As soon as he woke up, Kenny headed straight to the sheriff's station. His eyes widened when he saw the crater and the scorched grass surrounding it.
A few residents were already beginning to step out of their hos, curious about what had caused the noise during the night.
Uneasy murmurs filled the cold morning air.
Boyd stood on the porch with his arms crossed, an unreadable expression on his exhausted face.
"Sheriff," Kenny called as he approached. "What happened here? The whole town heard that explosion."
Boyd kept his attention fixed on the residents cautiously gathering nearby.
Good thing I moved fast.
For a mont, he felt grateful that he had stayed awake. If he had delayed, half the town would have already seen the creature.
"Co inside," he muttered, gesturing to Kenny and Father Khatri, who had just arrived.
The mont they stepped through the door, a bittersweet sll of burnt flesh hit their noses.
In the center of the room, lying on a wooden table, rested a dark, twisted, grotesque figure.
Kenny stopped abruptly.
Khatri, on the other hand, moved forward slowly. Tilting his head, he studied the charred creature on the table.
"My God..." he said, unable to hide the dark fascination in his voice. "It's one of them. One of those demons."
"It was Daniel," the sheriff explained, recounting what had happened.
Kenny blinked several tis. "He used a grenade? Where did he get military explosives?"
"That doesn't matter right now."
"What's the plan for that?" Khatri asked, motioning toward the corpse with his chin.
"I'm going to call Kristi." Boyd stared intently at the burned torso. "I want her to perform an autopsy. We need to find out what's inside them. Maybe we'll discover another weakness."
Kenny shook his head. "That's crazy. What if that thing has so kind of toxin? Do you really want Kristi anywhere near it?"
"The sheriff is right," the priest replied before Boyd could speak.
His calm voice contrasted sharply with the deputy's growing anxiety. "Information is the rarest resource we have here."
Kenny let out an irritated sigh and ran both hands through his hair.
"And Daniel? Are we just going to ignore the fact that he's walking around with military-grade weapons?"
"I'm handling it," Boyd replied, rubbing his strained jaw while hiding how little control he actually had over the situation.
"With all due respect to your concerns," Khatri said, turning toward Kenny, "as difficult as that young man's personality may be, he has helped this town far more than he has hard it since the day he arrived."
Boyd and Kenny exchanged an uneasy glance, but neither of them could argue with the uncomfortable truth in the priest's words.
...
Inside the motorho, the atmosphere couldn't have been more different from the tension hanging over the sheriff's station.
Soft morning light stread through the open door, illuminating the interior.
Jim and Tabitha stood stretching, looking far more rested than they had in days.
It had been a long ti since either of them had slept that well.
The sense of security provided by the motorho was almost absurd by the standards of that town.
"Daniel, thanks for the hospitality," Jim said, holding folded blankets under one arm while carrying a bottle of water in the other.
"No need to thank ." Daniel shrugged. "You helped with my plan too."
Tabitha smiled faintly and called over Ethan, who was still rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
After a few quick goodbyes, they inford him that they were stopping by the diner for breakfast before heading back to Colony House to continue working on the tower.
Once the door closed, Daniel's good-guy aura evaporated.
He turned to Julie. His eyes darkened with an almost predatory intensity as he took his first step toward her.
Julie, who was arranging so pillows on the couch, noticed the shift. His relaxed deanor vanished, replaced by sothing that made her heart race.
She blinked, stepping back out of pure reflex. "W-what do you want to do now?"
"Make up for lost ti," Daniel replied in a low voice.
In two quick strides, he closed the distance between them. His firm hands wrapped around her waist, lifting her easily before setting her down on the cold counter.
Julie barely had ti to protest. His mouth captured hers in an urgent, hot, and hungry kiss.
She let out a small sound of surprise that faded as her fingers buried themselves in his hair. Within seconds she was responding with equal fervor, giving herself over completely.
Daniel pulled his shirt over his head. A mont later, he did the sa with hers, and her bra soon followed.
