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CHAPTER

SIX

Madame Laveaux

“Ogun, answer the phone,” I murmur, my anxiety ramping up. After waking from a restless night’s sleep, I’ve been checking the cards and what I’m seeing is concerning.

“Grandmé, I can’t talk, we’re on our way to Roanoke,” Ogun remarks when the call finally connects.

“You had a vision,” I state.

“Yes, ma’am. I’ve got Angel and Venom riding with me.”

“Angel will be needed,” I whisper, the remnants of my own vision plus what I saw in the cards replaying in my mind.

“Yes.”

“You’re a good man, Ogun.”

“I am not, but for my family, my brothers, I will do whatever it takes,” he insists.

“Be safe.” With that, I disconnect the call and head into the kitchen to brew myself some tea.

Grim

“Quit your bitching, Grim, if Lucifer says we go, we go,” Rael snarks as we head toward Roanoke.

“Fucker, I know this, but we’ve got plenty of souls to reap here, why are we needed for those four specifically? I’m sure he’s got other Reapers out there somewhere, we can’t be the only ones,” I retort.

“Because they’re family to us, brother,” Shadow quietly states. “He might be a bastard and we’re definitely no saints, but even he can recognize the pureness of Brick’s woman, don’t you think? So, if he wants us to be there to eradicate the last of the threats against her, I’m down for it. Besides, I heard it was snowing so after we slay, we can sleigh.”

“Shut the fuck up, asshole,” I grumble as the inside of the truck reverberates in laughter. “I don’t mind going, I do mind him ordering us as if we don’t have our own shit to do plus the fact it’s fucking winter means we aren’t on our bikes, but in a fucking cage.”

“Like I said, we can sleigh after we slay,” Shadow maniacally teases.