Bound to the Incubus: A Paranormal Villain Romance by Nyla Clarke
Author:Nyla Clarke [Clarke, Nyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 20
Vane
The night is dark and cool, clouds scudding along the treetops, reminding me, mocking me. I strain to see stars but the barrier prevents it.
Frustration hums. I search through the dark, looking for a fight. Unfortunately the scavengers are staying well back now. Theyâve learned their lesson, at long last.
Frustration tinged with remorse, not my own, hovers behind me. Her indecisive energy tugs at me, distracting my attention. The usual urge to pick apart those feelings draws me in, the mystery of them enchanting me as always. Itâs annoying. For once I would like to wallow in my own pique without foreign influence.
Itâs impossible to ignore though. I sigh.
âJoin me, little witch. The lurking is insufferable.â
The door opens wider. Bare feet pad on wooden planks, soft, inaudible to human ears. âIs it safe?â
I close my eyes, savoring that rich voice, the way it melds so perfectly with the velvet dark. Itâs an anchor against my darker urges, tempering my hunger.
I know what sheâs asking about. I know sheâs referencing the threat of the scavengers, not me. It should be gratifying. Instead, I find myself irritated that she doesnât recognize the danger she puts herself in by trusting me this easily.
One shoulder shrugs. âSafe enough.â
âThose things â the shadows â havenât been around in a while.â
No battles have raged for several nights now but itâs the first time sheâs ventured onto the porch. Iâm surprised itâs taken her this long to ask about it.
She steps up beside me, peering into the dark as if her less sensitive eyes could make out the lurking figures Iâm tracking with ease.
âTheyâre craven things, at heart. Theyâll respect my claim now that youâve embraced it.â
âWhy are you out here, then?â
That she doesnât argue with my claim to her is ample evidence of her trepidation. The caution sheâs taking in her approach after our spat should please me. Instead it sparks an ire underlaid by a nagging sense of guilt. I push it away.
âI needed space.â
Her arms wrap around her torso at my curt tone and I succumb to the urge to soften. Iâm annoyed with her, but I donât truly want to chase her off.
âThereâs no better cure for claustrophobia than the night air.â
She bites her lip, looking doubtfully at the nightscape hovering just out of our reach. âI never liked the dark.â
That makes me smile. âNor should you, fragile human that you are. Your speciesâ fear of the shadows is well founded â as you now know. But Iâm nocturnal by nature.â Memories of gliding silent and bright above the cloud cover turn my humor wistful. âAnd donât forget, the night brings stars.â
Again I strain against the barrier, edging out as far as I can in the hopes of a glimpse beyond the porch cover. Again, I fall back with a sigh, disappointed. Decades without a clear view of the open sky. Itâs a wonder my sanity has remained intact.
Amalia is watching me, curiosity and sadness whispering at the edges of my mind. I turn to face her front-on, daring her to pity me.
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