His palms glided over her skin, exploring her curves while his thumbs teased her hardened nipples.
"You have no idea how much you teased yesterday," he murmured against her neck. "Walking back and forth in front of like that."
Julie let her head fall back. "You're an idiot," she panted between short breaths.
The satisfied smile that appeared on his lips only grew wider. Daniel slipped his arms under her legs and lifted her again.
She reacted instantly, wrapping her legs around his hips and her arms around his shoulders.
As he walked toward the bedroom, she buried her face in his neck and sucked hard enough to draw a husky laugh from him.
"Trying to get revenge and leave a mark?"
She ignored the teasing and didn't stop until she was certain the mark would remain.
As they entered the bedroom, Daniel tossed her onto the soft mattress.
She barely had ti to prop herself up on her elbows before he moved in again.
Her denim shorts and panties vanished in a single, swift motion.
His eyes road over her body, and a wicked smile ford.
"You shaved."
Julie felt the heat rise to her face.
"Did you do that for ?"
Despite her embarrassnt, she held his gaze.
"Mm-hm."
Daniel's hand slid up her thigh, tracing the smooth skin until it found the wet slit between her legs.
He stroked her, drawing a gasp from her lips.
"Look how wet you... already are," he whispered.
Julie bit her lower lip, unable to form a coherent response.
Daniel withdrew his fingers slowly and held them up in front of her, showing the thick, glistening fluids.
Her breath hitched for a second, and the blush deepened all the way to her ears.
Holding his gaze, he brought his fingers to his own mouth, licking them with a provocative slowness.
"This is delicious."
The sight of him tasting her like that short-circuited Julie's brain. A violent wave of arousal washed over her body.
Driven by impulse, she planted her hands on his chest and pushed him.
Daniel fell backward onto the bed with a surprised expression that lasted only an instant.
Without hesitating, Julie pounced on him, grabbing his pants and pulling them down along with his underwear.
His thick, hard cock sprang free, and she wrapped both hands around it, beginning to stroke the hot, throbbing length.
"Got brave all of a sudden?" Daniel teased, though his breathing was already growing heavy under her clumsy but determined touch.
"Shut up," she shot back, focused on her movents.
His smile only widened. "Suck it for , Juls."
She hesitated. It was her first ti doing sothing like that, and the size of the throbbing mber in front of her stirred a hint of insecurity. But her desire to please him overca her nerves.
Leaning down slowly, she parted her lips and wrapped them around the head.
Julie tried to take as much of him as she could, swallowing the hot length, but she gagged lightly when she reached the back of her throat, unable to take him all the way.
On the way back up, she lost her rhythm and felt one of her teeth lightly scrape against the sensitive skin.
"Ah, fuck..." Daniel muttered, instinctively reaching for her hair. His fingers closed around the strands without hurting her. "Careful with the teeth, babe."
She nodded silently and adjusted her position. This ti, she focused on using more of her lips and tongue, creating a wet suction that made Daniel's abs tighten.
"That's it..." he let out a drawn-out groan. "You're doing great."
The praise seed to dissolve so of her insecurity. Little by little, her movents beca more natural.
Daniel stroked her hair while his other hand squeezed her round ass.
"Co here."
After a while, he pulled her by the waist, guiding her into a new position.
He laid her across his body in a classic sixty-nine. Her face lined up perfectly with his cock while Daniel buried his mouth against her wet pussy.
His tongue found her clit with precision, sucking and licking while two fingers slid inside her.
She arched her back involuntarily, one hand clutching the sheets as she tried to process the sudden wave of sensations.
A sharp smack landed against her raised backside.
"Ahnn."
"Keep sucking," he ordered, his voice muffled.
She obeyed, increasing her pace while squirming uncontrollably against his face.
It didn't take long. Daniel's relentless tongue pushed Julie over the edge, and she ca in spasms, her walls tightening around his fingers as uncontrollable moans spilled out.
