Page 40 of Poison's Kiss
Chapter 8
Daddy's Girl
The word rests heavily in the air, causing confusion and more disbelief in the eyes of the night stalker holding onto me.
"Why the hell would Drackus be here? How would he have gotten out of his prison?"
That's laughable. The world really does know very little about him.
It's not a prison; it's a home he stays in by choice. He's only barricaded by pointless magic - the light and dark's feeble attempt to feel in control of the man they fear more than anything else in the world. Good thing they don't know how strong Mom is.
I can't believe Drackus is here instead of Mom.
"Thatprisonwas futile to begin with. You need to go," I murmur forcefully while entwining my fingers with his. "He won't spare you no matter how hard I beg. He'll blame you for this."
Jude curses under his breath as his eyes find mine, and he gurgles out, "You. It's you. Fuck!"
His breath is stolen by death when he finally loses his connection to the world he never belonged in.
I start dragging Kane behind me, his dumbfounded steps quickly catching up as we race down the hall.
"He just killed a demon without even being in the room. Why is he here to save you?"
"Just get out of here, Kane. I'm serious. He'll kill you without so much as batting an eye. You've already felt his power, and that was just a taste of the pain you would have endured if I hadn't realized what was going on. You're obviously not immune to him the way you are the rest of us."
Suddenly, Thad rounds the corner, blood staining his hands and mouth - blood of the men he's apparently killed on his way to find me. He rushes toward me, but I hold a hand up.
"You can't touch me. I'm blocking out his power to keep Kane from becoming a pile of broken bones. If you touch me, it'll shock the fuck out of you."
He stops and glares at Kane with venom. "Maybe you should let Drackus finish them all before they have the chance to come after you later."
Kane growls, but I step between them. "Just shut the hell up and get out of the way. I'm losing my strength, and I won't be able to hold it much longer. I have to get him out of here."
Thad's lips tighten, and then Gage materializes in front of us, throwing out heaps of his dark energy to fold the night stalkers already crumbling under my father's power.
"This is almost too easy," he quips while falling in behind us.
"I can't believe you two called him," I scold, but Gage rushes up beside me, careful not to touch me when he feels the energy flowing through me.
"We had to. Desperate times and all. I refused to let you just die."
Kane grumbles under his breath, and his hold on me tightens. It's almost painful to be touching him without being tangled around him, but I have to keep my focus.
"How the hell is a light witch involved with Drackus to the point he would break out of his prison and come to save you? Please don't tell me he's in love with you," Kane says with a bit of a pained tone.
"Gross," I dramatically release, making Thad cough out his laughter.
"Well then, why?"
"Because he's her-"
"Because he used to be involved with my mother. That's why he sent Thad to help me out," I say to interrupt Thad.
My eyes cut to the blabbermouth changer who was so willing to expose my dirty little secret.
"Your mother? Callie Coldwell?" Kane asks, sounding confused as we briskly stride through the labyrinth of corridors.
This is so not the time for this.
