Devil's Return by Percival Constantine

Author:Percival Constantine [Constantine, Percival]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pulp Corner Press
Published: 2019-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

19

Tessa nervously checked her cell phone to see the current time. She’d been doing it every few seconds ever since she sat down. Last night she’d made contact with Odysseus and he agreed to meet her in the Signature Lounge at ten o’clock tonight.

Her nail anxiously tapped the side of her beer glass, her eyes looking back and forth between the front entrance, the skyline outside the window she was seated beside, and her drink. The one thought that kept running through her mind was how crazy this plan was and how Alistair Carraway was going to end up getting the both of them killed.

She had no other choice, though. Alistair was right about how important Luther was to stopping this whole thing and the only way they could get to Luther is if they had Odysseus’ book. But the whole thing still made her hair stand on end.

Again she checked the entrance and this time she saw two large men enter. Both of them were at Odysseus’ bar the night her and Alistair went there. They scanned the room and took a few sniffs of the air, then nodded to each other and parted, revealing Odysseus standing there.

He walked through the lounge, dressed in a tan suit with a matching fedora. Once he caught sight of Tessa, he approached the table, his two bodyguards following close behind. When he arrived in front of her, he smiled down at her and tipped his hat.

“Ms. Kang, gotta say I was more than a little surprised to get your call,” he said, taking off his hat and sitting across from her.

Tessa glanced at the bodyguards out of the corner of her eye. “Do your attack dogs have to tower over us while we talk?”

Odysseus rubbed his bearded chin and without looking away from Tessa, said, “Boys, go have yourselves a drink at the bar. Put it on my tab.”

“Your tab, huh?” asked Tessa as the bodyguards walked away. “Didn’t think you ever drank outside of your place.”

“On occasion,” said Odysseus. “Not all my clients are willing to come out to Englewood. So during those times, I’ll meet somewhere else.”

“Guess it came as no surprise that I didn’t want to meet there.”

“Not in the least. Though I’m curious why you came to me,” said Odysseus. “Alistair Carraway’s no slouch in the magic department. Even got connections with the Sons. If anyone has the resources to help you with your powers…”

“That’s what I thought, too.” Tessa finished the rest of her beer and set the glass down.

Odysseus watched the movement and raised his hand, gently waving his fingers. A moment later, a waiter approached. Odysseus didn’t even make eye contact with him, just pointed at the glass.

“Another beer for the lady,” he said. “And I’ll have a godfather. Put ’em both on my tab.”

“Of course, Mr. Black,” said the waiter and then excused himself.

“Didn’t have to do that,” said Tessa.

“What good’s money if you can’t throw it around an’ pretend to be a big shot,” said Odysseus with a chuckle.

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