Gods of Chicago: Omnibus Edition by Sikes AJ

Author:Sikes, AJ [Sikes, AJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-13T22:00:00+00:00

“Least I could do.”

“You hear about your pals last night? Three of ‘em, supposedly froze to death. I’m betting it wasn’t like that. Am I right?”

Chief’s face fell into his shoes. If a tramp could look lower than he already did, Chief was giving it a try. “Yeah. We all heard about them. They didn’t freeze to death, Mitch. They—”

“They got ripped apart by a monster. I know. Hell, I was in the room with it when Nitti got his. I’m betting it’s responsible for Jenkins and now Digs Gordon can be added to the list. Conroy’s next unless I can stop it.”

“How are you going to do that, Mitch? Do you have any idea what that thing is?”

“All I know is what I’ve seen, pal,” Brand said and pulled the pages from his pocket. “That power play you told me about the other night. I think this is connected. Something about a military operation over in Old Town and the Village.”

Chief took the pages and gave them a quick glance before shoving them back at Brand.

“That’s something else, Mitch. Has to be. Not even the gods would go that far. They’d—”

The curfew bell cut into their conversation. Brand couldn’t believe his ears at first. Then a bullhorn crackled to life from a nearby patrol boat. Chief slapped a hand on Brand’s shoulder and drew aside the city like a curtain. He let it drop and the world changed. Brand again saw every layer of Chicago City’s life spreading out in all direction. Skies rippled and roiled with clouds, thunder and lightning, blazing sunlight, and misty rainfall. The river ran around them, swollen in flood, and it sat still, frozen under a bed of ice. Buildings wavered and shimmered, like a thousand giant candle flames.

“Where the hell are we?”

“Behind the city.”

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