Rage and Release by D. Gabrielle Jensen

Author:D. Gabrielle Jensen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Balance of Seven
Published: 2021-09-01T04:15:00+00:00

Twelve

In the driver’s seat of Max’s little white coupe, Fia pounded her fists against the steering wheel and screamed, an animalistic noise that might have come from the soles of her feet. She brought the little car to life and turned up the stereo. The track she had left it on before going inside ended with an intricate drum solo. Max had pointed it out to her, telling her that song might have been the one he was proudest of.

She let him play through his solo, then hit the button to start it over again from the beginning and pulled away from the curb.

She had no idea where she was going, but she needed answers. Seeing the feral fear in Max’s deep eyes, his already-pale skin ashen from dehydration and lack of sleep, among other factors—it was more than she could take.

Zari insisted that none of what had happened had been Fia’s fault, but Fia couldn’t believe that.

The demons had been summoned because of her. She had drawn Max into her world.

If she had never brought him home . . .

Home.

She cranked the wheel at the next intersection to follow the streets north toward her apartment. She needed to take a shower, change clothes, and get back to the safe house. The more distance she put between her and Max, the better off they both would be.

At least for now.

As she crossed into her neighborhood, marked by colorful, elaborate murals on the sides of art galleries and converted warehouses, the hair on her arms prickled. She gave the streets a quick survey, looking for anyone or anything out of place.

Seeing nothing, she eased the car into the garage, and instead of ascending directly to her level, she spun once around the street level, then once around the second level.

“It’s your nerves. This whole thing has you on edge. Maybe after your shower, you should have a nap.”

Fia pulled the car into the top level and slammed hard on the brakes. Her jaw seemed to unhinge completely at the sight spread out before her.

A dozen or more creatures—their bodies covered in exoskeletons the color of obsidian, with long, sharp claws and teeth—had gathered around a human corpse. They had devoured enough of it that Fia couldn’t see, from inside the car, whether she was looking at a man or woman. She climbed out, leaving the engine running and the door ajar, and moved toward their smorgasbord.

Blood had pooled on the ground around them. One of the little demons was trying its damnedest to extract it from the asphalt. In her shock, Fia found herself wondering if it was having any success.

Blonde hair flew like a strange snowstorm, and as Fia grew closer to the frenzy, she saw what—or who—the demons had found to feast on.

The Scandinavian woman from the siege. The Scandinavian woman who had also been stalking her around the city. Now she lay in a dismembered, disemboweled heap on the floor of Fia’s garage.

“Fuck,” Fia whispered.

The demons took no notice of her as they finished their meal.

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