 My teaser this week comes from Tethered Pair, book 5 of Sentries. Todd had started on the second case when Nick stood and crossed the room, one of the books open and held in one hand. Standing beside Todd he asked again, “Red eyes?”
“I think so.” Todd stopped, closed his eyes, and thought for a minute, trying to dredge the image to the forefront of his mind. “Yes. Red eyes, but only for a split second. It was like…ah…a…glint or almost a reflection of light, but there was nothing red to reflect off his eyes. You were there. Did you see any sort of red light?” “No.” Nick shook his head. He leaned down and held the book out so Todd could see as well. “I think we have a really big problem.” “Yeah?” Todd corked the bottle he held, took a sip from the next one, and began pouring tea into it. “Unlike other times when we only have, what, mediocre problems?” “Well, yeah. Will you stop drinking that! You’ll get us killed,” Nick snapped. It wasn’t Nick’s words so much that made Todd set the bottle he held down, twist on his heels, and look up at Nick. It was his tone. Todd had a beer or two occasionally, a whiskey even less frequently. He wasn’t by any means what anyone would classify as a drinking man. Nick liked beer; he’d never developed a taste for whiskey and preferred brandy. Not once in the years they’d been together had Nick ever complained or even seemed to take notice of the little bit of alcohol Todd might drink. They both preferred coffee. “Nicky, what is it?” “I…uh…I didn’t mean….” Todd waved him off. “Nick, what did you find that’s got you so rattled?” “Demons.” “Huh? What do you mean demons? I’ve never heard of any sentry who dealt with them. I mean, those I really thought were…. Are you sure?” “I brought four reference books, I’ve looked through all of them, and they all describe the same thing. A human taken over, possessed by a demonic force, has one outward sign: a red glint or tint to the eyes. Sometimes….” He stopped and took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened them slowly. Todd thought Nick’s hands trembled slightly. “Sometimes, if the demonic entity is seen, it appears as a darkness entering or…or leaving a body. Once the demon enters a person or animal, that creature’s mind ceases to exist, and the physical body dies if the demon leaves. Very few people can visualize a demon. Most only see the telltale change of eye color in a victim’s eyes.” Todd carefully corked the bottle he held and stood, facing Nick. “Is that what you saw in that little girl when you were a young boy? And Benning?” Nick bit his lip and looked down at the book for a few seconds. When he lifted his chin and looked Todd in the eye, his eyes were too wide. “Yes.” Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Todd put a hand on Nick’s shoulder, squeezing gently. “We take this one step at a time, like anything else. Find out what we can and what we need to do to end it.” “That’s the problem, Todd. I read the same thing in all four books. The only way to get rid of one is to use certain exorcism rituals.” Todd shrugged. “Okay.” Comments are closed.
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