Chapter 42

“That is,” Molly added, “if you’re not in over your head. You sure you can handle this?”

“You know what, Molly? I’m not sure of one damned thing. Now, if you’ll excuse me?”

Her lips forming a tight line, Molly stepped back a few feet. She said, “I’m going to check on Ronan and Lorcan.”

“Please do,” Felix said. He wanted to say “Please fucking do” and he was quite proud of himself for his self-control.

The burn pile and the recycling pile were each growing as the day moved along, but Felix was rapidly exhausting his energy levels. He wished that Molly would hurry up and leave so he could knock off for the day. He shifted one last piece of metal and stopped, standing stock still.What was this? He threw the metal to the side and crouched down. With great effort he pulled a dented can from the debris and ran a hand across it, revealing a smiling brontosaurus. He had seen this before.