Shadow Born: A Joseph Hunter Novel: Book 1 (Joseph Hunter Series) by Alex Gates

Author:Alex Gates [Gates, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alex C Gates
Published: 2020-04-22T16:00:00+00:00

After watching Dakota leave, which I could have suffered through a little longer, I turned my attention back to the bartender. I hadn’t really noticed her before hearing the name. She had short—like, buzz-cut short—brunette hair and dark eyes and oval cheeks. Tattoos were scribbled over her exposed arms in mystical shapes. I recognized a few as Nephilim, and I wondered if she had a pact with a Fallen. Hecate? I mused. I was also curious if she had recognized me, old J-dawg Hunter, and had relayed my whereabouts to her Nephil or a few Empousa.

A crowd had gathered to watch the Dakota Clark show. Instead of lingering after her exit, most had taken the opportunity to sidle up to the the bar and flag over Elizabeth for another round.

As closing time drew near and the lounge had emptied, I remained at the bar. Xander still sat at a high table, sipping the same scotch he had ordered when we first arrived. Since he had run out of women to speak to, he drank alone. I wondered how on par this was for a normal night in the life of Xander Shells. I almost felt sorry for him—except I didn’t really care—you know, with Mel being kidnapped and all.

A couple other stragglers remained seated around the bar as the night drew to a close. After mixing a cocktail for one of them, Elizabeth leaned against the counter near the register. Finding a lull in the night, she pulled her phone from her apron and scrolled against the screen.

“Hey,” I said, “could I get another shot of tequila? Two, if you’re up for a drink.”

Elizabeth peered over her phone at me. “You’re talking to me?”

I bit my tongue from barking a smart comment. There wasn’t another bartender behind the counter at the moment, nor did anyone sit within a few chairs of me, so I didn’t know who else I would be inquiring for a drink. Instead of saying that to her, though, I said, “I am.”

“Do you plan to pay for it with your seven dollars? Or are you going to put these drinks on that random girl’s tab?”

“Hey,” I said, raising my arms to ward off her judgment, “she left me in charge of that magical card. You think I’d let an opportunity like that go to waste?”

“I can’t allow that to happen,” Elizabeth said, returning her attention back to the small screen in her hands. “You may return her card to her, as she requested, but I won’t allow you to buy more drinks on it without her permission.”

“Okay,” I said. “How about this. You see that funky-looking guy over there?” I pointed at Xander. “The bald one… looks like he has an elephant tusk shoved up his ass… sitting all alone like a sad, pathetic mess.” These are things I would have said to his face, by the way, so, they’re not that mean.

“You know he can’t hear your insults?”

“I know,” I said. “That’s the worst part about insulting him—he never listens.

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