Enrai (Blood Sealed Book 2) by Jet Lupin

Author:Jet Lupin [Lupin, Jet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-08T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

SHIGE

Abby had warned Shige, thoroughly and repeatedly, that his decision to remove himself from the world at large was a mistake. “The world’s changing in ways you can’t imagine. If you don’t make an effort to keep up, you’ll be left behind.”

He blew her off. At that time, he found the idea of mingling with society, human or otherwise, repugnant, so her words meant nothing. He wished now that he’d listened to her.

Every time he stepped out of the house, he grew dizzy. The day Abby slapped a phone in his hand, and told him to familiarize himself, he was totally unprepared. Everyone was connected to everyone else at all times, but miles apart from those standing next to them. She expected him to assimilate. Through months of trial and error, he’d gotten it. Yet, being thrown into the deep end like that hadn’t prepared him for what coming back to a changed home would be like.

The streets were so tightly packed with people and buildings claustrophobically cramped together. It was all lights, noise pollution, internet, games, that distance. Dizziness. Loneliness. He wished he could go back to Ten no Mon already. They were isolated, but they hardly seemed lonely, despite what Kaoru said.

Azabu had grown since the last time he was here. Parts of it were unintimidating and familiar, reminding him of when he was last here in the early 50s, but even more of it had become garish and opulent. Azabu became a haven for Tokyo’s elite as well as wealthy expatriates, all people with no problems throwing their money around. Toshinori must fit in well here.

“That’s his house up ahead.” The shifter behind the wheel, Junpei, nodded towards the end of the block as he slowed the car to a crawl. Large, with more rooms than Toshinori would ever have use for, the house was the biggest structure on the block. Cars choked the street in front of it.

Daichi, who was in the back seat with Shige rolled down his window. He inhaled deeply, using his okuri inu senses. “Something’s happened. The air smells off.”

Junpei caught Shige’s gaze in the rearview mirror rather than turn around. “Do we keep going?”

Shige slid forward, looking at the crowd steadily growing larger in front of them. “Yes, but in a less intimidating fashion.” Until they knew what was going on, not drawing undue attention to themselves was best.

Junpei pulled over to the curb, and they continued on foot. Chiaki and the three other yokai shifters took up tight formation around him. Junpei, the burly koma inu took point directly in front of him, with Naoki, Chiaki, and Yuuto at his sides and back. Shige couldn’t have been in a safer place unless he left the country. The five of them moving in contingent would have stood out had there been more people on the street for the sake of gawking. Thankfully, there weren’t too many residents out at the time of night, even with the commotion going on.

“They all

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