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Castian snorted, “No, he told us to handle it.”
Grabbing up his coat, Raijin started making his way toward him. “Let’s go, the quicker we handle this the faster we can get back.” Pausing at the exit he glanced over his shoulder at Malcolm, “You stay here and deal with any inconveniences.”
Malcolm nodded.
Leaving the hospital thought of a thousand ways he’d deal with that annoying Robins who’d made it their personal vendetta to go against him.
* * *
A few minuteslater they pulled up to the scene of the crime. The minute Raijin stepped out of the car he could smell the burning flesh. The flashing lights of the floating cameras nearly blinded him as he lowered his head.
Passing the yellow council rope, he approached three men who stood around the fried body as the forensic team collected evidence around them. “I didn’t expect you and your bird brain friends to be playing in the sylph park so late,” he said stopped behind the largest of the three. “Captain Belen, explain to me why you refuse hand over the victim’s body?”
The person he was referring to was kneeling by the body wearing a blood red suit that was as eye catching as Raijin’s height. One of the man reasons people called Captain Belen and his men Robins. They were detectives for the Council and spent more time trying to guard their cases from Tillers sticky fingers than solving them. Not that Raijin felt bad for them. Robins were cutthroat with dealing with criminals in Veil City, in fact no one in the entire Veil wanted to catch their attention. Standing up fully Belen turned around to face Raijin. His cold snake like eyes narrowing on him. “I was trying to ensure that you didn’t take it for a snack.”
Like Raijin height, the arrogant Gorgon glanced at Castian. “I’m still trying figure out how you bottom feeders managed to escape the cages your belong in till this day.”
“I don’t think that’s any of your concern,” Castian drawled fiddling with the metal puzzle in his hands. “In fact, I think you should be more worried about becoming Raijin next meal. After all, he’s not opposed to eating snake.”
Belen smiled at and tilted his head, his shoulder length red hair sliding aside to reveal a golden earing. “I don’t doubt that, but I’m bit more on the tough side.”
Raijin didn’t have time for the back and forth and took a threatening step forward. “Are you done? Go back to your nest of vipers and tell them, to stay out of our fucking way.”
Belen sneered, “I’ll let it go for now, but one day I’ll have you monsters back in your cages were you belong.”
Chuckling, Castian tossed his solved puzzle up in the air where is whirled and shifted into a large metallic beast, it’s scorpion like tail waving back and forth. “Now, now let’s not make this bloodier than needs to be. I’m sure your two pets don’t want to watch their owner get a one-way ticket to hell.”
“Fuck you, Warlock.” One of the two who’d remained quiet thd whole time stepped forward. His dark brown eyes narrowing. “Keep talking too much and I’ll take that tongue out of your head.”
Castian snorted, “You, by yourself?”
“Enough, Lot.” Belen ordered, “Let’s leave the dogs to their work.”
Lot glared at Castian before looking away, “Fine, it’s not like a death of a witch means much to the city anyway. In fact, it’s probably for the better.”
After Lot muttered those few sentences the three Robins left the scene leaving Raijin and Castian to observe the body.
“Get everything gathered here to Gregor, and if he’s already done with the body from the Shade send the information to me as soon as possible. I want to know if it was really the Dead man’s curse that killed her.” Raijin said to Castian before leaving the scene as well and heading to the truck mentally debating on whether or not he could stop at Headquarters for some rest.
As he was contemplating this his cell phone buzzed in his pocket, without another thought he answered. “Hello?”
“That Lanias bitch is back, but there is a slight problem,” Malcolm said a bit of humor in his voice.
“And what is that?” Raijin demanded impatiently.
“Sabina’s ex-husband showed up and it doesn’t look like it was an amicable split.” Malcolm answered.
Raijin ignored the rush of pleasure at Malcolm words, “Coming.” He replaced his phone in his pocket and got in the truck. He’d have to put a pen in his hopes of getting some rest tonight.
Chapter10
The Ex
SABINA
“So, this is why you left me, huh? To spend it getting in trouble and dragged into hospitals.” Derrick yelled.
Sabina tried, but failed to keep herself neutral to Derek’s yelling. She’d been a bite away from bliss, her sister had brought her a trey laden with delicious southern fair, of meat loaf, green beans, and cornbread soaked in the juice of the turnip greens. As soon as she’d seen the trey floating over Lanias hand, she’d felt her stomach growl in hunger. Now, she was watching it cool on the table next to her because her ex-husband wanted to lecture her like she was a child.
