temper. I had to give it to him—the boy had balls, glaring at Nathan like that. “Same as you, watching the warehouse.”
    “Why?”
    Micah glanced at me with a shrug. I could have been mistaken, but I swore I detected the hint of a grin on his face. “Why are you?”
    Alec pressed the gun behind Micah’s ear, forcing his head forward a fraction. “Answer the damn question!”
    Micah definitely grinned now. I wondered if he was insane, because really, only a crazy person would be grinning with two guns pointed at his head. And then, Micah nodded at me. “Ask her.”
    My skin blanched as I felt everyone’s eyes turn to me. “I…I don’t know.”
    And I didn’t. Not really. I assumed they were here because the Skotadi were here, but something about Micah’s expression hinted at something more. Something I wasn’t in on. I suspected there was another reason he had done his best to lure me here.   
    “Sure you do,” he said confidently, and I silently prayed that he wasn’t about to spill my secret about the dreams. He hesitated with an amused tilt of his head, his grin growing as he leveled his gaze on me. “Don’t you know? I’m the one you were created to kill.”
     
     
     
    As it turned out, Gabby and Richie had a very good reason to pull their guns on me.
    They knew exactly who I was—what I was. They knew how dangerous I could eventually be. As did Micah. But for some reason, the kid insisted they keep their hands off of me.
    And suggested that we join forces.
    I suspected that they were only amusing Micah, but after a lot of coaxing and promises of peace, Nathan and Alec agreed to follow them back to their hideout. As we approached a large log house at the end of a long gravel driveway, I realized that they had been living much more luxuriously than we had.
    The house was a rental property, most often used by large parties looking to enjoy the nearby ski resort. They assured us of its safety, and I didn’t doubt them. They had been there for months already, and I doubted the Skotadi would have thought to look for a small group of Kala renting a house in the middle of ski country.
    They filled us in on their plan to pick off the Skotadi at the warehouse little by little. They, too, had figured the Skotadi force too strong to take on with a single attack, but small raids on, say the vehicles coming and going, might weaken the Skotadi over time…and lead to some worthy intelligence.
    Of course, if we agreed to work with them, there was a better chance of success. I saw it in both Nathan’s and Alec’s eyes. A partnership was our best shot.
    Once a truce, overseen by Micah, had been established between all parties, Nathan and Alec had agreed to stay, at least for a little while. It only seemed right since we all had the common goal of snooping on the Skotadi. We could work together, help each other, get more accomplished in our pursuit of answers.
    I knew it made sense for us to work together. But why exactly Micah, Gabby, and Richie were here in the first place remained a mystery. One that I intended to uncover soon.
    Alec and Callie had gone back to the hotel to collect our stuff. That left me and a tightly wound Nathan alone with our new allies. It was he who whisked me down the hall into one of the bedrooms before I even knew who had ahold of my arm.
    He shut the door softly behind us. As much as I would have liked to think he had brought me in there to do something fun, like make out, I knew that wasn’t the case.
    He had pulled me out of earshot of the others, simply to talk. And not about anything I really wanted to talk about. Not with him. Not since he’d made that ridiculous vow to not act on his feelings for me until we took some time thinking.
    I’d gone along with his wishes at the time,