Tags:
Science-Fiction,
Romance,
Literature & Fiction,
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Vampires,
Ghosts,
Psychics,
Demons & Devils,
Werewolves & Shifters,
Witches & Wizards
showtime!
And she stepped out into the
dark sea of pulsating lights and loud music.
CHAPTER
SIX
Levi stood across the road
from Club Mate, watching the drunken customers spill out of the
premises. Scott was standing still as a statue beside him, but he
could feel his cousin's worried eyes on him. Everyone was worried
about him. He saw it in their eyes, heard it in their voices, even
though none of them made any mention of Rebecca Rose.
Levi and Scott had just
stepped out of a meeting with Jett and a bunch of senior Enforcers
and had headed straight to Club Mate. There was some activity going
on in the clubs and Jett wanted them to investigate it.
The Enforcers' meeting had
been brief but eventful.
“ Biting by vamps and
blood demons?” Mason Gray, a werelion Enforcer, had asked at
the meeting. “I thought we had that under control with the new
licensing regulations and...”
“ No,” Jett had
answered tetchily. “The vamps and demons are behaving
themselves. For now.”
Levi had remained silent.
Jett's ill-temper and snappy replies told Levi that the Head Enforcer
had a problem on his hands that he couldn't solve. Jett was a man of
action. He was quick, sharp and he always got to the root of the
problem before the problem could take root.
His mind was as quick as his
tongue and his hands. That was what made him such a good leader and
a fearsome Enforcer. Under his leadership, the Enforcement Unit had
grown to be a force to be reckoned with. The previous Alpha before
Lucas Rieve had paid scant attention to the Enforcement Unit.
Training and weapons had been inadequate, and many Enforcers had lost
life and limb in the line of duty. When Lucas became the PAC Alpha,
he had headhunted Jett Riley to lead the Enforcement Unit, and
increased the budget for recruitment and training of the Enforcers.
Jett trained and led them
well. He also protected them and tried to solve all their problems.
Jett had been in street gangs in his youth, and Levi suspected that
these underground connections enabled Jett to keep his ears on the
ground. His ears and eyes on the ground no doubt accounted for his
uncannily accurate hunches.
“ So, what are we looking
for? Do we have proof of any illegal activity going on, or is this
another one of your “hunches”, Jett?” Zymfer
probed, impudently rolling his eyes at his boss. Zymfer was a young
demon Enforcer who obviously hadn't yet had a taste of Jett's
explosive temper and acerbic tongue. Levi could hear a collective
intake of breath from the senior Enforcers.
The room went so silent Levi
swore he could hear a bead of sweat ooze out of Mia's pore. Mia Lin
had worked with Jett before, when Jett was an officer in the NMPD.
She had been a junior police officer under him, but Jett had seen her
potential, and had recruited her as an Enforcer when he joined the
PAC. Mia knew Jett pretty well. She knew the way he worked, and she
knew his quick temper and wit.
Mia was shaking her head and
narrowing her eyes at the clueless demon. That big bad demon was
about to get eaten alive. Jett would chew him up and spit out his
bones. And that was if he still had any bones left after Jett was
done with him.
The other Enforcers all seemed
to shuffle back a little, giving Jett space and distancing themselves
from Zymfer's brazen comment. Jett folded his arms over his broad
chest and studied the insolent young demon.
“ Got something against
my “hunches”, Zymfer?” Jett asked nonchalantly.
“ Yeah. As a matter of
fact, I do.” Zymfer puffed out his chest, his horns slowly
elongating above his ears. You could always tell when a demon was
worked up. It was all in their horns.
Levi almost groaned. Why
wouldn't the youngster just shut up?
Jett cocked his head and
smiled tightly. The Head Enforcer made no reply, just stood waiting
for the demon to shove his own foot deeper into his big mouth and
down his throat.
“ Just because you have a
hunch that something is going on or is about