Along Came a Wolf (The Yellow Hoods, #1): Steampunk meets Fairy Tale (17 page)
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Authors: Adam Dreece
Tags: #Fairy Tale, #Emergent Steampunk
“Yes sir. One third of the amount noted for Andre LeLoup,” said a bored voice from somewhere in the room.
“Thank you,” the man said quietly.
“Now, then—burn those dreadful clothes once you are out of here. Disgusting, really. Not befitting any man,” said Simon, frowning.
He looked again at his new toy, sitting on the side table. This was an unexpected turn of events. He turned back to his guest with a piercing look. “I have need of a man like you. Provided I get your undying loyalty and devotion, I can give you what you want. What
do
you want?”
“I want to matter,” the man replied.
Simon waved away the answer as nonsense. “Oh, you’ll matter. But what is it that you
want
?”
“I want those Yellow Hoods on my wall,” said the man, releasing a tiny fraction of his anger.
“A motivated man. Excellent. What’s your name, dog?” asked Simon.
“Call me… The Hound.”
Enjoy this excerpt from
Book 2 - Breadcrumb Trail.
Crumbled Plans
The Hound stood back up and rubbed his head as a dark April rainstorm beat down. He’d landed hard on the slick stone rampart, yet had managed not to slip off or black out. Rain poured off his brown and beige leather long-coat.
For a moment, he looked concerned. He glanced at the control boxes on his forearms and the connections to his oversized, metallic, gear-covered gloves. He hoped rain wasn’t getting in. Satisfied, he turned up the dial on each forearm’s control box. Electricity started to jump and crackle between his fingers. He then turned his attention back to the Yellow Hood at his feet.
The yellow-hooded Tee dangled below the half-built rampart, desperately clutching her slingshot. When she’d slipped, its leather strap had caught between two of the moss-covered stones. She could feel her hands slipping as the rain wormed its way between her fingers to moisten the slingshot’s wooden handle. She looked down and swallowed hard.
The plan sounded bad from the start, but they had trusted the leader of the Tub. It was bad enough to be asked to go deep into the Red Forest, to an open area with an unfinished, crumbling castle tower and half-built rampart wall—never mind the leader’s unwillingness to tell them why they were going there in the first place. Once the opposing secret society’s coach had arrived and the representative for the Fare had stepped out, the plan fell apart.
Tee shot a glance around to look for her fellow Yellow Hoods. Elly, with her gray metal shock-sticks in hand, was dodging and blocking a red-hooded swordsman’s thin blade. Richy couldn’t be seen.
“Lights out, kid,” said the Hound. His gloves crackled and electricity danced from finger to finger.
Tee took a deep breath. She could only think of one option, and it was risky. She freed one hand to delve into her yellow cloak’s hidden pockets. Pulling out a shock-stick, she pressed its activation button while staring into the Hound’s eyes. He hesitated.
“You’ve
enjoyed
this before, haven’t you? Care to do so again?” Tee said menacingly. She wasn’t sure if she was willing to risk the fall to the cobblestone below.
Suddenly, Tee’s pinky finger slipped off the end of her slingshot. She could feel the other fingers slipping, too. Then, a glint of steel from an arrow aimed at her from less than twenty feet away caught her eye.
The red-hooded archer smiled and said, “Goodbye, little yellow birdy!”
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In 2014, Adam burst onto the indie author scene, putting an end to over 25 years of writing short stories that few ever saw. The Yellow Hoods series quickly became a best seller. In 2015, he became a full-time author and put aside his 20-year-long career as a software architect.
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Table of Contents
Chapter Two - Of Wolves & Pigs
Chapter Four - Packed Together
Chapter Eight - What Sharp Teeth
Chapter Eleven - In Sheep's Clothing
Chapter Twelve - Howling for Revenge
Chapter Thirteen - Why, Come In, My Dear
Chapter Fourteen - Of Hood and Wolf
Chapter Fifteen - To the Ends of the Earth
Chapter Sixteen - Tale of The Yellow Hoods
