New Players In The Pattern

[Elias Donovan]

Elias stopped in his tracks.

"A hell hound?" He looked from one guy to the other like some explanation might be shared. "You have to be kidding." Sea devils hiding in rivers, guardians awakened from ocean crevices, and mists haunting tunnel tracks were all creatures that could be killed. An invisible dog jumping from the shadows and shred someone to tatters? 

Guess that sounded about right.

Elias returned swiftly. The idea of being questioned by the police was not the way he intended to pass the night.

Tony's place wasn't far. If he left now, he could be out of reach before they arrived.

Then the guy had to bring Nox back up. The asshole wasn't even here and yet the whole world still seemed to revolve around him. Elias wasn't interested in his kind of help. "You tell Nox he's not the only one that can kill rodents." A few steps away, Elias turned to add one more thing. He remembered the way he looked at Asha, the names he called her. "While you're sending messages, tell him to stay away from Asha. She is better off without him."  

He hurried down the block, coat catching the air behind him as he went.