The Jade Suit of Death (The Adventures Of The Royal Occultist Book 2) by Reynolds Josh

Author:Reynolds, Josh [Reynolds, Josh]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Horror, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940344140
Publisher: Emby Press
Published: 2014-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Ganju Ghale sat in the driver’s seat of his automobile and shuffled his cards. He watched as the sorcerer began to move away quickly, her task apparently finished. He had watched her arrive and known then that something was wrong. Ghale worked for a sorcerer, and he knew one when he saw one. Melion had been right again, and now Ghale owed him another five years of service.

When the goat-demon had shown up, capering about her, in and out of shadow, his hand had flown reflexively to the hilt of his knife. He’d resisted the urge to move against her there and then. It was too dangerous with the demon there. The creature had almost killed him before, and despite being eager to renew their acquaintance, he knew he’d only survived their earlier encounter by chance.

He’d kept his fingers occupied with his cards, watching as the sorcerer sent spirits to kill St. Cyprian and his cat-eyed woman. He’d been hoping she would send the demon, and leave herself unprotected, but no such luck. He felt little regard for Melion’s friend. One sorcerer was as bad as another, and his woman was worse. She smiled too fiercely, and her eyes made him nervous. He’d been chased by a leopard with eyes like that, once. Besides which, he wasn’t here to protect them; merely to watch. If they were as resourceful as Melion claimed, then they wouldn’t need his help.

Melion had set him to following St. Cyprian all over London, keeping watch on where he went, and making note of who he spoke to. He hadn’t asked why Melion wanted him to do this, but he had his suspicions. St. Cyprian was a stalking horse. He was drawing out Melion’s enemy for him, whether he knew it or not. And now, he had done just that.

Ghale shuffled his cards and watched the woman hurry away. The air shimmered around her, like rain pattering against glass, and Ghale could feel an itch between his shoulder-blades. She either hadn’t been aware that she was being watched, or she hadn’t cared, for which he was grateful. He didn’t recognize her, but he intended to follow her to her lair and have done with her once and for all. Demon or no demon.

He blinked. The goat-demon had been loping after her along the Embankment, casting weird shadows along the pavement, but now, only the woman was visible. The devil was gone. Ghale stared out into the dark, trying to find any sign of it.

He sniffed. The canvas roof of his auto rattled. He looked up as he heard the canvas begin to tear. Through a rent in the roof, the goat-demon growled down at him. It pried the canvas roof off of the auto with a single motion and sent it sailing away. Its rank odor filled Ghale’s nostrils. His cards slipped from his grip and he grabbed for his knife. The devil reached down, quicker than thought, and caught his collar. A moment later, Ghale was dragged from his seat and up into the air.

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