London Harmony: Water Gypsy (17 page)

She shrugged. “They weren't the wolf I was looking for. Keep the bounties for yourself or if you insist have them put on the Red Hood's account.” Then she leaped up over eight feet like a wolf and snagged a fire escape ladder ten feet up and effortlessly pulled herself up, gliding up the steps then disappeared over the roof.

What!? No way, the Red Hood is just an urban myth, she wasn't real... was she?

I was just staring after her like a fool as some officers came running down the alley and Victor came huffing and puffing in his riot gear behind them. They all looked around at the bodies and stench of flesh burning, and my partner just stared at me bug-eyed. “Jesus kid!”