A Prison of Worlds (The Chained Worlds Chronicles Book 1) by Daniel Ruth

Author:Daniel Ruth [Ruth, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Daniel Ruth
Published: 2014-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

I must have zoned out because when the world started to register again I was back in my physical body. While I suppose I should have been grateful, I also had a migraine that would not allow me to think of anything else, and there were people nearby that wouldn't shut up.

“You’re fortunate I haven't let the police pick you up already,” a familiar deep voice was growling. “I am giving you miles of leeway but I need something to tell the mayor when it’s reported that a civilian detective and the Professor were walking around the crime scene, and then said detective was seen carrying the other like a sack of potatoes all over the city.”

“You'll know as soon as the Professor wakes up,” Jeremy's voice drifted to my ears, setting off renewed explosions of pain.

“Why do I have to wait for him to wake up in the first place?” the other asked. At this point, I was able to identify the voice. Conrad.

“Either shut up or shoot me,” I groaned. Shooting was sounding good, except it wouldn't kill me and the jarring would probably just cause more pain. I moved my arm over my eyes which helped keep the light out and felt around with my other hand. The unnaturally smooth surface of the rune was underneath me, and the alley wall was next to me. I struggled to push myself up against the wall.

“Well, he seems to be awake, if not happy about it,” my friend offered. “How about we give him a few minutes to get himself together?”

“Fine,” the large shifter grunted. A moment later, I heard their footsteps recede and heard their faint voices, apparently from the entrance.

“How did you guys even know we were there? Derek said your sensors would be useless. Did you set up a string of tin cans we didn't notice?”

“Believe it or not that was one of the things they suggested. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and we settled for surveillance.”

“I'm pretty sure I would have noticed someone following us.”

“Not on you! Until now, I didn't realize the Professor and his flunky needed a keeper. The surveillance was on sewer entrance. That plus an older system allowed us some minimum coverage.”

“Flunky? That's a bit harsh,” Jeremy trailed off. I imagine it was hard to argue too vigorously about the description. After all, I did hire him to do a lot of my work.

“I like to think of Jeremy as a subcontractor,” I croaked out. My spirit was slowly synching to my body again and the pain was slowly fading away. The exhaustion was still there though. I was drained even more thoroughly than I had been the night before. I hadn't even thought that was possible.

“Are you ready to talk about your blatant disregard for a crime scene?”

“Any chance you could wait until I can recover a bit and maybe get something to drink,” I asked hopefully.

“No. I may be in charge of the new division but considering how high profile

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