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voice— the succubus —interspersed with Brad’s murmurs of understanding.
Really? How long were they going to chat?
When I wanted info, it took ten seconds.
Ask the question . . . cut off a body part . . . threaten to cut off another . . .
It wasn’t freaking rocket science.
Ten seconds, tops.
Did I have to go back out there?
Focus, Asher.
Brad was a pro at this, he tricked them into trusting him . . . and Lana wasn’t my usual captive. Probably better to get her to talk willingly.
Still bristling, I shut their voices out and turned my attention back to my map.
Two more portals in the Americas. Where would a demon put them?
Well, they hated the cold. Despised it.
Leaning over my desk, I crossed off Canada.
That left the United States, Central America, and South America.
Okay, getting warmer . . .
I hesitated at Florida. Nah, not their style.
Louisiana, though . . .
I rubbed my jaw, considering it. Plenty of ghost stories and haunted houses in New Orleans . . . could be attributed to a nearby demon portal.
I drew a question mark over New Orleans and moved on to Mexico and Central and South America.
The Aztecs, the Incans, the Mayans, blood sacrifices, ancient ruins, vast unexplored cave systems . . . it had demon written all over it.
“Bingo,” I whispered, circling the whole region.
I’d bet my left nut there was a portal there.
Brad stepped into the war room. “So . . . we got a problem.”
I checked the time on my phone. “The hell took you so long? You were supposed to be interrogating her . . . not boning her.”
“I’m going to ignore that,” he said, taking a seat on the bed. “You want to know what she said? Or you just going to be a dick?”
“Go. Let’s hear it.” I leaned against the wall and ushered impatiently for him to continue.
“So she is the daughter of Primus Dominus, like I thought.”
“So I’m fucked.”
“Asher, you’re fucked in so many ways I can’t even keep count . . . and now I’m fucked too, because I put my life on the line for you.”
I nodded grimly. “What else?”
“So Dominus is going to be coming after you. Hard. Because you’re hunting his species, you tried to kill his portal master, and now you kidnapped his beloved daughter. Real smart, Asher. Real smart.”
“How was I supposed to know it was his daughter? What’s he doing sending his daughter up here, anyway?”
“They’re desperate, they need blood. Not a lot left who can navigate Earth . . . especially now that there are rumors humans have been destroying portals.”
“Nine left,” I said. “I’m close.”
Brad peered at me. “You need to stop.”
“I can’t. You know that.”
“You’re committing a genocide. Let her go, she’s innocent.”
“ No demon is innocent,” I said. “What happens when they build back up? Ten thousand demons . . . a million demons . . . a hundred million demons. We’d be right back in the Dark Ages. It’ll be ten thousand years before we get another shot like this, and by then maybe we’ll be extinct.”
“It’s supposed to be balanced,” Brad said, “our world and theirs. It’s been that way for centuries . . . for as long as there’s been civilization.”
“She tell you that? Them using us like cattle, you think that’s balanced?”
Brad sighed. “This isn’t about balance. This is about Nicole and Joy.”
My jaw tightened at the mention of my wife and daughter. “They hunt us.”
“You hunt them.”
“Forget it. I’m not talking about this with you. What about her healing ability? You get anything on that?”
“She’s a healer.”
“And?”
“Like we thought.”
I stared at him. “The hell is this? Am I interrogating you? Fucking give me something, Hawkins. I saw her regenerate the portal master out of a pool of blood from over half a mile away. How’d she do it? What’s her minor affinity? Besides giving you bedroom eyes and making you forget how
Really? How long were they going to chat?
When I wanted info, it took ten seconds.
Ask the question . . . cut off a body part . . . threaten to cut off another . . .
It wasn’t freaking rocket science.
Ten seconds, tops.
Did I have to go back out there?
Focus, Asher.
Brad was a pro at this, he tricked them into trusting him . . . and Lana wasn’t my usual captive. Probably better to get her to talk willingly.
Still bristling, I shut their voices out and turned my attention back to my map.
Two more portals in the Americas. Where would a demon put them?
Well, they hated the cold. Despised it.
Leaning over my desk, I crossed off Canada.
That left the United States, Central America, and South America.
Okay, getting warmer . . .
I hesitated at Florida. Nah, not their style.
Louisiana, though . . .
I rubbed my jaw, considering it. Plenty of ghost stories and haunted houses in New Orleans . . . could be attributed to a nearby demon portal.
I drew a question mark over New Orleans and moved on to Mexico and Central and South America.
The Aztecs, the Incans, the Mayans, blood sacrifices, ancient ruins, vast unexplored cave systems . . . it had demon written all over it.
“Bingo,” I whispered, circling the whole region.
I’d bet my left nut there was a portal there.
Brad stepped into the war room. “So . . . we got a problem.”
I checked the time on my phone. “The hell took you so long? You were supposed to be interrogating her . . . not boning her.”
“I’m going to ignore that,” he said, taking a seat on the bed. “You want to know what she said? Or you just going to be a dick?”
“Go. Let’s hear it.” I leaned against the wall and ushered impatiently for him to continue.
“So she is the daughter of Primus Dominus, like I thought.”
“So I’m fucked.”
“Asher, you’re fucked in so many ways I can’t even keep count . . . and now I’m fucked too, because I put my life on the line for you.”
I nodded grimly. “What else?”
“So Dominus is going to be coming after you. Hard. Because you’re hunting his species, you tried to kill his portal master, and now you kidnapped his beloved daughter. Real smart, Asher. Real smart.”
“How was I supposed to know it was his daughter? What’s he doing sending his daughter up here, anyway?”
“They’re desperate, they need blood. Not a lot left who can navigate Earth . . . especially now that there are rumors humans have been destroying portals.”
“Nine left,” I said. “I’m close.”
Brad peered at me. “You need to stop.”
“I can’t. You know that.”
“You’re committing a genocide. Let her go, she’s innocent.”
“ No demon is innocent,” I said. “What happens when they build back up? Ten thousand demons . . . a million demons . . . a hundred million demons. We’d be right back in the Dark Ages. It’ll be ten thousand years before we get another shot like this, and by then maybe we’ll be extinct.”
“It’s supposed to be balanced,” Brad said, “our world and theirs. It’s been that way for centuries . . . for as long as there’s been civilization.”
“She tell you that? Them using us like cattle, you think that’s balanced?”
Brad sighed. “This isn’t about balance. This is about Nicole and Joy.”
My jaw tightened at the mention of my wife and daughter. “They hunt us.”
“You hunt them.”
“Forget it. I’m not talking about this with you. What about her healing ability? You get anything on that?”
“She’s a healer.”
“And?”
“Like we thought.”
I stared at him. “The hell is this? Am I interrogating you? Fucking give me something, Hawkins. I saw her regenerate the portal master out of a pool of blood from over half a mile away. How’d she do it? What’s her minor affinity? Besides giving you bedroom eyes and making you forget how
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