Blood Hunter (The Vampire's Mage Series Book 3) by Crawford C.N

Author:Crawford, C.N. [Crawford, C.N.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

She looked down at the copper magic whirling over her chest. Let it in. Right. That was what Malphas had said, right? It was so hard to think straight when the pain was ripping her mind apart.

Even as her chest felt like it would cave below the weight, she concentrated on forcing the magic further into her own ribs. A scream tore from her throat as the aura plunged into her body, cracking her bones. Yet, as it flowed into her, power surged through her muscles. The weight on her chest lifted, and her back arched with a blazing power, healing her body.

A cool mountain wind rushed over her skin, and her coffin of stone thinned, giving way to a canopy of stars. She sucked in a deep breath. I can breathe.

Slowly, some of the agonizing pain left her body. A cool wave washed over her legs. She grabbed her ribs, her eyes flicking to Malphas, who knelt over her.

Malphas touched her cheek. “You made it.” He let out a long breath. “I wasn’t sure what would happen.”

Magic ignited her nerve endings, but so did pain. Flinching, she rose, her limbs shaking. She couldn’t stand straight. She was lucky her ribs hadn’t punctured anything. “I think something’s broken.”

“Come here.”

She stepped closer to him, suppressing a groan of pain.

Frowning, he brushed his fingertips over her ribs. “Broken in three places. After tonight, you won’t break so easily.” He closed his eyes, whispering a spell. His aura caressed her skin, soothing her body.

As the pain left her ribs, she sighed. She had to admit, incubus magic felt amazing.

He dropped his hand, eyeing her carefully. “What did you see?”

A wave lapped at her feet. “Me. And you. In the Brotherhood’s prisons.” She hugged herself. “I was hurting you.”

“I see. And how did you feel when you were doing it?”

She let out a slow breath, her gaze trailing over the brutal scars on his chest. She couldn’t exactly tell him she’d looked like she was having a great time. “What difference does it make?”

“Did you enjoy hurting me?”

“Of course not.”

In a blur of silver movement, Malphas lunged closer to her, pinning her arms with one hand, and grabbing her throat with the other.

She struggled against him. “What are you doing?”

“You’re lying to me.”

Her heart raced, hammering against her ribs. “Malphas! Stop!”

“Do you know the natural instincts of a demon?” he snarled. “To take what’s ours. To fuck and kill. To rip out the throats of our enemies and leave twitching carcasses in our wake. And when you stabbed me and left me for dead, you marked yourself as my natural enemy.”

She stared up at his pale eyes—no longer sad, but full of icy rage. Still, he was Caine’s brother. He wouldn’t kill her. Would he? “Can we talk about this inside?”

His large fingers tightened around her neck.

Anger simmered in her chest, and she glared at him. “I thought we were moving beyond the past,” she choked out.

“I was. I’m not sure that you did.

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