Gayle Wilson – Rocky Mountain Maverick (страница 11)

The boy’s eyes were feral, his entire body tensed and waiting. “Stay the hell away from me,” he said, his voice as menacing as the knife he held.

“Look, whatever you’re thinking—”

Michael had made the mistake of lowering his hands as he talked. The knife moved, threatening his gut.

“What I think is that you ask too many questions.”

“I thought I could help,” Michael said, his tone quiet and reasoned.

“I don’t need your help. Or your concern.”

“Okay. Whatever you say. Just put the knife down.”

“So we can talk?”

The tone of that mocking question was cynical and distrustful. And more bitter than the situation seemed to warrant.

Maybe he had pushed too hard, Michael acknowledged, but pulling a knife seemed an overreaction that needed some explanation.

“We don’t have to talk. Not if you don’t want to.”

“How’d you find me?”

Confused, Michael shook his head, keeping his eyes on the blade. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I’m talking about how handy you thought a knife would be. How you ought to get one.”

Again Michael shook his head. “You’ve lost me. First of all, I didn’t find you, because I wasn’t looking for you. And what I said about the knife? That was just making conversation. It didn’t mean a thing.”

Nate laughed, the sound abrupt, lacking any hint of amusement. The blade didn’t waver. Although he was holding the knife properly—blade up, handle down—there was something about his stance that spoke of desperation rather than intimidation.

“Just like before, I guess.”

“Kid, I don’t know what happened to you, or who did what, but I didn’t come here looking for you. I’ve never had any contact with you before yesterday.”

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