CHAPTER 252978 Olinda
For a few moments there were only the sounds of the water running in Crouch's grotto. He sat there, spiral eyes focused on me, as if he was considering what Subha had said to him about Shanley.
Then he lifted both big hands and slapped them against the sides of his head, at the same time. His big mouth fell open and he drew in a long wheezing breath. It was a distressing sound. I couldn't use my scent-sight to read his emotional state, but it certainly seemed like he was upset.
Subha took a step forward, reaching out. “Please, Crouch. Don't—“
“Silence!” Crouch bellowed the word. It echoed around the grotto.
He rose up on the rock and he wasn't only an interesting alien anymore. He moved with lethal strength, muscles rippling in his body. He suddenly looked very d
