A Demon Made Me Do It by Penelope King

Author:Penelope King
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: young adult fiction, love, good evil, modern fantasy, paranormal romance, poetry, demons, edgy, dark, fantasy, fantasy adventure demons warlords magic parallel worlds mystical creatures, suspense, witches, series, magic, teens, new, urban fantasy
Publisher: Penelope King
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12. Lucky

Kieron wanders to the edge of the cliff and sits down on a patch of grass. He looks up at me with what I’m sure he thinks is an irresistibly charming smile.

“You seem upset,” he says.

“Well, no shit, Sherlock. You win a cupcake for being so damn observant.”

“Why are you mad?” The corners of his mouth hint at a smile.

“Are you serious? I don’t exactly appreciate waking up with a gun pointed at me, let alone at her. At least I can defend myself, but she can’t. And for some reason you were right there letting it happen. I want to know what you were doing with her and how she wound up in that situation. And why you seem to be the one responsible for it.”

Kieron leans his body back so casually he may as well be sunning himself at the damned beach. I don’t know if he’s intentionally trying to be sexy, or if it just comes naturally to him. Either way, it’s pissing me off.

“I was trying to figure it out…I needed to see how it works,” he says.

“How what works?”

“You two, you and Liora. I…I’ve never seen anything like it before. I thought the stories couldn’t really be true, but you really are two separate identities, aren’t you?”

I move closer to him, my hands on my hips. “Yeah…so?”

“So it’s…fascinating. I mean, you’re like me…a demion, but for some reason you have completely split up your traits—human on one side, demon on the other. A human by day, a demon, or I guess I should say, demion, by night.”

“And another cupcake for the brilliant Captain Obvious.”

“But why…I mean, how did it happen? Were you Created this way?”

“I’d rather not discuss that right now. It’s wonderful that you find us so interesting, but that doesn’t explain why you were with Liora today and why you almost got us killed.”

“Is...is she here now? Liora? Does she know what’s going on? Can she hear us?”

I’m quiet for a moment. “No. She’s sleeping.”

“Does she know anything? About you and your life? Or is she completely in the dark?”

My eyes flash with anger. I’m the one asking questions around here, not him. Especially if his questions are going to be about her. “I don’t know what she does or doesn’t know, and I don’t really care. If you’re so interested, talk to her.”

He drops his head slightly. “I guess I just thought it would be easier to talk with you about…this.”

“Well, I can’t really answer any questions about her. Sometimes I see what she’s doing, but most of the time it’s so mundane there’s no point in even paying attention. She’s woken up a few times, but since she hates all things demon, she keeps her distance as much as possible. I sleep when she is awake and vice-versa.”

Kieron bites his lip and taps his fingers absently on a rock.

“So today…you had no idea what was happening…at all?” His voice is quiet.

I let out a long sigh and drop my arms to my sides.

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