Armageddon Rules by J. C. Nelson

Author:J. C. Nelson [Nelson, J. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Urban, Fiction
ISBN: 9780425272909
Google: tgT2oAEACAAJ
Goodreads: 22668771
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2015-02-24T07:00:00+00:00

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BY LUNCHTIME, I’D signed every single report, issued only six warnings, and been called out to the lobby to personally deal with a man who insisted he had seven dwarves living in his house. Turns out, he had seven cats, and what he needed wasn’t a princess (I was fresh out of those) but animal control. Animal control was an acceptable solution in my mind if it turned out to actually be dwarves as well.

While I ate tuna salad, I wished more than anything that I could talk to Liam. Even after he’d been cursed, his calm and patient nature continued to act as a balance for me. I knew what he’d say. That I’d find a way. That I could buy, borrow, or steal something to put an end to this mess.

He’d say he loved me, and I wanted to hear that more than anything.

The last thing I wanted was for Liam to come home and find out I’d destroyed the world. So it was time to hire some new legal counsel. I checked on my enchanters, found them painting their toenails instead of cursing parking violators, then checked on Beth. She sported several new bite marks to her face and had a look that said if I brought it up, she’d offer me some unconventional piercings on the spot. So I left the Agency and headed out to meet my new lawyer.

When I walked through the door of Ari’s apartment, he slithered out, his skeletal form materializing from the black vapor. I opened my purse and took out a present I’d picked up on the way over. A phone with text-to-speech capabilities, which meant I wouldn’t have to read his responses. “Larry, I’d like to make a business proposition.”

He picked up the phone with one skeletal claw and clipped it to his sternum. “It’s a bit late for that. If you asked before you signed the contract, I could have helped.”

The only good thing about making a deal with demons was that I had learned to ask about conditions first. “How do I pay you? Check? Card?”

His jaw creaked open in what I hoped was a smile. “Souls. I haven’t eaten since Ari moved in.”

He wasn’t supposed to be eating the garbage or postmen before that, but I didn’t feel like arguing the point. “I’ll find you someone. Last night I took the express elevator down, and I’m in danger of defaulting on the contract if I don’t get started. I’m supposed to be unleashing some harbingers to start. Any idea how?”

The look of contempt he summoned from an empty skull left me envious. “What do they teach in public schools these days?” He drifted over to the coffee table, where my contract sat. “You have to summon the harbingers, provide them with their mounts, and let them go to town on the city. They set the stage for the demons. Think of it like a housewarming, where you set the house on fire.”

“These harbingers; Malodin said they’d come when I called.

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