Page 149 of Beast: Part Two

He gurgles up blood. I release my hold on the weapon, and he falls to the ground.

“Smart, Kid. You don’t have shit to prove to him. Go find your family,”Priest’s voice praises in my head.

I grab my gun off the ground as I head back out of the room. I spot Albany in the hallway.

“Corbyn?” she asks.

“Through the tunnels. There was a hidden elevator in his room.”

We both run back down the stairs. When we get back toward the foyer, a guard runs from the back of the house toward us. Albany and I raise our guns, but a bullet splits the man’s head. Hawk steps out of the shadows.

“Upstairs?” he asks, right as the others join us.

“Clear,” Albany replies. “Corbyn is in the tunnels.”

“What?” Maksim shouts. “I told you if he gets through those tunnels he’s gone for good?”

Seth taps him on the shoulder. “Relax, brother. What do we know about Corbyn?”

Maksim looks confused, but answers. “That he’s a patient and smart man.”

“That he likes kids,” I say, pulling out my phone.

I tap the screen until I get to the camera system I’m looking for. Holding the phone up, I allow everyone to see it.

“What’s this?” Maksim asks.

“Just watch,” Seth beams.

The view we are seeing is from a camera that’s been stuck to a wall. In the frame is Emory and a dark tunnel. We all watch as Corbyn appears through the tunnel. He’s holding his shoulder where I shot him, a gun down at his side. The moment he spots Emory, he pauses. Emory is on the floor with her knees tucked to her chest, whimpering.

“Hello,” Corbyn says in a soft voice. “Are you lost?” he looks back over his shoulder before turning back to Emory. “How did you get down here?”

Emory looks up from her seated position. She stands up slowly, a headless rabbit clutched in her hands.

“Wait,” Corbyn tilts his head to the side. “Have I seen you before?”.

He makes the biggest mistake he could make, by turning his head and looking over his shoulder once again. Pulling her Bowie out of the body of the rabbit, she then drops the stuffed animal to the ground. Emory attacks. She runs toward Corbyn. He turns around at the last minute to see her coming. He lifts the gun in his hand to aim at her. She quickly dives on her stomach, sliding between his legs. She slices into his calf muscle as she comes out behind him. He drops down to his knees. She jumps up, runs back toward him and does a cartwheel over his head, planting her blade deep in his shoulder as she goes. She lands perfectly back in front of him, then kicks the gun out of his hand.

“What the fuck was that?” Maksim shouts. “You’ve had this kid sleeping in the same house as me all this time?”

Seth laughs. “Isn’t she an angel?”

“Of death,” Maksim grumbles as we all head to the bookcase we know that leads to the tunnels.

After sliding the bookcase open, we quickly make our way through the dark narrow walls. The moment we spot Corbyn and Emory, she skips over to us.

“Good job, tiny soldier.” Seth high fives her.

I go to Corbyn. Grabbing him by the collar, I turn him around to face me.

“Where are Gabe and Summer?”

Corbyn grins. “I don’t have many regrets. But you, you could’ve been my best pet.”

I didn’t give a shit about his regrets or what he thought of me. There was only one thing on my mind: finding my family.

“Where are Summer and Gabe?” I snarl, not in the mood for this conversation.

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