Liam shrugged. “Two months.”
“You just had to fucking steal a car,” Enzo barked. “I’ve got a good mind to teach you a lesson, but I don’t have the time.” He tugged off his tie and tossed it aside. “Did you think about what I asked?”
“Yes.”
“And?”
“Thanks for the offer, but I’m going to university,” Liam said, tone low and flat.
“That fucking attitude won’t work with me, you dumb little shit!”
Anger emitting from the boy tugged at Nik, but nothing showed on his young face.
“Good thing I’m now the trustee of your trust fund,” Enzo growled. “I would rather see the back of you, but I have to put up with you for a few more weeks until you’re eighteen.”
The boy’s hands clenched, he remained silent.
“Leave. Your presence irritates me.” He flicked him away. “Wait. We’re dining with a few people in two days. Have to keep up appearances and show what a happy family we are. So, no shelter work for you.”
His young face like stone, Liam stalked out.
“The little shit,” Enzo snarled as the door shut. “As if I would bring him into my business.”
Anger bleeding off Nik like an open faucet, he let his vaporous serpent form taker over—
“What the fuck?” Enzo yelped, jumping back as the fog rolled out like a snake and slithered around him.
“You hurt femalesss—”Nik’s sibilant voice had the man paling.
“Mierda!”the asshole pulled out a small gold cross from beneath his shit.“Ave María—”
“Your goddess cannot sssave you, human,”Nik hissed, letting the fog constrict Enzo like a boa.“Olivia sent me.”
Enzo stumbled back, legs hitting the bed. He toppled on the mattress, coughed out, “I didn’t mean to strike her so hard. She-she slipped and hit her head against the marble tub,” he choked out. “It was an accident. Tell her I didn’t mean to lose my temper…”
I want to peel the fucker’s skin off and feed it to him,Týr growled.Then incinerate his damn carcass.
The rage in him taking over, Nik tightened his chokehold. The human gasped, turning blue.
Nik, guards approach,Týr cautioned.Let’s roll. We have him now.
It took everything in Nik to let go of the human scum and leave the penthouse.
No, he wasn’t done with the bastard. Not by a long shot.
Back in an alley downtown, Nik rematerialized.
I’ll catch you later,Týr telepathed and coasted off.
* * *
Ten minutes later, Nik headed deeper into an alley downtown, searching for some soulless scourges to work off his frustration, his mind rioting at leaving the bastard breathing. A vaguely familiar male took form in front of him.
Nik narrowed his eyes at the demon he’d interrogated not too long ago at the cemetery. Laex. His features were haggard, eyes bloodshot, looking as if he hadn’t slept for days.
“I’ve been searching for you the past hour,” the demon rumbled, voice hoarse. “You need to come. I found Joyce. But I can’t get to her. They have the place heavily guarded. They’re at an old warehouse in Brooklyn.” He reeled off the address.
Nik didn’t bother with questions. He dematerialized, sensing the demon following.
