Bones considered this. “They know my name for sure. Just to be on the safe side, I think I’ll touch base with a friend. She can deal with them. If that doesn’t work, I’ll personally take care of the sheriff and his friends.”
A contemplative silence hung in the air until Jessie forced a laugh.
“On that happy note, what now? Do we just go back to our ordinary lives?”
Bones put an arm around her shoulders. “I hate to tell you, but that’s pretty much how these things work.”
“So, I sit around for two weeks, waiting for summer classes to begin, and trying to figure out how I’m going to cover tuition next year.”
“I think you’ve got that covered,” Padilla said. “We’ve got a bit of the Glade Treasure left. Even split five ways, you should be in good shape.” He glanced at Bones. “We found it on government land, but I’ll bet our resident treasure hunter can help us out there.”
Bones nodded. “My uncle owns a casino, so I’ve got connections.”
The others nodded approvingly and resumed their trek back to Bones’ truck, but Jessie held him back.
“This is amazing. Thank you!” She lowered her voice. “I don’t suppose I can talk you into hanging around for a while?”
“I’ll come back for a visit,” he said, “but once we’ve gotten Mari taken care of, I’m going to Vegas.”
Jessie stuck out her lower lip. “All alone?”
“My friends are waiting for me there. You can come along if you like. Just remember, what happens in Vegas...”
Jessie laughed. “I don’t think that would be much fun for me. Just promise you’ll drop by on your way home.”
Bones smiled. “It’s a plan. Just don’t hold me to a date and time. I don’t go out of my way to find trouble, but it always seems to find me.”
End
If you enjoyed The Book of Bones, try Blood Codex, A Jake Crowley Adventure.
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Books by David Wood
The Dane Maddock Adventures
Dourado
Cibola
Quest
Icefall
Buccaneer
Atlantis
Ark
Dane and Bones Origins
Freedom
Hell Ship
Splashdown
Dead Ice
Liberty
Electra
Justice
Treasure of the Dead
Jade Ihara Adventures (with Sean Ellis)
Oracle
Changeling
Bones Bonebrake Adventures
Primitive
The Book of Bones
Stand-Alone Novels
Blood Codex
Into the Woods
Arena of Souls
The Zombie-Driven Life
You Suck
Callsign: Queen (with Jeremy Robinson)
Destiny (with Sean Ellis)
Dark Rite (with Alan Baxter)
Primordial (with Alan Baxter- forthcoming)
David Wood writing as David Debord
The Absent Gods Trilogy
The Silver Serpent
Keeper of the Mists
The Gates of Iron
The Impostor Prince (with Ryan A. Span)
Blackmoon Island (Forthcoming)
About the Author
David Wood is the author of the popular action-adventure series, The Dane Maddock Adventures, and many other works. Under his David Debord pen name he is the author of the Absent Gods fantasy series. When not writing, he co-hosts the Authorcast podcast. David and his family live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit him online at www.davidwoodweb.com.