spoiled shit was off on some tangent; hell-bent on revenge on some vampires or something, and the whole of Hell was waiting for him to fail.
The idea was, after Stephan was done throwing his temper tantrum, someone was going to take his place as leader, whether it was by default or by force. And it seemed that Shax was having Ash take out his competition for the job.
As his molecules realigned in his home, Ash was furious. This was not what he had signed up for, but what could he do? He made a deal, signed it in his own blood. He was going to have to dig out that contract and read it again.
When he felt the floor solidly under his feet, Ash breathed a sigh of relief. It was short lived, though. His ears were immediately met with a shrill, wailing noise. A quick check of his surroundings proved that he was in his home, and so was Elizabeth, who was staring at him and screaming at the top of her lungs.
Ah fuck! He dropped his knife and went to her. She shrank back away from him until her back hit the wall. “Don’t hurt me,” she cried out, putting her hands up in front of her in defense. Hurt her? He would never! But she didn’t know that now, did she? Ash gathered his brain up and realized what a sight he must be, covered in demon blood and holding a knife.
“Christ!” he barked out. “I won’t hurt you.” Ash tried to get closer to her, but she sank back further against the wall, shaking like a leaf in the wind. “Doc,” he said softly, “Doc listen to me. I will not hurt you. I swear it.”
“Get away from me!” she screamed. He hated that those words had left her lips. He hated more that she was genuinely afraid of him.
“Fucking hell,” he cursed, pushing his hair back over his head. Ash took two steps back from her. “Please stop screaming,” he begged her. “Please.”
Was he supposed to shake her? Slap her? He needed for her to get a hold of herself sooner rather than later.
“I won’t say anything,” she promised him with wide eyes. “Just let me go and I won’t say anything. I will pretend I was never here.”
“I’m not going to hurt you,” he said again. But wasn’t he? He was supposed to kill her. She was his next mark on the demon’s list. But as he said the words he realized they were true. “Please, just let me explain.”
Elizabeth stopped screaming and looked him over. Her eyes raked over his skin from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. The physician in her saw blood and took over. Ash knew it the moment the next words came out of her mouth. “Are you hurt?” she asked in a small voice. Ash shook his head. “Then why are you covered in blood?”
“It’s a very long story,” he sighed with relief. “Let me clean up.”
“No,” she said, suddenly finding her courage. “You tell me now. Why are covered in blood if it is not your own? Why do you have a stash of weapons, and how the hell did you just appear out of thin air? I know you’re human. What are you, a witch or something? Regular people don’t just appear out of thin air and regular people don’t heal like you do. What are you? Are you a serial killer or something? Possessed? Are you some kind of hybrid?”
“That’s a lot of questions,” Ash answered her.
Elizabeth rolled her head to the side quickly. “Yeah, it is. And right now, I don’t know anything about you and to be honest, you’re scaring the shit out of me.”
“Doc,” he started.
“Elizabeth,” she corrected him. The reminder to use her name and not the nickname he had given her stung him.
“Can I please get cleaned up?”
“Will you answer me?” she asked.
“Yes,” he said. “I promise. Just don’t leave, okay?”
Elizabeth nodded slowly. She kept her eyes on him everywhere he went and for everything he did. Even when
The idea was, after Stephan was done throwing his temper tantrum, someone was going to take his place as leader, whether it was by default or by force. And it seemed that Shax was having Ash take out his competition for the job.
As his molecules realigned in his home, Ash was furious. This was not what he had signed up for, but what could he do? He made a deal, signed it in his own blood. He was going to have to dig out that contract and read it again.
When he felt the floor solidly under his feet, Ash breathed a sigh of relief. It was short lived, though. His ears were immediately met with a shrill, wailing noise. A quick check of his surroundings proved that he was in his home, and so was Elizabeth, who was staring at him and screaming at the top of her lungs.
Ah fuck! He dropped his knife and went to her. She shrank back away from him until her back hit the wall. “Don’t hurt me,” she cried out, putting her hands up in front of her in defense. Hurt her? He would never! But she didn’t know that now, did she? Ash gathered his brain up and realized what a sight he must be, covered in demon blood and holding a knife.
“Christ!” he barked out. “I won’t hurt you.” Ash tried to get closer to her, but she sank back further against the wall, shaking like a leaf in the wind. “Doc,” he said softly, “Doc listen to me. I will not hurt you. I swear it.”
“Get away from me!” she screamed. He hated that those words had left her lips. He hated more that she was genuinely afraid of him.
“Fucking hell,” he cursed, pushing his hair back over his head. Ash took two steps back from her. “Please stop screaming,” he begged her. “Please.”
Was he supposed to shake her? Slap her? He needed for her to get a hold of herself sooner rather than later.
“I won’t say anything,” she promised him with wide eyes. “Just let me go and I won’t say anything. I will pretend I was never here.”
“I’m not going to hurt you,” he said again. But wasn’t he? He was supposed to kill her. She was his next mark on the demon’s list. But as he said the words he realized they were true. “Please, just let me explain.”
Elizabeth stopped screaming and looked him over. Her eyes raked over his skin from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. The physician in her saw blood and took over. Ash knew it the moment the next words came out of her mouth. “Are you hurt?” she asked in a small voice. Ash shook his head. “Then why are you covered in blood?”
“It’s a very long story,” he sighed with relief. “Let me clean up.”
“No,” she said, suddenly finding her courage. “You tell me now. Why are covered in blood if it is not your own? Why do you have a stash of weapons, and how the hell did you just appear out of thin air? I know you’re human. What are you, a witch or something? Regular people don’t just appear out of thin air and regular people don’t heal like you do. What are you? Are you a serial killer or something? Possessed? Are you some kind of hybrid?”
“That’s a lot of questions,” Ash answered her.
Elizabeth rolled her head to the side quickly. “Yeah, it is. And right now, I don’t know anything about you and to be honest, you’re scaring the shit out of me.”
“Doc,” he started.
“Elizabeth,” she corrected him. The reminder to use her name and not the nickname he had given her stung him.
“Can I please get cleaned up?”
“Will you answer me?” she asked.
“Yes,” he said. “I promise. Just don’t leave, okay?”
Elizabeth nodded slowly. She kept her eyes on him everywhere he went and for everything he did. Even when
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