Chapter 27 : A Deadly Pursuit

Maya

"Come on, we're wasting time. Let's go!" shouted a man in a leather jacket under a red shirt, his face flushed with anger.

"We have to go, and it's almost dawn, Rylan! We want to find Karen just as much as you do," a woman named Selene interjected, answering in a tone that was both stern and concerned at the same time.

"Well, you're certainly not acting like—" he started to shout back, eager to fight, if only with words to relieve the stress and worry he felt, when he felt something bite his right ear. "Ouch! Damn little animal! Go back to your owner!" He grabbed the animal and threw it back to its owner.

"You deserved it, asshole!" taunted Samuel, the owner of the small animal, which barked and narrowly avoided his outstretched hand. Running toward Mike, Samuel hid behind his shoulder and pleaded for help in a whining tone, "Save me from this cruel man.

With a sigh, he stepped closer to the raging Rylan, preparing to try and mediate the situation once again, when a woman's