Tempting Fate
Chapter 54

54 Chapter 54: The Human Monster: Face Ripper

Jasmin and Emy pursued the thief. Devin chased after Jasmine and Emy. He doesn’t show up, but he follows them. The man walked into an alley close to the railway station. Emy and Jasmin looked around while panting.

“He’s gone,” Emy said. Jasmin had tears in her eyes as she looked at Emy. “That’s OK, at least he only took your phone and not your life.”

“No, Miss Emy, it took me a year before I bought that phone.” Jasmin couldn’t hold back the tears. “Then I’m not sure if I can afford to buy a new one.”

Emy took a deep breath. “Let’s go back and tell the cops what happened.”

When Devin saw Jasmin crying, his eyebrows raised. He even laughed a little. ‘Why is she crying? Haist, the shallow one.’ Devin thought.

Devin turned and walked into the alley. People who saw him looked at him. Most likely wondering what he was doing there. Some people even said that they thought he was wealthy. Devin went to the middle of the alley, where there were two roads. He didn’t know where the man was. He didn’t follow Jasmin and Emy to help them. Instead, he was curious about why the man’s body was full of black smoke.

Devin jumped over the houses to replace the man, but he was no longer there.

‘Where the hell is he?’ Devin thought.

Meanwhile, Reed’s eyebrows went up when Jasmin and Emy walked into their office. Because Jasmin was crying, Avery came right away. Reed went up to Emy.

.....

“What happens?” Avery asked her. “Why are you sobbing?”

Reed grabbed Emy’s plastic handle where their frapped coffees were. Reed straightened out Emy’s hair. “Where did you come from, and you look tired? You are dripping with sweat.” Reed asked.

“It’s Jasmin’s phone, which was stolen earlier,” said Emy.

“What?” Avery asked, shocked.

“Don’t tell me you look like that because you chased...” Reed asked. Emy nodded slightly.

Reed frowned. “Wifey, I told you already...” Reed was about to say something, but Emy grabbed his hand and pulled him into the pantry before he could finish.

Reed can’t figure out what Emy did. “Why did you bring me here?” Reed asked.

“You can’t talk in Jasmin’s presence,” said Emy.

“Then why?” Reed asked. “You made a mistake.”

“I know, but please think of Jasmin,” said Emy. “She was upset because someone stole her phone, which she’d had for a long time.”

Reed breathed deeply. “Okay, I get what you two are trying to say, but I want to tell you that what you did was very dangerous. What if he hurt you if you caught him? We might get shocked knowing that you are in the hospital or, worse, that you are dead. You, in particular, need a guard who can be very close to you....”

“Sshh!”

When Emy put her finger to Reed’s lips, his eyebrows went up. “Do you know how cute you are when you are so strict, huh?” smiling, Emy said.

Reed just couldn’t help but smile as he looked at Emy. “Can we have a quickie?” Reed had a sly grin on his lips.

“No, we’re at work,” said Emy.

“Where was Jasmin’s phone the last time you saw it?” Reed asked.

“There’s a trans station in those homes.” Why did you ask?” Emy asked.

“That jerk needs to be hit,” said Reed.

“Hold on, what?” Emy asked, but Reed ran away before she could answer. When the door opened quickly, Emy turned towards the door.

Avery peered into the pantry. “I thought Sir Reed was with you, Miss Emy.”

“Oh, in the toilet,” said Emy.

“Miss Emy, Jasmin, and I will just go out and tell the police what happened,” Avery said.

“All right, I’ll handle it. I’ll also tell Reed,” said Emy.

“Thanks, Miss Emy.” Then Avery ran out of the pantry quickly.

—-

“You...”

When Devin called, the man looked at him. When he saw who it had killed, Devin frowned. A man who was covered in blood was sitting on the floor and leaning against the back of a big trash can. What the man did almost made him lose his face. It gave Devin a strange glare.

Devin smirked. “I don’t want to be looked at that way at all,” he said.

