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Authors: Avril Sabine
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we get there in one piece, little brother.”
“Little brother?” Alyssa was startled by Scarlett’s comment.
Scarlet chuckled. “I know he’s not so little at six foot, but he’s the youngest of us.” Alyssa glanced towards Riley, which caused Scarlett to laugh. “He’s the oldest. Riley’s twenty, I’m nineteen and Alex is eighteen. Riley has a brother, Blake, who’s twenty-two. So I guess we could always put it down to him being the baby in his family.”
“Twenty?” Alyssa asked incredulously. “I thought he was my age.”
“Hey, if I didn’t joke around, it’d be as sombre as a grave around you lot. Just because we’re demon hunters doesn’t mean we have to act like death’s always imminent.” Riley grinned. “Even if it is.”
Alyssa popped a cracker in her mouth and looked out the window. She tried to remind herself the people in the vehicle with her were strangers. But there’d been moments when she felt like she knew them. She absently shoved the food in her bag as she tried to get her bearings. She kept out a handful of crackers. She sat up straight, as she realised where they were. “We’re going into the city. Why?”
“Good place to lose a tail.” Alex glanced up in the rear view mirror.
Alyssa looked out the back window and her heart started to race again. Her body began to tremble and she forced herself to turn forward.
Riley reached out to her and patted her hand. “We won’t let him get you.”
Alyssa started to push his hand away. Instead she turned it so she could examine his demon mark. It didn’t quite go twice around his wrist. She was surprised at how evenly the line was as it snaked around. The same diameter, the same spacing. She glanced towards Alex then back at Riley’s wrist. “They’re different lengths.”
“We don’t always work together. Demons have different levels of power. Scarlett’s mark is the same length as mine,” Riley said.
Alyssa looked over to Scarlet who held up her wrist to show her. “Does it hurt? When it appears. Or whatever it does.” Alyssa ran her fingers over the smooth skin of Riley’s wrist.
It was Riley who drew away this time. “Not really. A slight burning sensation. You can watch it being drawn. I guess that’s the best description.”
Alyssa glanced at her wrist. “Why don’t I have one?”
“Because you haven’t linked yourself to him properly. Either to summon or send him on his way,” Riley said.
“Gather belongings.” Alex turned into a multilevel parking lot. Within seconds of pulling up at the gate, it was opening and letting them through.
“What are we doing?” Alyssa demanded. “Why are we in here?”
“Vehicle swap,” Scarlett said. She handed a dark blanket to Alyssa. “Put this around you in case there’s someone about when we stop. You look like you’ve been tortured.”
Alyssa looked at her blood streaked arms. She glanced up when Riley handed her a couple of baby wipes. “What do I need these for?”
“Your face is covered in blood. You want me to clean it off for you?”
Alyssa shook her head as she took the moist wipes. “It’s not all mine.”
Scarlett handed her a small plastic bag. “Whose blood is it?”
Alyssa dropped the rust coloured wipes into the small plastic bag. “The demon’s.” When Scarlett remained quiet, she asked, “Is that a problem?”
Riley handed her more wipes. “Not exactly. Just don’t be surprised if your wounds heal quicker than usual.”
“Any minute now,” Alex said. “Hope you’re all ready.”
They drove up several levels and Alex pulled into a reserved parking spot near an elevator. The other three were out of the vehicle before Alyssa was halfway out and Scarlett hurried her out of the way so she could shut the door. Riley was already at the elevator, waiting for it to arrive. They each carried a backpack and their sheathed sword. Alyssa dropped her bag of rubbish into a bin by the elevator.
“Hurry.” Riley urged Alyssa
“Little brother?” Alyssa was startled by Scarlett’s comment.
Scarlet chuckled. “I know he’s not so little at six foot, but he’s the youngest of us.” Alyssa glanced towards Riley, which caused Scarlett to laugh. “He’s the oldest. Riley’s twenty, I’m nineteen and Alex is eighteen. Riley has a brother, Blake, who’s twenty-two. So I guess we could always put it down to him being the baby in his family.”
“Twenty?” Alyssa asked incredulously. “I thought he was my age.”
“Hey, if I didn’t joke around, it’d be as sombre as a grave around you lot. Just because we’re demon hunters doesn’t mean we have to act like death’s always imminent.” Riley grinned. “Even if it is.”
Alyssa popped a cracker in her mouth and looked out the window. She tried to remind herself the people in the vehicle with her were strangers. But there’d been moments when she felt like she knew them. She absently shoved the food in her bag as she tried to get her bearings. She kept out a handful of crackers. She sat up straight, as she realised where they were. “We’re going into the city. Why?”
“Good place to lose a tail.” Alex glanced up in the rear view mirror.
Alyssa looked out the back window and her heart started to race again. Her body began to tremble and she forced herself to turn forward.
Riley reached out to her and patted her hand. “We won’t let him get you.”
Alyssa started to push his hand away. Instead she turned it so she could examine his demon mark. It didn’t quite go twice around his wrist. She was surprised at how evenly the line was as it snaked around. The same diameter, the same spacing. She glanced towards Alex then back at Riley’s wrist. “They’re different lengths.”
“We don’t always work together. Demons have different levels of power. Scarlett’s mark is the same length as mine,” Riley said.
Alyssa looked over to Scarlet who held up her wrist to show her. “Does it hurt? When it appears. Or whatever it does.” Alyssa ran her fingers over the smooth skin of Riley’s wrist.
It was Riley who drew away this time. “Not really. A slight burning sensation. You can watch it being drawn. I guess that’s the best description.”
Alyssa glanced at her wrist. “Why don’t I have one?”
“Because you haven’t linked yourself to him properly. Either to summon or send him on his way,” Riley said.
“Gather belongings.” Alex turned into a multilevel parking lot. Within seconds of pulling up at the gate, it was opening and letting them through.
“What are we doing?” Alyssa demanded. “Why are we in here?”
“Vehicle swap,” Scarlett said. She handed a dark blanket to Alyssa. “Put this around you in case there’s someone about when we stop. You look like you’ve been tortured.”
Alyssa looked at her blood streaked arms. She glanced up when Riley handed her a couple of baby wipes. “What do I need these for?”
“Your face is covered in blood. You want me to clean it off for you?”
Alyssa shook her head as she took the moist wipes. “It’s not all mine.”
Scarlett handed her a small plastic bag. “Whose blood is it?”
Alyssa dropped the rust coloured wipes into the small plastic bag. “The demon’s.” When Scarlett remained quiet, she asked, “Is that a problem?”
Riley handed her more wipes. “Not exactly. Just don’t be surprised if your wounds heal quicker than usual.”
“Any minute now,” Alex said. “Hope you’re all ready.”
They drove up several levels and Alex pulled into a reserved parking spot near an elevator. The other three were out of the vehicle before Alyssa was halfway out and Scarlett hurried her out of the way so she could shut the door. Riley was already at the elevator, waiting for it to arrive. They each carried a backpack and their sheathed sword. Alyssa dropped her bag of rubbish into a bin by the elevator.
“Hurry.” Riley urged Alyssa
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