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Authors: Nina Croft
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fuck down,” Cade growled for the fiftieth time.
Torr didn’t want to calm down. Why the hell hadn’t he tied her up, or locked her in, or just not moved more than two inches away from her ever again?
When he found her, he was going to cuff her to him.
“We’ve got a fix on her cell phone, Torr. We’ll get there. She probably just wanted to meet this guy, see a friendly face.”
“Then why wasn’t she at the bar?” As soon as he’d realized that Bella was gone, he’d accessed her phone records and heard her talking to this Justin. He knew who he was of course; he’d read the file Cade had put together on her. The two of them were close, actually lived together, and his fury rose at the thought of anyone else touching her.
“Maybe they wanted a bit of privacy.”
Torr gritted his teeth. She had no right to even think about wanting to be in private with anybody but him. But he knew it was more than that. The bar had been thick with the stench of demon. They’d tracked the demons from there to this place.
“We’ll find her.” Cade said.
A scream pierced the night. Torr broke into a run, heading toward the sound. Something shifted in the darkness beneath a railway bridge. Bella. Releasing his demon form, he flew the last few feet. She lay on the concrete ground, her eyes closed. A minor demon crouched over her, claws extended. Torr reached out and snapped the demon’s neck, nearly tearing the head from its body; it crumpled and vanished into greasy ash. Torr spun around as Cade grabbed the second demon by the throat.
“Cade, keep him alive. We need to find out who sent them.”
Cade turned and lifted an eyebrow at the pile of ash at Torr’s feet.
“Just hold him,” Torr said. “I want to check on Bella.”
Crouching down beside her, he reached out a hand and stroked the bright hair from her forehead. She had no obvious injuries, but she didn’t stir.
He straightened, strode over to where Cade stood with the other demon clutched in his fist. Torr gripped one hand in the demon’s hair and slammed him back against the wall of the tunnel. Peeling back his lips, he flashed his fangs and the demon cringed back. “Who sent you here?”
Someone had to have brought them across. These creatures couldn’t have escaped the Abyss without help.
“Razul released us. Sent us here. Told us to take the woman.”
Fury roared through him, and he lunged forward, his fangs sinking into the hot flesh of the demon’s throat. He swallowed convulsively until the body went limp in his arms, and then tossed it to the ground.
Breathing heavily, he fought to control the darkness that raged inside him. It was a long time since he’d tasted demon blood; it was like a narcotic, burning through his entire body and mind.
A hand touched him lightly on his arm and he snarled and swung around.
Cade stood his ground. “We should get out of here. Someone might have heard and called the police.”
Torr nodded, not trusting himself to speak. Returning to where Bella lay unmoving, he gathered her in his arms, held her tight against him. The steady thud of her heart against his chest soothed him.
He glanced over to where her friend, Justin, lay, clearly dead, his ribs peeled open to reveal the cavity where his heart should be. Had Bella seen him die? Had she recognized his killers as something other than human? Until he knew, he couldn’t decide what to tell her.
“I’ll get rid of the body.” Cade spoke from beside him. “You get Bella back.”
He nodded, spread his black wings, and took off.
***
Bella came awake slowly. Her head throbbed, and when she opened her eyes, a shooting pain shot through her skull. She shut them tight and tried to work out where she was and how she had gotten there.
The last thing she remembered was…
Her mind shut off the thought before it could finish.
She couldn’t move, and it took her a minute to realize that she was held in somebody’s arms. Held tight against a rock solid
Torr didn’t want to calm down. Why the hell hadn’t he tied her up, or locked her in, or just not moved more than two inches away from her ever again?
When he found her, he was going to cuff her to him.
“We’ve got a fix on her cell phone, Torr. We’ll get there. She probably just wanted to meet this guy, see a friendly face.”
“Then why wasn’t she at the bar?” As soon as he’d realized that Bella was gone, he’d accessed her phone records and heard her talking to this Justin. He knew who he was of course; he’d read the file Cade had put together on her. The two of them were close, actually lived together, and his fury rose at the thought of anyone else touching her.
“Maybe they wanted a bit of privacy.”
Torr gritted his teeth. She had no right to even think about wanting to be in private with anybody but him. But he knew it was more than that. The bar had been thick with the stench of demon. They’d tracked the demons from there to this place.
“We’ll find her.” Cade said.
A scream pierced the night. Torr broke into a run, heading toward the sound. Something shifted in the darkness beneath a railway bridge. Bella. Releasing his demon form, he flew the last few feet. She lay on the concrete ground, her eyes closed. A minor demon crouched over her, claws extended. Torr reached out and snapped the demon’s neck, nearly tearing the head from its body; it crumpled and vanished into greasy ash. Torr spun around as Cade grabbed the second demon by the throat.
“Cade, keep him alive. We need to find out who sent them.”
Cade turned and lifted an eyebrow at the pile of ash at Torr’s feet.
“Just hold him,” Torr said. “I want to check on Bella.”
Crouching down beside her, he reached out a hand and stroked the bright hair from her forehead. She had no obvious injuries, but she didn’t stir.
He straightened, strode over to where Cade stood with the other demon clutched in his fist. Torr gripped one hand in the demon’s hair and slammed him back against the wall of the tunnel. Peeling back his lips, he flashed his fangs and the demon cringed back. “Who sent you here?”
Someone had to have brought them across. These creatures couldn’t have escaped the Abyss without help.
“Razul released us. Sent us here. Told us to take the woman.”
Fury roared through him, and he lunged forward, his fangs sinking into the hot flesh of the demon’s throat. He swallowed convulsively until the body went limp in his arms, and then tossed it to the ground.
Breathing heavily, he fought to control the darkness that raged inside him. It was a long time since he’d tasted demon blood; it was like a narcotic, burning through his entire body and mind.
A hand touched him lightly on his arm and he snarled and swung around.
Cade stood his ground. “We should get out of here. Someone might have heard and called the police.”
Torr nodded, not trusting himself to speak. Returning to where Bella lay unmoving, he gathered her in his arms, held her tight against him. The steady thud of her heart against his chest soothed him.
He glanced over to where her friend, Justin, lay, clearly dead, his ribs peeled open to reveal the cavity where his heart should be. Had Bella seen him die? Had she recognized his killers as something other than human? Until he knew, he couldn’t decide what to tell her.
“I’ll get rid of the body.” Cade spoke from beside him. “You get Bella back.”
He nodded, spread his black wings, and took off.
***
Bella came awake slowly. Her head throbbed, and when she opened her eyes, a shooting pain shot through her skull. She shut them tight and tried to work out where she was and how she had gotten there.
The last thing she remembered was…
Her mind shut off the thought before it could finish.
She couldn’t move, and it took her a minute to realize that she was held in somebody’s arms. Held tight against a rock solid
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