"I'm close too," Daniel rasped, his hips thrusting upward in search of the back of her mouth.
Julie tried to keep up, but her jaw was already aching.
"I'm gonna co," Daniel gasped a mont later, his body tensing with a low groan.
Feeling the contraction, Julie prepared to swallow everything just as he had done for her.
But the hot release hit the back of her throat. She hadn't expected such an overwhelming amount and ended up choking, pulling her head back as she coughed, with so sen coming out through her nose.
Daniel sat up imdiately. Every trace of teasing vanished from his expression.
"You okay?" His hands settled on her shoulders.
"Yeah, I'm okay." She coughed again, wiping the corner of her mouth with the back of her arm. "It was just... a lot."
Before he could suggest taking a break, Julie swung a leg over his hips and settled herself in his lap.
Without warning, she began rubbing her wet folds directly against his cock.
Daniel let out a strained groan and dropped his head back.
"Wait... I'm still sensitive."
Julie ignored the protest. The mischievous smile that appeared on her lips made it clear she knew exactly what effect she was having on him.
She kept up the warm, slick friction, grinding back and forth.
Gradually, the sensitivity faded, replaced by a fresh rush of blood.
The erection that had been threatening to soften was rock hard again within seconds.
"You asked for this," Daniel whispered dangerously.
Without stopping, he quickly accessed his Inventory. A condom appeared in his hand.
Seeing it, Julie paused while Daniel tore open the wrapper with his teeth and put on the condom before pressing his cock against her vagina.
With a powerful upward thrust, he entered her.
Julie let out a loud moan as her body stretched to accommodate his size.
Daniel's hands gripped her narrow waist firmly, setting the tempo.
He thrust upward at the exact mont she ca down, creating a brutal rhythm that drew constant whimpers from her lips.
The sight before him was srizing. Her breasts, full and firm, bounced with every thrust.
Daniel slid his hands upward, squeezing the soft flesh, his thumbs teasing her hardened nipples as he thrust faster.
He felt her inner walls tighten around his cock. "Co on, Julie... co for ."
"Dan... Daniel!" Julie cried out, collapsing against his broad chest.
Without slowing down, Daniel continued driving into her, slamming his hips against hers until he reached his own climax while Julie could do nothing but moan loudly.
…
Kristi entered the sheriff's station alongside Kenny, who had gone to get her at Boyd's request.
As soon as she spotted the sheriff and Khatri standing near the table, she offered only a brief greeting before turning her full attention to the blackened figure lying on the wooden surface.
The sight was repulsive. The clothes had been scorched, and the cracked skin revealed dried muscles darkened by the fire.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to," Kenny said gently, staying by her side like a protective barrier. "We can just destroy whatever's left."
She studied the worried look on his face and offered a small reassuring smile. "It's okay. I can handle it."
Opening the dical bag she carried, she pulled out a pair of latex gloves and a scalpel.
Taking a deep breath, Kristi approached the creature's chest. With a steady motion, she pressed the blade against the hardened, charred flesh and drew it downward, making a Y-shaped incision.
The sound of the flesh splitting open seed strangely loud.
Boyd, Kenny, and Khatri stepped closer almost simultaneously, leaning in to examine the inside of the corpse.
Kristi frowned and carefully pulled the burned tissue apart with forceps.
"This... doesn't make any sense," she murmured, the confusion clear in her voice.
"What did you find?" The sheriff pressed.
"The anatomy. The organs are arranged exactly like a normal human's. Lungs, heart, liver..." She pointed with the scalpel toward the grayish, shriveled masses within the chest cavity.
"But they're completely dried out. Look at this. Even with the external charring, the internal organs should still contain residual fluids. But there's nothing. Not a single drop of blood. It's as if they're..."
"Empty shells," Khatri finished, his deep voice echoing through the room like an on.
A heavy silence settled over the group.
Knowing that the monsters were physically human, yet dry as dust on the inside, made everything even more disturbing.
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