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Jericho paused on the corner of St Ann and Royal as he and Delphine waited for Acheron to join the on?
It&039;d been eerily quiet for days now as they waited for Noir&039;s next attack They kneas co over all of the that Delphine illing to stand by his side andhere?"
He turned at the sound of Jared&039;s voice, surprised to see him in New Orleans It&039;d been the first time he&039;d seen the Sephiroth since they left Kalosis
"We&039;re waiting on Ash," Delphine answered "What are you doing here?"
Jared indicated a couple over his shoulder "De"
Delphine frowned as she saw a Charonte feoth in a short skirt, corset and striped leggings, with another demon dressed as a steampunk The female would almost pass for human except for the small pair of red horns on top of her head
Like the Charonte, the male deles buried deep in theloves that jutted out from the sleeves of his oversized coat But thewas a pink bunny strapped to one hip by his belt and a mutated teddy bear strapped to the other
Yeah, they were odd-looking, no doubt
And they were eating double-scoop ice creae students who didn&039;t have a care in the world At least until the , the feers
"Do I want to know?" Delphine asked
"Not really But as long as they&039;re not eating the tourists or natives, it&039;s a good thing and I&039;" Jared inclined his head to the street behind the alone down the dark street with a black leather backpack slung over his shoulder His long black coat billowed out from his black jeans and "Raised by Bats" T-shirt to show off his burgundy Doc Martens Yes, Delphine was in love with her husband and considered hiabout Ash that made a woman take note
Ash pulled a pocket watch out to check the ti here?" Jericho asked
Ash tucked the watch back into his pocket "We&039;re waiting"
That didn&039;t seeuar XKR ca up the street to make a sharp turn It sla space behind a black truck on the side of the street a few feet in front of them
Now that was impressive It landed in a perfect position, just inches off the truck&039;s bumper The only way Delphine could have duplicated that would have been to use her powers
As if on cue, the door opened A tall, insanely handsome dark-haired man with jet-black eyes rolled out of the car into the street But that wasn&039;t what made her take notice of him It was the double bow and arrow n of a Dark-Hunter
And as the man joined therained in him Rarely had she felt its equal This man held some of the rawest abilities she&039;d ever colare at Acheron before he gave Jared a nasty once-over
"Why am I here, Rex?" His voice thick with a Cajun drawl, he rolled the last word out like a barbed insult
Ignoring it, Acheron scowled at the car "Damn, boy, how lazy are you? Why didn&039;t you walk? We&039;re only a few blocks from your house"
He rolled his shoulders in a casual, yet irritating, shrug "I like ht youto protect Nick Gautier, this is Jericho and his wife, Delphine"
Jericho choked in surprise "This is the Malachai?"
Ash grinned wickedly "In all his pain in the ass glory"
Nick glowered at Ash "Are we through now, Dad? Can I go play with ood boy? I&039;ll even try and hed evilly "Oh, absolutely, son In fact, here come your new playmates now"
Delphine turned as a deep-throated Hayabusa roared down the street with a sound that was all power and speed It parked just in front of the truck, blocking it in, followed by a Lao, and another Gixxer Hayabusa parked in front of it
Delphine crossed her arms over her chest as the helmets came off to show one incredibly sexy woman with insanely curly brown hair Granted, Delphine wasn&039;t attracted to other wo Her biker outfit only accentuated her long, slender limbs, and she had a walk that said she&039;d kick the ass of anyone du direction
After unzipping her jacket to show off her blood-red tank top, she put on a pair of opaque Versace sunglasses