When Angels Cry: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure (The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone Book 6) by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

James sat on the hotel bed and scrolled through a few reports the police had sent over. He’d been worried about them coming after him, but instead, they were bending the rules to give him access to additional information so he could better track the bounty.

He needed whatever help he could get, given that Las Vegas wasn’t his town. His local contacts were limited to barbeque experts, not information brokers or researchers.

His phone rang, and to his surprise it was Alison.

“Hey, kid,” James answered. “Break up with any new boys in the last few days?”

Alison groaned. “No.” He swore he could hear the eye roll. “I wanted to make sure you know I’m okay with all that. I mean, not tonight. I went out with three girls from my school to a concert.”

“And did those girls bring any boys along?”

“No. It was just a girls’ night.” She let out a contented sigh. “But it was super-fun. No big magic or stress or anything, just a concert.”

“That sounds good. You should do more of that.”

“Go to concerts?”

“Go to concerts without boys.”

Alison laughed. “It wasn’t like it was a girls-only concert, Dad. There were a lot of boys and men there.”

James’ voice became a growl. “Did any of them talk to you?”

“No. Remember, you’re supposed to be calmer about this?”

“I think I just promised to be less intimidating next time I visited the school, but I’m not even at the school.”

“You’re hopeless.”

James grunted. “Have to be me.”

A few beats of silence ticked by, and he worried he’d pissed her off.

“Dad, I have to be honest. That isn’t why I called.”

“Why?”

“I heard on the news that you’re in Las Vegas and you might be involved in a job there.”

James took several deep breaths. Alison needed to see him for her lie-detection ability to work, but given everything she’d gone through, there was no reason to try and shield her from the harsh realities of the world they lived in.

“Yeah. I didn’t come here for that; I came here for Jessie Rae’s. But it seems like everybody from Trey’s aunt to the cops were itching for me to get involved.”

“Trey has an aunt?”

“Long story. Anyway, this bounty—he’s bad news. Killing people in front of their kids. Might even have killed a little girl the first time if she hadn’t been out of reach.”

Alison gasped. “Is she okay?”

“Yeah, she’s with CPS now.”

“But you’re going to make sure she is safe, right, Dad?”

James grunted. “That’s right, honey. I sure am, by whatever means necessary.”

“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful.”

“This guy isn’t a big deal. He’s just a level four.”

James hadn’t brought his amulet, but he didn’t worry about needing it. If the bounty were a true threat, the asshole wouldn’t be hiding in the shadows so much.

Alison sighed. “Promise me you’ll be careful.”

“Yeah. I’ll be careful, but that doesn’t mean I’m not taking this guy down.”

“I never thought you wouldn’t,” Alison offered quietly. “I just want you to know that I’m proud of you, Dad. You saved me, and you save so many people.

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