Goddess Scorned (The Forgotten Gods Series Book 2) by ST Branton & CM Raymond & LE Barbant

Author:ST Branton & CM Raymond & LE Barbant [Branton, ST]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-03-20T22:00:00+00:00

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Namiko knocked on my door in fifteen minutes flat, and when I answered, she was back to being a pair of outlandishly huge, reflective sunglasses wedged in a pile of assorted fabric. She looked both ways along the bank of rooms prior to stepping into mine. Only then did she pull down the scarf. “You can never be too careful.”

I nodded and made sure the door locked behind her. We sat in the dark with the bedside lamp on while she poured over my photos.

“I don’t suppose he demonstrated it, did he?” she asked.

“Yeah, he sure did. He demonstrated the hell out of it.” I pulled up the diagrams on my own phone. “Turns out the laser at its core has some kick.”

“Wow. That’s...bold. He just fired it off? Nothing between you and it?” I shook my head, she shook hers. “That must be their solution to the problem of melting drill bits.” She pursed her lips. “But that could also make this thing exceptionally dangerous if the beam is amplified and used for destructive purposes.” She turned to me then, her huge eyes deadly serious. “Vic, I have something to tell you.”

A tiny chill ran through my bones, but I made my outward mannerisms remain calm. “What’s up?”

“Someone came to visit me after I returned from our meeting yesterday. His timing was rather suspect.”

I felt my teeth set themselves on edge. “Who? A man?”

“Yes. A bit strange-looking, but hey, San Francisco is a weird place, right? Originally, I wasn’t going to let him through the gate, but he asked me a question that I thought you should know about.” She paused thoughtfully, the tips of two fingers pressed in the hollow of her chin. “He wanted to know Silas Monk’s address.”

“Oh,” I said. “That’s not good. What did this guy look like?”

Namiko scowled. “He gave me the creeps. He was like three times my size, and he was wearing dark glasses, gloves, and a trench coat. Didn’t stay long enough for me to get a read on him. I think he was carrying something, but I can’t be sure.”

“Something like a weapon?” I asked.

“Maybe, yeah. In one of those holsters across his back. I thought I saw a handle when he turned around.”

“Huh. Did you tell him where Monk is?”

“Of course not. Said I didn’t know, which is true. He doesn’t publicize his personal information. And now we know why.”

“We also have to get to him before this guy does. I guess he could just be a weirdo superfan, but let’s be real about how likely that is. A stalker, maybe? He could be trying to case the place.”

It is also possible that this mystery man is one of the Forgotten.

Damn. This mess was getting worse by the second. “We need to figure out exactly where Monk is staying so we can protect him.”

“Doesn’t he have his own people for that?”

“It really depends on what he’s dealing with.” I knew for a fact that Silas Monk would have been utterly destroyed by any of the vampires I had to kill.

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