Demon Child by Kylie Chan

Author:Kylie Chan
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2014-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

20

We showed Simone in the living room. She stared at the projection for a long time, her expression rigid with restraint.

‘Don’t tell anyone he exists,’ John said. ‘If they find out, there’ll be constant petitions to have us removed from the war effort because our allegiance is compromised.’

She looked at us, from one to the other. ‘Is it?’

‘No,’ we said in unison.

‘Stop doing that. Did you talk to him?’

‘We said hello. That was about it,’ I said.

‘Does he know who he is?’

‘No.’

‘You didn’t tell him? Offer him an escape?’

‘We never had a chance,’ I said. ‘I was shocked speechless, then the Demon King threw us out almost immediately. Your father was blind, so he didn’t know who your brother was until we came back.’

‘Can you talk to him now, Daddy?’

‘No.’

‘I see.’ She straightened. ‘And he’s too powerful to be predicted?’

‘Yes,’ John said.

‘Am I? Can you look into my future and see what I will do?’

John leaned back. ‘There was a time when your future was bright and easily visible. As you have matured and grown into your power—no. You are as primal and chaotic as me. And him. You cannot be predicted.’

‘Good,’ she said. ‘Is there any way at all we could get him and the Serpent out?’

‘The long answer to your question is: going down there to the centre of their power and attempting a rescue would certainly fail and cost the lives of everybody involved as well as my freedom. The short answer is: no.’

‘So we need to win this war, then we can pull your Serpent and my little brother out.’

‘He may not want to be taken from the only home and mother he’s ever known,’ John said.

‘Then we have to win this and then convince him that there’s a better life for him here in Heaven.’

John and I both nodded a reply.

Simone rose and gestured angrily towards us. ‘Now you’re moving in synch as well. Stop it! Keep away from that damn Snake, Emma. And I changed my mind. Leave it in Hell!’ She stormed out.

‘You worry me, Emma,’ he said mildly.

‘Don’t ask me for a separation, we’ll be at war in two days.’ I shrugged. ‘And we’re both so busy we hardly see each other anyway.’

‘True.’ He rose. ‘You’re right. I have too much to do and I can’t sit around here with you, much as I would like to. You, on the other hand,’ he gestured towards me, ‘take the afternoon off, and that’s an order. I will not risk you like this again. You are resting until you are well enough to take that damn Elixir whether you like it or not.’

‘An order, eh?’ I said.

He smiled slightly. ‘A request?’

‘Deal.’

I flopped back on the couch, unwilling to tell him that after the energy calming I was having trouble staying awake. But I was sure to have caged snake dreams later.

‘Muu . . . ummy.’

‘Frankie!’ I ignored the fact that he still appeared as a foetus in a demon egg and slithered to speak to him.

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