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said. “What
bringsss a demon to my hoooooome?”
He recognized the healer by the amount of
bands winding around his arm. Each one represented a millennium,
and this creature had been around longer than Rhyn’s deceased
brother, Andre. He released the healer whose arm he held.
“Come with me,” Rhyn ordered, opening a
portal. Lankha hesitated but moved forward with a look over his
shoulder at the village. Rhyn waited until the healer passed him
and then stepped into the shadow world behind him.
Lankha’s head hung, as if he walked to his
death. He trailed as Rhyn led him toward the brightest portal, and
Rhyn took the healer’s arm to hurry him along. They stepped into
the snowy yard outside the castle. He all but dragged the healer to
Kris’s room, found it empty, then went to Katie’s chamber. He flung
the door open and shoved the healer into the room, ignoring the two
surprised occupants of the chamber as he closed the door without
entering.
The whiff of Katie’s blood nearly undid him.
He hadn’t eaten in too long, and to have his mate so close … Rhyn
took the stairs two at a time until he reached the roof. He
launched himself off the rooftop, hungry and determined to find a
demon to bleed dry. He flew to the forest and shape shifted into a
jaguar as he dropped to the ground, taking off through the forest.
The exercise felt good, and he ran and leapt and clambered up trees
until he was panting. It was after his adrenaline tapered off that
he smelled blood, and he trotted down a path in the direction of
the scent.
What he found didn’t surprise him. Jared,
wounded and vulnerable, had been cornered by another demon in its
monster shape with drool dripping off its teeth. Jared was pale and
propped against a rock. Happy the demon could draw his lunch out of
the forest, Rhyn pounced on the demon, cracking its neck before it
could fight. He tossed the creature to the side for later and
shifted into his human form.
“Nature’s not so kind to the weak,” Jared
said with a grimace as he pushed himself up.
“You’re not of any use to me like this.”
“Here’s where you’re wrong, half-breed. The
reason I’m lying here in pain has to do with my accidental ambush
of Darkyn’s demons,” the demon replied. “Are you going to eat all
of him?” He motioned to the demon’s carcass a short distance from
them.
“Depends on if what you have to say is
worthwhile.”
“Fair enough. In any case, Darkyn’s demons
are planning to invade the castle, where your sweet little morsel
is, so they can slaughter every last annoying Immortal.”
“Demons can’t cross the sacred grounds.”
“They have an insider. And apparently, he
alone knows how to render the grounds no longer sacred.”
Rhyn’s thoughts went to Katie. “Did they say
when?”
“They noticed me then, so no. Help a brother
out, Rhyn. I’m no good to you here in this shape. I need to go to
Hell for a demon healer. I’ll promise to return.”
“Fine.” He no longer felt hungry despite the
scent of blood. While he didn’t care what happened to Kris, he did
care about Katie and when the demons would choose to attack. He’d
suspected Sasha was there for more than one reason and didn’t doubt
his brother had a plan.
Kris would never listen to him. The only
other brother ever to extend a hand to help him was Kiki, the
pragmatic half-brother who protected Asia. Rumor had it the Council
hadn’t agreed on anything in a few hundred years, and Rhyn began to
think the brothers he hated might be the solution to the
demons.
Or he could take Katie, disappear, and leave
Kris and the Immortals to their fate. He preferred this idea,
except that it would mean he’d be defending her from Dark One’s
minions and demons every minute of the rest of their lives
together. Reluctantly, he accepted the fact that he needed the
protection of the Immortals to keep Katie safe. If Kris didn’t call
the Council together, Rhyn would drag his bastard brothers
bringsss a demon to my hoooooome?”
He recognized the healer by the amount of
bands winding around his arm. Each one represented a millennium,
and this creature had been around longer than Rhyn’s deceased
brother, Andre. He released the healer whose arm he held.
“Come with me,” Rhyn ordered, opening a
portal. Lankha hesitated but moved forward with a look over his
shoulder at the village. Rhyn waited until the healer passed him
and then stepped into the shadow world behind him.
Lankha’s head hung, as if he walked to his
death. He trailed as Rhyn led him toward the brightest portal, and
Rhyn took the healer’s arm to hurry him along. They stepped into
the snowy yard outside the castle. He all but dragged the healer to
Kris’s room, found it empty, then went to Katie’s chamber. He flung
the door open and shoved the healer into the room, ignoring the two
surprised occupants of the chamber as he closed the door without
entering.
The whiff of Katie’s blood nearly undid him.
He hadn’t eaten in too long, and to have his mate so close … Rhyn
took the stairs two at a time until he reached the roof. He
launched himself off the rooftop, hungry and determined to find a
demon to bleed dry. He flew to the forest and shape shifted into a
jaguar as he dropped to the ground, taking off through the forest.
The exercise felt good, and he ran and leapt and clambered up trees
until he was panting. It was after his adrenaline tapered off that
he smelled blood, and he trotted down a path in the direction of
the scent.
What he found didn’t surprise him. Jared,
wounded and vulnerable, had been cornered by another demon in its
monster shape with drool dripping off its teeth. Jared was pale and
propped against a rock. Happy the demon could draw his lunch out of
the forest, Rhyn pounced on the demon, cracking its neck before it
could fight. He tossed the creature to the side for later and
shifted into his human form.
“Nature’s not so kind to the weak,” Jared
said with a grimace as he pushed himself up.
“You’re not of any use to me like this.”
“Here’s where you’re wrong, half-breed. The
reason I’m lying here in pain has to do with my accidental ambush
of Darkyn’s demons,” the demon replied. “Are you going to eat all
of him?” He motioned to the demon’s carcass a short distance from
them.
“Depends on if what you have to say is
worthwhile.”
“Fair enough. In any case, Darkyn’s demons
are planning to invade the castle, where your sweet little morsel
is, so they can slaughter every last annoying Immortal.”
“Demons can’t cross the sacred grounds.”
“They have an insider. And apparently, he
alone knows how to render the grounds no longer sacred.”
Rhyn’s thoughts went to Katie. “Did they say
when?”
“They noticed me then, so no. Help a brother
out, Rhyn. I’m no good to you here in this shape. I need to go to
Hell for a demon healer. I’ll promise to return.”
“Fine.” He no longer felt hungry despite the
scent of blood. While he didn’t care what happened to Kris, he did
care about Katie and when the demons would choose to attack. He’d
suspected Sasha was there for more than one reason and didn’t doubt
his brother had a plan.
Kris would never listen to him. The only
other brother ever to extend a hand to help him was Kiki, the
pragmatic half-brother who protected Asia. Rumor had it the Council
hadn’t agreed on anything in a few hundred years, and Rhyn began to
think the brothers he hated might be the solution to the
demons.
Or he could take Katie, disappear, and leave
Kris and the Immortals to their fate. He preferred this idea,
except that it would mean he’d be defending her from Dark One’s
minions and demons every minute of the rest of their lives
together. Reluctantly, he accepted the fact that he needed the
protection of the Immortals to keep Katie safe. If Kris didn’t call
the Council together, Rhyn would drag his bastard brothers
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