The man moved fast. After the attack it made on Devin, he hit him in the face. Devin moved quickly away from him. He blocks all the man’s attacks with his arms and legs. Devin threw out a powerful blow, and the man flew away. Instead of attacking, it swiftly ran. Devin followed the man right away.

Reed, who had just gotten there, looked around. Reed felt powerful energy, so he went there. He was looking for the person who took Jasmin’s phone, but the power he felt distracted him. He could smell blood close by, so he went to replace it. Reed then went over to the garbage can. Reed saw a man’s leg and knew it had to be a man. He frowned when he saw a man with cuts all over his face who was covered in blood. Reed turned his head.

“Face Ripper...,” Reed said.

Reed left that area quickly.

—

The man went fast. It jumps to overpasses and high walls, which not normal humans do. Devin smiled. He hadn’t chased like that in a long time. All the passersby pay attention to what’s going on. A few seconds later, Devin got the man in a tight spot. There is no obvious way out.

“Tell me what kind of devil you are,” Devin asked.

The man said nothing. It did nothing but look at Devin. “You don’t recognize me?” Devin asked.

Devin stared at the man. Black smoke was still on his body, and the man’s eyes were red, which is common in humans who are possessed by demons. He didn’t know what kind of demon was with the man, but she thought it might be a face ripper. Only a face ripper could have done what it did to the man’s face.

Devin used his hand to blow out black smoke and quickly wrapped it around the man’s body and neck. The man is stuck and can’t move. While one of Devin’s hands was busy, he let out more smoke with the other to get rid of the demon in its body. Devin didn’t expect to be attacked from behind. He turned his head when he felt something coming up behind him. He looked at the dagger as it went by the side of his face and quickly hit the man in the chest. It seemed like time was drifting. When Devin turned around, he saw the person who threw the dagger. He didn’t know if it was a person or a demon.

‘Ah, shit!’ Devin exclaimed.

Black smoke let the man go. The demon came out of its mouth. The man was dead.

“Face ripper!”

When Devin turned his back, Reed was standing next to him. Reed quickly let out black smoke to catch the demon, but it flew away. The man’s heart was on the side of his neck as Reed approached. Reed looked at Devin.

“He’s gone.” Reed then returned his gaze to the victim and studied the dagger stuck in the man’s chest. Reed stood up and stared at Devin.

“Do you think I killed that human?” Devin asked. “You saw the face ripper demon.”

“Yes, I saw,” said Reed. “And you let him escape.”

Devin smirked. “What happened?” Reed said.

“You accused me before you asked me,” said Devin.

“Oh, and you’re sensitive now,” Reed said.

Devin went up to the man and put his hands on him. After a few minutes, he got Jasmin’s phone, looked at Reed, and then gave Reed the phone. Reed took the phone.

“He took Jasmin’s phone, huh?” Reed asked.

“I will look for something...” said Devin. When Reed spoke again, he was leaving.

“I’ll tell Jasmin that you’ve got it,” Reed said once while he was waving the phone.

“It’s not necessary. That was not my intention, so I pursued him.” Devin said, and then he left quickly.

Reed looked at the person. He called the police and told them about the dead body. He then blew smoke into the phone so that it wouldn’t track the number that was called.

—-

All-day, Jasmin has been sad. She was just going through the brochures and leaflets. Emy was holding a cup of coffee in her hand, and Reed was standing behind her. She’s just come out of the pantry. It shocked Emy when Reed put his hand on her coffee. She did not know that he was behind her.

Reed took a sip of her coffee, then gave her a kiss on the lips. Reed chuckled at her reaction.

Emy asked, “You’re here! When did you arrive?”

“Quite,” said Reed.

“From where did you come? You just left suddenly.... ” said Emy. When Reed gave him Jasmin’s phone, she couldn’t finish what she was going to say. “Jasmin’s phone... how...?”

“Devin, get it to the person who stole it,” said Reed.

“Devin?” Emy said.

“You should give her phone back,” said Reed. “We might lose a customer if that’s how she looks for the next few days.”

Emy gave a small laugh. Reed ran up the stairs to his office, and Emy ran up to Jasmin quickly.