Free Cole's Haunting Melody (The Gods' Executioner Series) by A.L. Bridges

says, blatantly proud of the fact.
    “ So what was that all about?” Cheza asks.
    “What?” I innocently reply while stalling; Cheza narrows her eyes at me. “Oh, that; I just wanted to let you guys know how that felt. After all you did that to me twice!”
    “Bullshit; don’t lie to me, Cole.” Cheza thinks , her malicious tone spearing through my mind.
    “Jason and Ryuji got way too drunk so Jason got them two bottles of ipecac to try and sober them up and now the entire bathroom is covered in vomit .” I quickly reply. I’m vaguely toying with the idea that Natasha and Cheza should have switched costumes.
    “Unbelievable…” Cheza sighs while shaking her head.
    “Were you just thinking that Cheza and I should switch costumes ?” Natasha thinks.
    “ Whaaaaat?” I reply in a high-pitched fashion that makes it obvious I was thinking exactly that.
    “ Haha don’t worry, I won’t tell.” Natasha thinks with a sly smile.
    “So what made you decide to go as a devil?” I ask aloud.
    “Well, Cheza and I wanted to have paired costumes since we are both escorting you so we decided to be your conscience; after that we just flipped a coin.” Natasha replies. This is the first I’m hearing about being both of their dates, but it’s hardly surprising.
    “Where’s your costume, Reyna?” I inquire while looking at her ruby red, backless dress.
    “I’m going as ‘the azeman princess whose birthday it is so she can w ear whatever the hell she wants’; what’s your excuse?” Reyna snidely asks.
    “I’m going as a partially wrapped mummy.” I say while holding up my bandaged left hand. Sean comes down the hall and waves me over.
    “Guests have started to arrive and I have a party to get to in Miami so can you get me back there?” Sean asks.
    “Sure, just a second.” I reply and walk back to the girls.
    “Guests have started showing up. I don’t know what’s taking those two so long , but can you guys go out and entertain people?” I request.
    “Sure; we’ll see you when you get back.” Cheza says and leads the girls to the balcony doors.
    I port Sean back to his house in Miami Beach.
    “Thanks again for all your help; we couldn’t have pulled this off without you.” I tell Sean while standing on the front porch of his house.
    “Don’t worry about it. Tell our Prince that I send him my best.” Sean replies and heads inside.
    I wait on the porch for the remaining thirty seconds to pass and port to Jason’s room to see what’s taking them so long, only to find that it’s empty. I walk down the hall and head outside to find Jason chatting with people while wearing a black cloak, and Ryuji getting a pep-talk from Naia. While walking down the left staircase, I discover something that is slightly creepy, slightly flattering, and slightly insulting: there are two guys wearing jeans and leather jackets with silver helmets. They’re dressed like me! For Halloween! I wonder how often Marilyn Monroe has to deal with shit like this… probably a lot…
    “Noticing the people dressed as you?” Tali asks from behind me.
    “Yeah , it’s a little unnerving, but not exactly impossible to understand given the events of two weeks ago…” I reply as I turn around and see that she’s wearing a form-fitting periwinkle dress to match her hair and eyes.
    “ Yes, what was that about anyway?” Tali inquires.
    “I wouldn’t have killed them both had someone thought to inform me that if you kill all the heads of a pantheon before they can pass on their power, you end up destroying the whole pantheon.” I explain.
    “No one thought to tell you that?” Tali asks, showing genuine surprise.
    “I know, right? I guess I surprised everyone by killing gods totally for the first time!” I sarcastically exclaim. Tali laughs, causing me to chuckle as well.
    “Who is that guy talking to? ” I hear a girl ask while I’m laughing, which makes me realize that no one here can see Tali.
    “So , are you looking