Hell Hounds

Chapter 57: Stepping into the Belly of a Cult

“One day to do all this. How are we going to ensure that’s what happens?”

“There’s a group there right now that’s recorded routines and potential informants. We’ll walk in with targets selected for us. Arianna will get to pick which person she speaks with. It’s our just to ensure that she stays safe. You are a backup if we need a cover story. Think about it. If there’s any media coverage. You’re investigating and have no comment. Not only will it cover up what we’re doing, but any smart investigative reporter will target the cult. In investigating them, it puts the cult into the public eye and makes it harder for them to continue doing whatever it is they’re trying to do.”

“Not necessarily.”

Yolanda raised an eyebrow at that. “What am I missing?”

“The reporter may look too closely at what’s going on and notice us and our interference.” Ian tried not to look like the cat that got the cream.

“We’ll discuss it with Arianna. Now remember, they are vampires. If gods forbid it from happening. If one of them gets injured, you are to stay far, far away from them. I don’t want the fallout of that.”

“You don’t want to lose me?”

“If I survive losing you. I don’t want them dealing with the emotional baggage. If I don’t survive, I don’t want anyone else dealing with that emotional mess. Smaller things have created inter-faction incidents. It’s things like that which break treaties and bonds of trust.”

“So the concept of a vampire lacking the ability to empathize is a myth.”

“Well… Most of the time. They consider those vampires their version of the criminally insane, and they deal with them inside their faction.”

“Ah, good to know. So, where is this exactly that we’re meeting, and what is porting?”

Uh… I guess the best way to describe it is we’re using magic to move from one place to another by

accepted we’re taking a magical portal to we need to

to get someone to explain the do’s and don’ts of

think I want to show up on

“Exactly.”

*

sunset. Arianna entered the

was he could see the man as a vampire, but Arianna was anything but a vampire. She was loud, happy, and friendly with the military

Ian could see her inhuman nature in her smile. It must be some instinct he had

“Yo-Yo, how are you, dear? I hear you get the horrid job of keeping

that’s hard. We’ll have

of watching these two greet each other. They acted like this was an arranged outing to the local shops. One look at Arianna’s partner

where and

and set it up for us to spend the least amount of time there. It must be important as they’re risking using portal magic to

means they feel normal travel isn’t safe in that area. Meaning it’s a danger

can only assume that this cult is aware of our existence. Why else would they send

know enough that Fae exist, werewolves, sorry, I know better,

“I feel we aren’t as

let’s attempt to avoid that. They made a right, proper mess of it. They honestly didn’t find any witches. Perhaps a few druids, maybe a mage or two. We all know that witches are a modern convention.” Arianna must have noticed Ian’s confused state and rolled her eyes. “I am a little older that you think. Remember, dead and magically returned to the living. I’ve been through a lot over my existence. I’m enough

“Okay, then I’ll take your word for it. They

This is exclusive content from Dramanovels.com. Please visit Dramanovels.com to support the author and the translation team!

Comments ()

0/255