Voodoo Queens of New Orleans - Vol. II | In Progress

Chapter Ten: An Eye for an Eye

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Hezekiah

We was on Esplanade and Johnson—the corner that Aza lived on.

It be me, Jeanie, Tekoah and couple scouts with us. Abraham had sent us here to patrol like puppy dogs. Scared out of his mind that the voodoo witches have linked up with the Council. Did I believe it? Damn near. Especially 'cause of Alize and her head, not being right. But in my bones, deep in them, it didn't feel right. Even if that was Hepzibah's gris-gris-necklace and those two cracker-jack leeches in the cattle room that make it to be so. But I kept my mouth shut. Told Abraham I'd do his bidding. He want us to track down the voodoo witches and see how they congregating. Leech tipped us off that they was all meeting together at that old fat voodoo witch's house earlier, so that's where I fixed to start.

Tekoah knew that I ain't want to be there doing this. But he knew the only way to get back Abraham's trust, was to prove your loyalty. Abraham was still my master; in my blood, and by the wrath of vampiris, I was bound to him. All those other thoughts, though, sound like the voice of my last life. Jeanie care 'bout nothing outside of who witch's house she could weasel her way into. She knew about Aza and me; she looked at me different cause I got kin in the Coterie. I felt like everyone did. But no one dare say nothing; I was still their superior in all the ways I could be. If it not Abraham, then I'm the next bloodsucker they come to. And they'd be out they damn mind to yap about the dramas that go on between the higher ups alike.

"I don't think Aza's going to willfully let you inside her house this time," Tekoah said to me.

"Why you think that?"

"She must know that Abraham has been tipped off about her involvement with the Council."

"It ain't her involvement." I was getting snappy with him, as he knew I would. "It be the Coterie and they mess."

"And Aza's part of that," Jeanie said, her arms crossed, eyes burning brighter than they usually did. Tekoah and Jeanie both looked at me in different ways. Tekoah like he was waiting for me to come to my senses, and Jeanie, like she was happy I wasn't; happy that there was now some excuse to kill Abraham's favorite errand boy. But the moment I approached Jeanie standing with her hip cocked and her eyebrow raised, she straightened up real quick. We were in the alley outside of Aza's house, empty except for the vermin scurrying around. Even they ran off when they saw the look I gave that bitch.

Her back was against the wall, and I was not but about a finger length away from her. Tekoah stood by, not doing nothing to stop me. 

"If you got some smart to say, you best just go on and say it now while I'm in a good mood."

Jeanie's lips stayed in a straight line, not curving up or down or nothing. I know she saw Beau when she look in my eyes; she hated me for killing him. Hated me even more, the fact that I didn't care about the consequence; that Abraham didn't care much, either. Beau, even though he was our brother, was weak. Clumsy. Bound to bring the clan down. Jeanie didn't see me killing him as a favor like I did.

I saw Lisa laying on the grass outside that big safe house, eyes all big and scared, laying stiff while Beau lunged at her. Didn't need to think twice 'bout what I was gone do after that.

I backed away when I know that Jeanie not gone do something stupid; I had no intent on killing her; only felt like giving enough energy to a bloodsucker that deserved it, like those white goons from the Council.

"I gone make my way up first and see what I can dig up; keep it quiet for now. Take the leeches and keep them watching the corners. I wouldn't be surprised if the Council got their cracker jacks crawling around here, too. Don't have none them wander off."