“Succubi!”
someone yelled.
Alex
stared at the improbable scene of dozens of beautiful, bikini-clad women
sweeping towards her little group. She
barely had time to think, when did
fighting evil become a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue? Then her demon recognition hit with a
violent wallop that left her gasping.
Around
just her family, Alex’s ability to recognize demons in her environment
registered as a strong but pleasant buzzing within her body. Among the larger group of the Segreto, it was
almost electrical, making the hairs on her arms lift.
With no
structure between her and the oncoming buxom menace, Alex could barely draw
breath. The buzzing in her body felt
painful in its intensity, making her bend almost double. Lena grabbed her by the arm and jerked her
upright. “Mom! Are you okay?”
Colwyn
was only a step away, but he shouted to her as if separated by miles. “Keep going!”
His call rang out over the harpy screeches of the rapidly closing
succubi. “All females, with Alex! Your objective is Lilith. Leave the rest to us.”
The men
could only hide behind rites and religious symbols. With the overwhelming number of succubi, they
wouldn’t last long. Choking past the
lump in her throat, Alex begged her husband, “Be careful.”
Colwyn
brushed a quick kiss to her forehead and pushed her towards the back of the
mansion. “You too.”
He
turned with Jacob and raced towards the other male members of the Segreto, who
were already trying to hold the succubi back.
Unable to watch them fight an almost unstoppable foe, Alex turned her
face towards that dancing light from the backyard pool. She took off running, yelling back at the
other five females, “Come on, ladies.
Let’s get that bitch.”
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