Lesley Davis - Dark Wings Descending by Lesley Davis

Author:Lesley Davis
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781602827004
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2012-05-01T16:03:00+00:00

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Ashley wondered just how much longer she should stay with Eli before she could leave without him being unduly suspicious.

“Do you have somewhere else to be, Ashley?” he asked.

So much for being inconspicuous. She shook her head as she snapped her phone closed and wondered, not for the first time that afternoon, just how many people she could talk to who had no idea, other than what they saw on the news, that there was a serial killer loose in the city. Humans and demons alike were unaware of anything new stirring aboveground. “I’m getting nowhere. No one knows who this guy is or has any idea what he is.” She gave Eli a pointed stare. “Do you have any news from a higher source?”

“You know we’re on our own in this, Ashley,” he said.

“What’s the point of all-seeing, all-knowing if you don’t use it to put a stop to evil?”

Eli turned his back on her and looked over the photos for the umpteenth time, studiously ignoring Ashley’s comment. She muttered something under her breath about free will being a pain in the ass, and reached for her jacket.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m not getting anything from my contacts, so I’m going to head out to go see if the word on the street is any more informative. I’m not helping anyone sitting in here just staring at the photographs,” she said.

“They tell a story.”

“They tell the story of one sick individual.” She flipped the board over, startling Eli. “I can’t look at their faces anymore. I’m going out.”

“Leave your phone on,” he called after her.

“Like I can ever leave it switched off,” she said over her shoulder irritably before leaving the apartment. She checked the time on her watch and wondered if Rafe was in her office or out canvassing the areas with Detective Jackson in search of this elusive shadow dancer. She paused before pressing the elevator button. Could they be looking for the type of demon who haunted the dark areas of the night and only stepped out to hunt? She hadn’t come across one of those in years. Those types of demons were rare and extremely difficult to track down. She’d never seen one kill for sport, and couldn’t remember the last time one actually killed a human. They preferred animal prey.

Ashley was more than a little frustrated. This killer wasn’t exhibiting the usual traits that demons did. Maybe he was just human after all, but that didn’t explain her being brought in. She was always placed on a case for a specific reason. She pressed the elevator button, wondering what the catch was this time around. Demon or not, she had been brought to Chicago for a reason. If it was just so she could meet Rafe, she would have preferred a more traditional introduction, something with a lower body count between them. She wondered at Eli’s involvement. He always had his reasons; she was just never aware of them until after the fact, and she’d learned not to question.

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