The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes

Author:S.J. Himes [Himes, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Maraya21, M/M Romance, LGBTQ+
Publisher: Sheena Jolie Books
Published: 2018-05-27T00:00:00+00:00

13

Howling Madness

Simeon kept a wary distance from the dead creature his Leannán called a wendigo. Scáth hunkered down at his heels, growling quietly. Angel shook the hellfire chains, the links sounding real as they clattered, the ends wrapped tight around Angel’s wrist. Sulfur and the stench of the grave filled the passage. Giselle still swung unconscious from his shoulder, but her heart beat strongly and her breathing steady and deep.

Simeon eyed the wendigo with distrust, but he trusted in Angel’s skill, his power. Angel was young, only thirty mortal years, but he surpassed many sorcerers twice his age or more in talent, knowledge, and sheer power. Simeon had no doubt his love would get them out of their current predicament.

He just didn’t expect their escape to come about in such a…unique way.

There was a soft cough from the stairs. Scáth growled again, but Simeon put his free hand to the hellhound’s shoulders, keeping the beast in place at his heels. Angel tugged on the chains, and the wendigo shuffled over a step, letting its new master walk past. Simeon and Scáth went ahead, Angel between them and the wendigo, protected. Whoever stood on the stairs just past the bend coughed again.

“If you get me sick, I’m gonna be extra cranky,” Angel said loudly. Simeon shook his head, a smile coming to his lips.

“Magister Malis would like to offer you all a chance to surrender. The police are here, and there’s no way out of the dungeons.” Whoever was speaking sounded unsure and reluctant to be there, and Simeon didn’t blame the mortal. The situation was far from ideal, on both sides.

“And what’s gonna happen if we surrender?” Angel said, deeply sarcastic.

“You will be held until your trial in one of the rooms upstairs, and you’ll be allowed supervised visits with your, um, your…?” The mouthpiece around the bend sounded confused, and an angry person muttered something to him Simeon could hear. Malis was up there, whispering instructions to an unfortunate subordinate. “Your mate. Your mate can visit. The hellfire beast needs to be surrendered as well. Proscribed magic charges won’t be levied against anyone for the spells cast to summon it.”

Angel rolled his eyes, and Simeon shifted Giselle on his shoulder. Scáth snarled the noise echoing up the staircase, and the fool speaking for Malis squeaked in alarm. Angel muttered under his breath. “Proscribed? Fuck her. She’s making laws up as she goes...” Angel raised his voice. “So yeah, we’re gonna confab about surrendering. A minute, please.”

Simeon laughed, and Angel winked at him. “The text said Milly was outside the police lines?” Angel asked, keeping his voice down.

“Yes. I sent the text to her advising her to get to the limo. I have not checked to see if she went. My driver is under orders to not leave, so the limo should be parked at the curb out front. No text saying he moved, and the bloodclan flags on the limo would keep the police from bothering it. Not sure about the Council thugs.

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