The Golem: A Montague & Strong Detective Novel (Montague & Strong Case Files Book 10) by Orlando A. Sanchez

Author:Orlando A. Sanchez [Sanchez, Orlando A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitten Peaches Publishing
Published: 2019-12-21T22:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

“Not yet we aren’t,” Monty said. “Where are you?”

“About five minutes away,” Ursula answered. “My team is ten minutes out. This attack caught us off guard. A nexus point is under attack, but it doesn’t read like Mourn.”

“Mourn?” I asked, avoiding traffic. “What is Mourn?”

“I’ll explain it later,” Monty said quickly. “Ursula, the golem is a siphon for mages.”

“Good thing I’m not a mage, then.”

“Precisely,” Monty said. “When you engage the golem, Simon and his creature will join you, in addition to two other questionable paranormal investigators.”

“Excuse me? I’ll be doing what?”

“What do you keep reminding me of?” Monty asked, glancing at me.

“That you need to drink coffee? That we need a vacay…STAT?”

“That you are not a mage,” Monty answered. “This situation is tailor-made—”

“Suicide,” I finished for Monty. “Are you crazy? I don’t know how to face a golem.”

“I just need you to keep it occupied,” Monty said, looking at the map of hubs. “Ursula, is there a hub nexus point in Battery Park?”

“Yes, a major hub, NP-1, is down there,” she answered. “If we’re going to be dancing with this golem thing…where will you be?”

“I’ll be looking for whoever is holding its leash,” Monty said. “He’ll be within three hundred yards and needs line of sight.”

“Three hundred yards is plenty of ground to cover.”

“Indeed. I’m going to ask you to reposition the golem behind some of the buildings if you can,” Monty said. “That should force its handler out into the open. Whatever you do, do not allow the golem to destroy the hub.”

“Not while I’m breathing,” she said, and I believed her. “The rest of it? Can’t promise anything, but I see the plan. Good luck.”

She ended the call.

“Two words,” I said, weaving through traffic, nearly clipping a taxi cab. “Property damage. We bring this thing near buildings, and the entire Dark Council—not just a battalion—will be after us.”

“It can’t be helped. If Toson forms an army—an unstoppable army, mind you, there won’t be any property left to damage. The Dark Council can piss off if they have a problem with it.”

“Piss off?” I asked. “That’s going to be our response if they come at us, guns and orbs blazing—piss off?”

“Yes,” Monty answered, his voice low and laced with menace. “We do not answer to the Dark Council. We have saved this city countless times and will continue to do so without their permission. If they want a war…they will find out why Montague battlemages were the most feared mages on the battlefield.”

“I’d rather avoid a Dark Council-Darth Montague war if we can,” I said, wary of the threat in Monty’s voice. “If we could focus on preventing the city from being crushed by a large rock monster—that would be great.”

“Haven’t you been paying attention?” Monty asked, exasperated. “At the very least, Ursula sees the plan.”

“She sees the plan?” I asked. “I’m glad someone sees the plan, because I sure as hell don’t. What is the plan, Monty? Ursula and I are bait?”

“It’s quite simple,” Monty said, keeping his voice calm, which only creeped me out more.

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