Page 241 of The Cruelest Undead

It was all about a sleight of hand, and making them think one thing, as he was focused on something entirely different.

He was on the hunt for that sword, so that he could keep his gift.

That was what the pretty blonde woman had said he needed to do, and he was.

Now, he needed to see what the outcome was of using his Voodoo pet to do his bidding.

“Did you get the information?” he asked Marie.

She nodded her corpse head, and tried to fight him. Only, she couldn’t.

“What did you find?”

“I know where the relic is that you’re looking for,” she admitted. “You can find it at this house.”

She waved her hand, and the address appeared on a piece of paper.

He grinned.

“Excellent. Once I have that sword, I can raise an army. Until then, I have to slow down those assholes, so they don’t find it first. They will regroup from the dead witch soon enough since they don’t give a shit about who they kill. ”

She didn’t care.

“Can I go home now?” she asked, just wanting to get some peace. “I did everything you wanted, and now, I need to go home.”

He laughed.

“Never. You and I, Marie, are going to take over the world. I’m going to rule, and you’re my pet—my tame, leashed, Voodoo priestess.”

A tear slipped down her corpse cheek.

“Please, let me go. This is so wrong. You can’t unbalance the universe. I am not meant to be here. You will unleash trouble.”

He stared into the empty eye sockets and didn’t even have to think twice.

“No. Now, go sit down while I’m out feeding. I am hungry, and I want to go watch that address. I need to find that sword.”

She did what he asked, even though she wanted to fight him.

When he left, she tried to figure out a way to get out of this. When she took the life of the woman, she had crossed the line.

And now, it was time for Marie to fix this.

As best she could.

Chapter Sixteen

Harcourte Manor

Monday Late

Afternoon

Time: Less Than Nine Hours remaining…

Flynn knew that this was going to be the hardest thing he’d ever done in his life. Just when he thought watching his mother die in a hospital bed, and finding his father dead at their home was bad enough, there was this.

He was going to have to do it all over again.

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