Page 134 of The Cruelest Undead
I smell black magick in this place. I don’t like it. It’s Fate. She’s had something to do with this death. It coats like a film you can never remove.
Well, no shock there.
They already knew Mathew didn’t getThe Vampyre’s Crossby sheer luck.
“What can I do for you?” the ME asked.
Seth handled it.
“We came to see the victim from the cemetery last night,” he said. “Do you think you guys can show us?”
The older man nodded.
“I hear you guys had a wild night. The cops that I’ve talked to, and the ME who was there, say there were zombie-like creatures.”
They all stood there, and Flynn knew why. They were waiting for The Big Scary to handle that.
Uh, that’s bad. Rinnon, can you help me out with this, please?
Oh, now, you want my input. Great.
Flynn was accustomed to his attitude when he was being contained and not happy about it.
Can you just do it without bitching?
Fine. I can.
As soon as Flynn heard him, but before he could warn him to not make a spectacle, Rinnon sent out a wave of energy so big, it blew the sheet off of the body as it was sent out.
Doctor Matel looked around.
“What was I saying?” he asked. “I seem to have lost my train of thought.”
Thank God for Rinnon and his compulsion skills. It saved them a lot.
You’re welcome, subpar vessel.
Flynn ignored him.
Honestly, it was for the best. He didn’t have time for a pissing match with the demon God.
“You were going to show us the body from the case we’re working,” Seth admitted.
Tommy helped.
“I think it’s the one right there.”
“Oh, yeah!”
Doctor Matel walked them toward the body, and when he pulled the already disheveled sheet the rest of the way off of the victim, they knew what had done the damage.
Her throat was missing.
This was going to be Mathew. Flynn saw the carnage he’d left behind in Paris, and that had been why he’d had to put him down.
The doctor went there. Only, he wasn’t even close to accurate.
“It looks like a wild animal dragged her into the cemetery. It must have been feeding, and left her when the cops showed up. The weird part is I would have assumed she was sexually assaulted, but maybe she just had some really enthusiastic sex right before.”
