The Alpha's Warlock
The place reeked of stale bread and grease, the garbage in the nearby dumpster, and asphalt, with an undertone of cigarette smoke and the much more pleasant scent of mice.
Mmm. Mice. My nose twitched and my stomach growled.
Maybe later. The dumpster and its little residents weren’t going anywhere, and I might be able to get some human food along the way and skip having to hunt.
The plaza contained a chain pizza joint, a liquor store, a nail salon, and — bingo. One of those work uniform stores that specialized in Dockers. Perfect. A quick trip around the back of the plaza, a tiny application of magic to the lock on the back door and another to the security system to fritz it, and I nosed my w