Page 75 of Death Wish

I had to go to Red. I had to check on her and make sure she was okay.

Spinning around, I forgot all about Monnie, my thoughts pinned on getting to Kay as fast as possible. I only got a couple of steps, before the Greed demon called out to me again.

“Don’t you want to know what’s going on here? Why the veil is thinning and creatures like me are going topside without the solstice?”

I ignored him, even though my head was screaming to stop. Was he just trying to waste my time, or did he really know the answers I needed? Also, did I trust him to tell me the truth? Most likely no. I was better off getting to Kay and making sure she was all right.

There was a whoosh of air, and suddenly, he was standing in front of me. I skidded to a halt.

“I think you should,” he said.

Trying to sidestep around him, he met my movements toe for toe to block me.

I clenched my fists, my anger growing.

When I was about to curse him off, he held up his hand to stop me. “All right, reaper. I’m going to give you this one for free. Only because, believe it or not, I feel bad for you.”

Monnie glanced at the cemetery, where the ground still shimmered with energy, and then back to me. His eyes flashed red again to reveal the evil within, and leaning in close, he whispered three words that made my heart seize in my chest.

“A war’s coming.”

Then, he was gone.

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