UnEarthed

Chapter 23

Ana paces back and forth next to her parked car in a dark alley. Adrenaline shoots through her veins as the anticipation rises. She sent several demons to capture Kenzy and now she waits impatiently for them to bring Kenzy to her.

"Ana..." a male's voice breaks her concentration, and she whips around to see a demon standing there.

"Well?" she throws her hands up in aggravation.

"There was a slight problem." The male says.

Ana's voice lowers to a deep, threatening tone. "What do you mean by slight?"

The male demon is nervous. His thin legs begin to wobble and his hands also tremble. Ana is a very powerful demon and he knows at any instant that she can kill him. She will not care that he is just the messenger. When he delivers the bad news, she will take it out on him. "We sent demons to kill the group she's been running around with and demon hunters showed up..."

"And..." Ana's voice grows louder.

"They killed all of the demons." He answers and instantly backs away.

"What?" Ana is now shouting. "Are you fucking kidding me? All I ask is for you to make sure those pains in my ass are dead and you can't do the one thing you're told!"

"I'm sorry. I was out looking for Kenzy. I sent the strongest demons I could find to go after them."

Ana walks towards him and grabs a handful of his shirt. "I swear you idiots are completely useless." She picks him up and throws him several feet back. "You are demons and you're letting a few pathetic humans give you the slip."

"We need to kill the demon hunters. They have those blades and it is messing with my numbers." The defenseless demon does not dare to stand. Instead, he stays on the ground hoping Ana will give him another chance.

"I guess I'm going to have to do everything by myself."

"No, master... I promise I will make sure they are all killed."

"Stand up." She demands and he obediently rises to his feet. "What about Kenzy? Have you found her yet?"

"We're working on it. She keeps disappearing." He struggles to make eye contact with Ana.

"Disappearing? I put a tracker on her car!" She shouts again. She knows she is getting nowhere with the pathetic demons Malphair has assigned to her but asking him for more would be a death wish so she takes a deep breath and tries to remain collected. "Find her... now. This is your last chance before I rip your head off."

"Yes ma'am." He says and scurries away.

Ana groans. "I hate being called ma'am." She complains to herself. She then gets into her car and pulls out of the alleyway. She does not drive far before noticing a small bar so she pulls in. "I need a drink."

Entering the "hole in the wall" joint, she scans the room for her next distraction. She notices a good-looking guy sitting at the bar and a clever smile spreads across her face. She walks up and sits next to him but does not make eye contact as she flags down the bartender and orders a drink.

He, however notices her and immediately says hi. "Can I get a name?" He asks.

"That depends... am I paying for this drink?" She asks and holds up her glass.

He flashes a crooked smile. "A drink for a name? Why not." He then hands the bartender some cash.

Ana smiles and look him up and down. 'He's gonna be fun to play with.' She thinks to herself. His messy dirty blonde hair, green eyes and buff arms could easily qualify him to be a model. "I'm Ana."