Page 45 of Fallen Demon

“I can see that,” Lacey said, her voice low. “Levi had a lot of rage in his heart, his demon side always spoke loudly. He came here, what, one week ago? Ten days? And was alone with the person he hates most. That would drive anyone insane.”

“He’s not insane,” I snapped. “He’s lost in his demon. We need to find him and bring him back.”

“Do you think you can?” Farrah asked.

I stared at her. “If it was Wyatt, do you think you could?”

She looked at Wyatt and nodded.

I realized what I had said. I had compared the true fated mates bond Wyatt and Farrah shared, to what Levi and I had. That my feelings for him were probably like Farrah’s for Wyatt.

Could they be?

I didn’t want to dwell on it. “So, what are your orders, Rage?”

“We go after them, carefully, and observe from a distance,” the mission leader said.

“And then?” Lacey asked. I knew that deep inside she was as anxious as I was. She was better at controlling herself.

“I’m not sure,” Rage admitted. “We might need to separate the two of them somehow, so we can get to Levi without Ylena drawing his attention.”

“And then?” It was Farrah this time.

“I’ll talk to him,” I said, feeling a little nervous about that. Iftalkingwith him would do the trick, then maybe he would have hesitated when he saw me.

I was probably overthinking this. I was overthinking and overfeeling everything right now.

“Me too.” Lacey reached over and held my hand in hers. “I’ll spell him, if I have to.”

I squeezed her hand, grateful for having her in my corner.

“All right,” Rage said. “You two deal with Levi, the rest of us will keep Ylena busy. Understood?”

We all nodded and said yes.

* * *

I feltlike all we did the past couple of days was walk. This time, it wasn’t a long trek, but because I had seen Levi and knew we were close, it felt like an eternity.

With each step, the tug in my chest increased, the bond teasing me that we were closer.

After an hour, I started getting nervous. Maybe I should fly ahead. Zad could go with me. But I knew they wouldn’t approve of my plan, and I wasn't sure I could hold myself back from him.

“If we don’t find them in the next hour, we’ll stop to rest,” Rage announced.

Stopping to rest would only put us farther behind them. The irritation and the anxiety were talking louder now, making me feel like a petulant child.

I hated it.

I hated this.

I wanted to find him right now.

Walking to my side, Lacey slipped her hand in mine again. “I know this is hard for you. It’s hard for me too.”

I held her grip. “It’s torture.”

She nodded. “But we’ll find him, we’ll find a way to get through to him, and we’ll leave with him.”

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