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Authors: Victoria Davies
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flame leaped around Saleel’s body, destroying all evidence of their fight.
Talia shielded her eyes from the brilliant glow of the unnatural flames. Instead of being frightened by the display of magic, she felt refreshed. The flames were cleansing the evil from her life. They took Saleel’s stench and banished it forever from the world.
She looked back up at her demon as the flames started to dim.
He was watching her, not the fire. Devlin’s eyes glowed as he lightly touched her face, tilting her chin up.
“I held up my side of the bargain,” he told her softly.
She sucked in a sharp breath.
Now it was time for her to hold up hers.
41
Chapter Seven
Talia waited nervously in her living room, listening to the sounds of the shower running in the bathroom. Devlin was in there washing off the evidence of his battle and healing his wounds. When he was finished…
She jumped off the couch and began to pace around the room. When he was finished he’d come back into this room and expect her to fall into bed with him.
And what troubled her most was how little she was opposed to the idea.
She stalked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine for courage. She’d watched Devlin kill a man. The battle had been vicious, leaving the air littered with magic and the ground drenched in blood. It was wrong to be thinking about sex right now. It was sick and twisted and completely unnatural. And yet she was.
For the first time since she was fourteen, she felt free. In the back of her mind she’d always known Saleel was out there somewhere and one day he might come back to finish what he’d started. Even as she tried to create a new life for herself, she’d been haunted by the ghosts of her past. But now she was safe.
She was truly free from Saleel’s nightmare, and her knight stood in the shower, waiting for his reward.
Gratitude was too weak a word to cover what she felt for Devlin. So was lust.
She knew the right word to use but couldn’t bear to even think it.
Instead she focused on the present, on what she had gained. She was a free woman for the first time in her adult life, not hounded by fear or rage. She wanted the first act she committed as her new self to be making love to the one who meant everything to her, even if he was a demon.
Being with him wasn’t about their bargain, if it ever had been. Talia smiled cynically. She had waited six years to be back in his arms. Even knowing she’d disappointed him their first time, she couldn’t deny he was the best lover she would ever have. He’d bargained for one night and she was determined to make it one she’d cherish forever.
The bathroom door opened.
Heart pounding, Talia slipped back into the living room and waited. Within seconds Devlin stood before her. His hair was still slightly damp and his clothes stuck to the residual moisture on his body. He looked breathtakingly perfect. And for tonight he was hers.
Eagerly she stepped forwards.
“You kept your end of the bargain,” she said huskily.
Devlin lowered his head. She felt his breath fan her face and held still in anticipation. She waited breathlessly for his kiss, but at the last moment he stopped.
“Christ,” he swore softly, spinning away from her.
Talia flinched at the rejection. Was he remembering the last time they’d been together? Had it truly been that bad for him?
“I can’t do this,” he said, dragging a hand through his hair.
She struggled to keep her pain from showing on her face. What had she expected? After six years he’d magically decide she was the only one for him? Straightening her shoulders, Talia swore he’d never know how he’d managed to shred her again. It was her own fault for giving him the opportunity.
Devlin turned to look back at her and Talia made sure her face was emotionless.
“I can’t force you to do this,” he told her softly. “Especially not after what you’ve been through tonight.” He laughed hollowly.
Talia shielded her eyes from the brilliant glow of the unnatural flames. Instead of being frightened by the display of magic, she felt refreshed. The flames were cleansing the evil from her life. They took Saleel’s stench and banished it forever from the world.
She looked back up at her demon as the flames started to dim.
He was watching her, not the fire. Devlin’s eyes glowed as he lightly touched her face, tilting her chin up.
“I held up my side of the bargain,” he told her softly.
She sucked in a sharp breath.
Now it was time for her to hold up hers.
41
Chapter Seven
Talia waited nervously in her living room, listening to the sounds of the shower running in the bathroom. Devlin was in there washing off the evidence of his battle and healing his wounds. When he was finished…
She jumped off the couch and began to pace around the room. When he was finished he’d come back into this room and expect her to fall into bed with him.
And what troubled her most was how little she was opposed to the idea.
She stalked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine for courage. She’d watched Devlin kill a man. The battle had been vicious, leaving the air littered with magic and the ground drenched in blood. It was wrong to be thinking about sex right now. It was sick and twisted and completely unnatural. And yet she was.
For the first time since she was fourteen, she felt free. In the back of her mind she’d always known Saleel was out there somewhere and one day he might come back to finish what he’d started. Even as she tried to create a new life for herself, she’d been haunted by the ghosts of her past. But now she was safe.
She was truly free from Saleel’s nightmare, and her knight stood in the shower, waiting for his reward.
Gratitude was too weak a word to cover what she felt for Devlin. So was lust.
She knew the right word to use but couldn’t bear to even think it.
Instead she focused on the present, on what she had gained. She was a free woman for the first time in her adult life, not hounded by fear or rage. She wanted the first act she committed as her new self to be making love to the one who meant everything to her, even if he was a demon.
Being with him wasn’t about their bargain, if it ever had been. Talia smiled cynically. She had waited six years to be back in his arms. Even knowing she’d disappointed him their first time, she couldn’t deny he was the best lover she would ever have. He’d bargained for one night and she was determined to make it one she’d cherish forever.
The bathroom door opened.
Heart pounding, Talia slipped back into the living room and waited. Within seconds Devlin stood before her. His hair was still slightly damp and his clothes stuck to the residual moisture on his body. He looked breathtakingly perfect. And for tonight he was hers.
Eagerly she stepped forwards.
“You kept your end of the bargain,” she said huskily.
Devlin lowered his head. She felt his breath fan her face and held still in anticipation. She waited breathlessly for his kiss, but at the last moment he stopped.
“Christ,” he swore softly, spinning away from her.
Talia flinched at the rejection. Was he remembering the last time they’d been together? Had it truly been that bad for him?
“I can’t do this,” he said, dragging a hand through his hair.
She struggled to keep her pain from showing on her face. What had she expected? After six years he’d magically decide she was the only one for him? Straightening her shoulders, Talia swore he’d never know how he’d managed to shred her again. It was her own fault for giving him the opportunity.
Devlin turned to look back at her and Talia made sure her face was emotionless.
“I can’t force you to do this,” he told her softly. “Especially not after what you’ve been through tonight.” He laughed hollowly.
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