Dan's Inferno, Book IV: Vengeance by Jan Stryvant

Author:Jan Stryvant [Stryvant, Jan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-10T22:00:00+00:00

"So you're Daniel?" Takett said, walking up to them outside the Jack in the Box, giving Dan the once over.

"Yup, that'd be me," Dan said with a nod as he looked Takett over. Takett was somewhere between late twenties and early thirties, best Dan could tell. He was wearing a nice pair of slacks with a dress shirt and a sport coat. He was also sporting a fair amount of jewelry, which Dan figured were probably magic items.

"So why the last-minute change of location?"

"That's my fault," Herman said with a sigh. "I made the arrangements without checking with Dan first."

"So you like fast food or something?"

Dan shook his head. "No, I just don't like giving folks a chance to set up an ambush."

"Why would I do that?" Takett said with an angry look.

"Because neither of us know each other?" Dan replied with a shrug. "Nobody's agreed to anything yet, and I know the rumors claim that I'm being controlled by a succubus."

"Where is she, anyway?" Takett asked, looking around.

"I left her at home," Dan said. "I didn't want people to think she really is controlling me. Plus I've noticed a lot of people seem to be afraid of succubi for some reason."

Takett scowled. "Of course they are! They're supposed to be evil!"

Both Wrath and Olivia snorted at that.

"Hardly," Dan said, noticing the look Takett gave the two of them. "Especially not compared to Weson, and before we continue, this is Wrath," he said, putting a hand on her elbow, "and this is Olivia. They're both my wives, just as the other three are. I believe you know Herman, and that's his son, George."

"Wives? You married them?" Takett said, giving him a suspicious look.

"Yes, Takett," Herman said, speaking up. "He did. He's got a pretty solid claim on them, too."

"You've met them?"

Herman nodded. "Yes, all of them, including the succubus—and no, she's not controlling him."

"You sure? Wiles says she is."

"She's not."

"Then why is he saying that?"

"Because I wanted him to believe it," Dan said.

"Why?" Takett asked, looking back at him.

"Because it's a lot easier for him to believe that I'm being controlled by an evil, powerful succubus than it is for him to realize that a nineteen-year-old kid has a bevy of demons at his beck and call, isn't it?"

Takett snorted. "Yeah, which is why I'm finding it hard to believe as well."

"You know about the curse Weson put on my father, all my family, right?"

Takett frowned, but he nodded. "Yeah, he made sure we all knew about it. What's that got to do with anything?"

"It's got everything to do with it. I buried my father, then I had to bury my mother, and I spent months living on the street with everyone and their brother trying to kill me. I've had to fend off assassins, even teams of assassins. Hell, Weson blew up a hotel in Auburn trying to kill me!

"You don't survive that without growing up and learning how to be strong."

"I thought your demons took care of that for you?"

"They helped a little," Dan admitted with a smile.

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