Shadow Detective Supernatural Dark Urban Fantasy Series: Books 1-3 (Shadow Detective Boxset) by Massa William

Author:Massa, William [Massa, William]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Critical Mass Publishing
Published: 2018-07-11T16:00:00+00:00

11

Lightning speared the night, bathing our headquarters in a sickly glow. Ballard faced Archer, Skulick, and myself, his features locked in a haunted mask—a shadow of the former hotshot I met hours earlier in the target range.

Some people could handle the supernatural. Others fell to pieces.

My gaze flicked to Archer. This was the first time I had allowed her access to our base of operations. I knew she was studying the place, her eyes scanning the walls lined with occult tomes, mystical texts, and exotic relics. I’d imagined bringing her here before, granting her access to the inner sanctum, but Skulick and Ballard were definitely not part of the fantasy. “Nice bachelor pad, guys, but it could use a woman’s touch,” she said. “A plant or two would work wonders.”

“Very funny.”

After duking it out two months earlier with a swamp creature brought to life by an occultist dabbling in elemental magic, I could happily go through life without ever looking at anything green again, but Archer didn’t have to know that.

“I’d offer you the full tour, but…” I trailed off with a shrug.

To my surprise, Skulick wasn’t giving me too much heartache over my decision to bring her to our loft. Unlike Celeste Horne, Archer had proven herself to be a trustworthy ally over the last year. Judging by the way he kept stealing glances at the two of us, he was trying to get a sense of our relationship status. Skulick and I shared pretty much everything—he was like a father, older brother, and partner all rolled in one. I would take advice from him any day of the week, but I wanted him to stay out of my love life. Or lack thereof.

I turned my focus back to Ballard, who nervously was cracking his knuckles. The man was clearly out of his element and still deeply shaken from his paranormal experience.

“What are we doing here again?” Ballard asked.

“At this moment in time, our base of operation is the safest place in the city,” I said with as much patience as I could manage. “No ghost can get into this structure undetected.”

“That’s not quite true,” Skulick interjected. “You remember that time when the Ratcatcher breached our defenses…”

I shot Skulick a dark look, silencing him. No need dredging up past exploits. Ballard looked nervous enough as it was. “There is always an exception to the rule. Rest assured, Engelman and his merry band of criminal psycho-ghouls would have a hard time overcoming our security measures.”

Ballard shook his head and rubbed his face, almost as if he was hoping to wake from the nightmare his life had turned into. “This is nuts! How can Engelman be back from the dead? We fried his ass.”

“I can only imagine how hard this must be,” I said. “But you saw what happened back at the target range with your own eyes. Engelman won’t stop until he gets his revenge.”

“What about the spirits of the other inmates?” Archer asked. “Why did all their souls remain behind? And how is Engelman controlling them?”

“Excellent questions” Skulick said.

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