Monsters In Our Wake by Moncrieff J.H

Author:Moncrieff, J.H. [Moncrieff, J.H.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2017-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

It was Frank who first mentioned it.

Flora never ceased to be amazed by the way men handled conflict. A short hour before, Frank and Archie had been prepared to throw Apostolos to his death, and now they acted as if an ugly word had never been exchanged. To his credit, Apostolos was going along with it. If their captain held a grudge, he was hiding it well.

“What are we going to do, Captain?” Archie asked.

“Obviously we can’t risk sleeping above deck anymore. We’ll have to avoid going topside as much as possible. It isn’t safe.” The big Greek ran a hand over his weary face, as exhausted as she’d ever seen him.

The chorus of groans and protests she’d expected never came.

Frank turned blurry eyes on her. “I thought it was safe at night. I thought the monster was at home, or in its lair, or wherever the fuck it sleeps. Isn’t that what you told us?”

Fear and guilt made her stiffen, but Apostolos responded before she could. “Let’s not start with that again. Duchovney is flying blind, same as the rest of us. None of us know what that creature is, so how in the hell can we predict how it’ll react?”

“She’s still responsible for another man’s death,” Frank muttered, and Flora clenched her bottle of beer, wondering if she’d be forced to use it as a weapon. If Frank attacked her, she’d go down fighting.

“She’s no more responsible than I am. Blame me if you need someone to pin this on. I’m the one who sent Anderssen to fix the ship, and I’m the one who called George for help. Duchovney had nothing to do with it.”

From the stubborn expression on his face, Frank clearly thought otherwise, but thankfully he kept his mouth shut. Flora wasn’t sure how much longer she could listen to his misogynistic bullshit.

“Did anyone actually see a creature?” Archie asked. “I was too busy trying to protect my ears. And then suddenly George was…you know. I didn’t really get a look at the thing.”

Flora took a deep breath. “I did.”

Frank snorted. “Of course you did.”

“I’ve about had it with you, Hearne. Duchovney is a part of this crew, just like anyone else. You need to start paying her some respect,” Apostolos warned. His thick black brows came together in a frown that, for once, was not meant for her.

“But can’t you see what she’s doing? She’ll say anything to support her original theory,” Frank said, keeping his face averted as he gestured in her direction. “Of course she’s going to say she saw a creature. I want to hear from someone else who saw it.”

“I saw it too, Frank.”

Frank’s head swiveled in surprise until he saw the speaker was Thor. He made a big show of smacking his forehead. “Oh, that’s a shocker. Now the scientist’s little lover has seen it. Anyone else who isn’t completely biased?”

“Everyone felt something. And we definitely all heard something,” Apostolos said, indicating the trail of blood that had dried on his neck.

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