An Incubus Only Calls Your Name Once by A M Boone

Author:A M Boone [Boone, A M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“What?” I cried. “How? Why?”

“I told you this when you made the contract. I’m not without enemies.”

“I thought you’d done it as a distraction,” I said, shaking.

“Do you really think I’d do something so vulgar as to blow up a building?” He quirked an eyebrow.

“All right, you got me there… But why? I’m not a threat…”

“It’s not you they want. They want to hurt me. I didn’t think the news that I had gotten a new assistant would spread this quickly, but it has been over a month…” He tossed his hair back.

“Well, I’m fine. Santi saved me.” I gave him a small smile, and he matched it.

“Good. Mr. Dominguez,” he said, and Santi stiffened, “keep an eye on her.”

“Hey,” I cut in, glaring at him, “I’m a grown-ass woman, I can take care of myself. I don’t need anyone to ‘keep an eye on me.’”

“I’m not going to let history repeat itself,” he said. The light caught his eyes in a strange way, and I shivered again.

“I’m fine,” I said, more firmly this time.

“This isn’t a suggestion, Miss Delacroix. It’s a command. Until I can figure out who did this and take care of them, it’s not safe for you to be alone.”

“Take care of them.” We all knew he meant killing them.

I gave him a small, uncomfortable look. “This is what I meant by a gilded cage.”

“I’m doing this for your own safety.”

Santi blew a bit of hair out of his face. “If you really cared about her being safe, you wouldn’t have tricked her into a contract.”

We both stared at him.

“Santi… I did this out of my own free will. One thing for another.”

“Personally, I don’t think what Miss Delacroix does in her spare time is any of your business.”

“But is this really any better?” he asked.

I shrugged. “Vincent’s never hit me or screamed at me, so I feel like I’m doing pretty well.”

“Yet.”

The look Vincent gave him could turn someone to stone. He balled his fists, his eyes flashing black, before taking a deep breath and turning away from him.

His shapeshifting was slightly different today. A lither build and longer hair… Something about him seemed fey, even slightly feminine, but still alluring. Even his voice was a bit lighter. Maybe it was a cubi thing.

“You know what? This isn’t worth this. Know this. If I wanted to, I could kill you like this.” He snapped his fingers, and Santi went pale.

I glared at him, but he ignored me, still staring at Santi. Why was he going around threatening my friends? I mean, sure, okay, demon, possessive, but…

On the other hand, he did chuck him out of a fifth story window…

I glanced at his hand. Five fingers. Maybe… Maybe what Neil did was just a fluke. Maybe I was overreacting.

“I’m stronger than I look.” He gave him a sidelong glance, his eyes flickering blue.

“I’m not some prize to be won,” I snapped.

Vincent rolled his eyes. “How old are you again? Twenty-six? And you haven’t even gone through your Blossoming?”

What was a Blossoming? I’d have to ask Santi about it later.

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