Page 1 of Rescued By the Mothman

Chapter 1

Sable

My clenched fist rested on the table as I tried to stay calm. My sister, Lyla, was sniffling down the phone as she told us about the riot at the prison she’d worked at. I’d already heard the more detailed version of the story. But it was just as hard hearing it the second time. Death and destruction I could deal with. My sister being caught up in it? That was a different matter. My boss glanced at me and I nodded. The moose skull-headed monster cleared his throat.

“Lyla, it's Garris, so they haven't actually arrested this Delaney character for anything yet?”

“No. I know it technically isn’t in your job description, but you have access to tools I don’t, to find people.”

She was right. Our jobs were to provide bail for criminals and hunt them down if they skipped out on it. But this was my sister. Garris looked me in the eyes. He knew me. He wasn’t happy about it, but I saw the moment he relented.

“Ok, since I know Sable is going to do this anyway, with or without my permission, I’m going to give him my permission. He’ll find him for you. But…” he glared at me. “If anything illegalhappens, I’m going to deny all knowledge of it. I can’t have crimes committed under our name.”

“Thank you. When it comes down to it, we’ll do the work of bringing him in. We have a very keen lich for that. We just need to know his location. No crimes needed from any of you.”

A snort from behind us earned a glare from Gariss. I tried not to smile, and I didn’t dare look back at the hulking gray Sasquatch that I knew was grinning behind me.

“Ok sis, don’t worry. I’ll get on it and update you later.”

“Thank you so much. I’ll send you all the information we’ve gathered on his whereabouts so far. Love you, bro.”

“Love you too.”

I hung up the phone.

Gariss looked at me quietly for a few moments. I tried not to shift uncomfortably under the scrutiny.

“Don’t get in trouble. Don’t make it complicated.”

“I won’t.”

Another snort from behind us. Gariss spun around in his seat, green eyes shining out of his skull to glare at the Sasquatch, who then tried his best to look innocent.

“And you can keep your thoughts to yourself.”

Gariss left the room without looking at either of us again. He’d built this business up from nothing. If I dragged its name through the mud, he wouldn’t just be pissed, he’d be murderous. But he wouldn’t stop me from helping family.

A large, hairy hand patted me on the back. It would have sent most creatures toppling over.

“I bet $100 you somehow make this complicated, or get into trouble.”

“Who me?”

I placed a hand on my heart and pretended to look wounded.

“Yeah you. I remember that trafficker and his accidentally broken legs.”

“He had fragile bones.”

“You’re a menace, Sable, and you can’t resist trouble.”

“Thanks, Kiy. You could try having some faith in me,” I retorted.

“I do have faith in you. Faith that you are going to wreak some havoc. And I don’t blame you. If that was my sister, I’d rip his arms off.”

I slouched back in my seat.

“I’m not looking to rip any arms off, but if it gets rough, so be it.”

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