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your home.” The air shimmered around Des and he disappeared.
Scarlett felt the ring on her finger flash with heat. She stared at it. The ring was such an innocent looking item. She stopped her thoughts before they went any further down that path. The decision had been made. She couldn’t continue to dwell on it. Picking up the knife, she took it inside to clean.
Chapter Eight
Scarlett tossed in her bed and tried to escape the dreams that haunted her. The ring brushed against the cross at her throat and there was a spark of light, a flash of heat in her demon mark, pain and the sound of something crashing into the wall. She struggled to sit up, reaching for her bedside lamp and turning it on.
Des pushed away from the wall. “What the hell did you do?”
The fingers of her right hand brushed against her throat. She felt like she’d been burned.
Des crossed the room and knelt beside her bed to look at where her fingers touched. “Move your cross, Scarlett.”
Still half asleep, Scarlett did as he ordered. She felt his warm fingers against the burning spot on her skin. It became warmer and then cooled. When he laughed, she looked at him in surprise. “What?”
“You’re going to have to be more careful. Do you own leather gloves?”
Scarlett frowned. She played his words over in her mind and they still made no sense. “What?”
“You touched the ring to your cross. You had a burn blister there. I removed it for you.”
Scarlett started to complain about him using his powers for her benefit then stopped when she saw his expression. She knew it would be a waste of breath. “What has any of this to do with leather gloves?”
“When you hold your sword, you’ll burn your hand.”
Scarlett’s eyes dropped to her ring. There was another burn blister there. She looked up at Des. Any words she might have said were interrupted by a knock at her door.
“Scarlett? Are you okay? What’s happening in there?”
“Come in, Alex.” She pushed Des away from her, glad she was wearing a nightie rather than her usual brief cotton shorts and singlet. He chuckled as he rose to his feet and took a step away.
Scarlett climbed out of bed as Alex entered the room.
“What’s he doing in here?” Alex glared at Des.
“I accidentally threw him from my ring. Touched it to my cross.” She touched the cross with the fingertips of her left hand.
“Careful.” Des tugged her hand away. “You’re not the only one who feels it.”
“Sorry,” Scarlett said.
“Send him back to the ring before you wake the rest of the household.” Alex sent a glare towards Des.
“Too late.” Riley pushed him further into the room and stepped in after him. He quietly closed the door. “I’ve just headed off two aunts, an uncle and four cousins and someone I’ve never met before and wouldn’t have a clue where they fit into things.”
Scarlett dropped onto her bed with a groan. “Great! Just great.”
Riley laughed. “Don’t worry. I told them I’d take care of the problem.”
“I’m sure they believed you,” Scarlett said dryly.
“Well, one of the aunts did look at me rather sceptically. But if your demon could disappear again, it’d probably save you a tonne of visitors. Unless of course you were planning on throwing a midnight party.” Riley glanced towards her alarm clock. “You’re a few hours late though.”
Scarlett looked at her clock. “Three! No wonder you all came running.” It was the worst possible time this could have happened. The hour in which demonic power was strongest. She held out her left hand. “Des, do you mind?”
Des placed his hand against hers and shimmered before he disappeared. Scarlett shuddered at the flickers of energy that played across her palm as he disappeared. She closed her hand to banish the feeling.
“I hope you know what you’re doing, Scarlett,” Alex said softly.
Scarlett’s lips twisted into a smile and she shook her head as she gazed up at her brother. “Not
Scarlett felt the ring on her finger flash with heat. She stared at it. The ring was such an innocent looking item. She stopped her thoughts before they went any further down that path. The decision had been made. She couldn’t continue to dwell on it. Picking up the knife, she took it inside to clean.
Chapter Eight
Scarlett tossed in her bed and tried to escape the dreams that haunted her. The ring brushed against the cross at her throat and there was a spark of light, a flash of heat in her demon mark, pain and the sound of something crashing into the wall. She struggled to sit up, reaching for her bedside lamp and turning it on.
Des pushed away from the wall. “What the hell did you do?”
The fingers of her right hand brushed against her throat. She felt like she’d been burned.
Des crossed the room and knelt beside her bed to look at where her fingers touched. “Move your cross, Scarlett.”
Still half asleep, Scarlett did as he ordered. She felt his warm fingers against the burning spot on her skin. It became warmer and then cooled. When he laughed, she looked at him in surprise. “What?”
“You’re going to have to be more careful. Do you own leather gloves?”
Scarlett frowned. She played his words over in her mind and they still made no sense. “What?”
“You touched the ring to your cross. You had a burn blister there. I removed it for you.”
Scarlett started to complain about him using his powers for her benefit then stopped when she saw his expression. She knew it would be a waste of breath. “What has any of this to do with leather gloves?”
“When you hold your sword, you’ll burn your hand.”
Scarlett’s eyes dropped to her ring. There was another burn blister there. She looked up at Des. Any words she might have said were interrupted by a knock at her door.
“Scarlett? Are you okay? What’s happening in there?”
“Come in, Alex.” She pushed Des away from her, glad she was wearing a nightie rather than her usual brief cotton shorts and singlet. He chuckled as he rose to his feet and took a step away.
Scarlett climbed out of bed as Alex entered the room.
“What’s he doing in here?” Alex glared at Des.
“I accidentally threw him from my ring. Touched it to my cross.” She touched the cross with the fingertips of her left hand.
“Careful.” Des tugged her hand away. “You’re not the only one who feels it.”
“Sorry,” Scarlett said.
“Send him back to the ring before you wake the rest of the household.” Alex sent a glare towards Des.
“Too late.” Riley pushed him further into the room and stepped in after him. He quietly closed the door. “I’ve just headed off two aunts, an uncle and four cousins and someone I’ve never met before and wouldn’t have a clue where they fit into things.”
Scarlett dropped onto her bed with a groan. “Great! Just great.”
Riley laughed. “Don’t worry. I told them I’d take care of the problem.”
“I’m sure they believed you,” Scarlett said dryly.
“Well, one of the aunts did look at me rather sceptically. But if your demon could disappear again, it’d probably save you a tonne of visitors. Unless of course you were planning on throwing a midnight party.” Riley glanced towards her alarm clock. “You’re a few hours late though.”
Scarlett looked at her clock. “Three! No wonder you all came running.” It was the worst possible time this could have happened. The hour in which demonic power was strongest. She held out her left hand. “Des, do you mind?”
Des placed his hand against hers and shimmered before he disappeared. Scarlett shuddered at the flickers of energy that played across her palm as he disappeared. She closed her hand to banish the feeling.
“I hope you know what you’re doing, Scarlett,” Alex said softly.
Scarlett’s lips twisted into a smile and she shook her head as she gazed up at her brother. “Not
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