“So I’m good air.” I nodded, worried that if I stopped watching him, he’d suddenly appear right in front of my face and pounce. “Thanks?”
“The air tastes like your arousal. Even when you hate me, you want me… how’s that for injustice?”
“Pretty annoying, actually,” I snapped. “Thanks for asking.”
Another foot closer. Moonlight streamed in through the windows to my right. His smile was deadly, the tilt of his head so sexual that I had a hard time not leaping into his arms.
“You smell. You’re dirty.” His nostrils flared as a grimace formed. “You’re weak.”
Tears burned my eyes as my lower lip quivered, reminding me that I was seconds away from bursting into tears.
“And yet, I’ve never wanted anything more… than I want you… right now. Just…” He grabbed my dirty hand. “As…” He brought my fingers to his mouth and sucked as an explosion of red haze filled his eyes. “You are.”
My knees threatened to buckle. I hated my own weakness at his words.
“Never let Mason lick you again.” The red haze darkened. ”And if Ethan offers to bite you, you cut off a limb, understand?”
“Oh.” I gulped and stepped away. “So that’s what this is about? Possession?”
His smile illuminated the entire room. “If it was a simple possession I’d have you and go. No, this goes much deeper.” His lush lips parted as he sucked the air between us drawing me to him.
My mouth was inches from his.
My body strained toward him.
And then something slammed into me from behind.
“NO!” Alex shouted as I fell to the ground in a heap. A searing pain exploded from my head.
“So we meet again.” A gruff voice echoed through the hall, my vision blurred as two boots stepped by my head. “You know, I think that’s the first time I’ve ever been able to sneak up on you. A bit distracted, are we, Alex?”
“Go to Hell!”
“Tsk, tsk, I already live there.” The man’s accent was slight, the smell of charred wood filled the air burning my nostrils. “What have we here?”
A face filled my line of vision.
It was too handsome to be human.
His eyes were too crazed to be sane.
“You have done a poor job of covering her scent, Siren.” The man stood once more and then shrugged. “This is your warning. He’s coming. His power grows. The ten are nearly drained, but the minute he tries to drink their blood and consume their power — it dries up in his throat.”
Alex was silent for a few heartbeats.
I wanted to ask so many questions, but my head hurt so bad it felt like I couldn’t think straight, like I didn’t know how to speak.
I moaned.
Alex was at my side instantly. “You didn’t have to stun her.”
“I was curious.” The man chuckled. “At any rate, the clock is ticking. I can only hold him off for so long before he suspects me of treachery.”
“He’s an idiot if he thinks demons don’t play both sides.”
“Ah, well…” The man sighed. “He’s been a bit consumed with himself lately. He doesn’t know that he needs a bonding agent to complete the process. Once he discovers a way to do that…”
“Yeah.” Alex swore. “The end.”