Page 64 of Whispered Warnings: Part One

“Did you have a good time?” Ransom asks with a smile.

I nod, “Yeah, it was great. Well, people are dicks when it comes to reapers.”

Griff frowns, “Yeah, they can be pretty fucking prejudiced.”

“Oh, and then,” I start, getting fired up again, which makes all of their eyebrows rise, and Raiden chuckles as he leans against his bike, his arms crossed over his chest, and just watches us. “Some bitch decided she could push Raiden after speaking shit to him for ages.”

“Fuck,” Van growls, looking at Raiden, “you ran into Melody?”

“Oh, so she’s known for touching you like that?” I ask Raiden, “I should have taken her fucking hands when I had the chance.”

“Wait, what?” Doc asks, looking really confused.

“You’re okay?” Reed checks with Raiden.

Raiden nods with a smile, “Neith broke her nose, made her wail like a little bitch, it was glorious.”

“If you hadn’t carried me off, then I would have finished it,” I reply with a huff.

“Well, I’ll be damned,” Doc mutters.

River is bouncing around and starts firing off questions which I’m pretty sure I only follow because I do the same thing, “You fucking legend. What was it like? Did she cry? I don’t hit women, but she was a godawful piece of fucking work. I wish I could have seen it. Do you think that they will let me have the security footage? Wait, you broke her nose?”

I grin as I answer his questions, the others looking at me expectantly and clearly wanting to know the answers too, “It was fucking awesome, but I only got to hit her once. Yes, she cried. She is fucking vile, and if I see her again, I will finish what I started. I don’t know if they will let you have the security footage, but you will have to ask them. Yes, I broke her nose.”

“I can’t believe that you followed all of that,” Ransom chuckles.

“Whoa, hold up, you broke her nose?” Griff asks, repeating River’s question.

I throw my hands up, being dramatic because that’s what I’m good at, “Yes. I did. Why is that such a big deal? I have broken plenty of noses and other bones before. One bitches nose is nothing to me.”

“It’s a big deal because reapers are particularly strong creatures and don’t break easily,” Reed says.

“In other words, you shouldn’t have been able to break her nose.” Van clarifies for me.

“Oh,” I reply, and then add, “Well, if it helps, she isn’t very strong. She isn’t really even a blip on the radar compared to Raiden’s power, or any of yours actually.”

Raiden’s eyebrows climb, “Wait, really? I know you said when we were there that she’s not as strong as me, but she’s really that weak?”

I nod and then frown, “Well, she felt weak to me. I don’t have any other reapers to compare it to, but she was also weaker than Neera.”

“Neera?” Reed asks.

“Do you mean the woman who works in the coffee shop in town?” Doc asks.

I nod, “Yeah, we’re going out for drinks soon, but Melody wasn’t as strong as Neera was.”

“I’ve met Neera, she’s strong but unless Neith is sensing something that none of us can, then she shouldn’t be stronger than Melody,” Ransom adds.

“But Neith is sensing something that the rest of us aren’t because she’s picked up that Melody isn’t actually that strong,” River points out.

I interrupt, “Guys, I could be wrong. I might just be making shit up.”

“Are you?” Reed asks bluntly.

I shake my head, “Well, no, but . . .”

Evander interrupts, “This must be a part of your supernatural side pushing its way forward. Sully said that there would be new developments now, that’s probably one of them, being able to sense how strong someone really is.”

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