Chapter 44

The motorcycle rumbled, and when Dana blinked, she heard metal parts shift around inside it. Tick Tock could only change when unobserved, so now was the best time to ready for a fight.

“Oh, there you are,” Lily cooed, and the temperature in the room fluctuated wildly. “What are you dreaming of? Maybe something hungry with lots of teeth? C’mon, show me.”

Footsteps had stopped on the other side of the door, and Dana imagined that an attack was being prepared. Whispered tones went silent, and she could just make out shadows beneath the door.

“I can see…” The succubus went silent, then let out a scream. Dana’s equilibrium shifted and she fell straight up into the air, along with Tick Tock. They bounced against the ceiling and fell down again, crashing into the observation deck. Whispers filled the room, somehow audible over the sound of Lily’s screams, and a dark shape emerged from the shadows around the room and pooled together in the air before them.

When they