Dream Warrior (dream4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780312938833
Publisher: Lisa's E-Book Collection
Published: 2009-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

JERICHO WAS DESCENDING INTO HELL. WELL, MORE like an

Atlantean hell realm called Kalosis, but still. . . why

argue tit for tat?

Hell was hell, no matter the pantheon.

Delphine had stayed behind with Phobos, after much

argument. But Acheron had agreed that the fewer

people asking, the better chance they would have.

Stryker and his wife. Zephyra, would respect a single

emissary. Two or more, they might consider lunch.

Tory led Jericho down a black marble hallway

holding a light stick over her head. It reflected off the

walls with an eerie luminescence that would be

haunting if he were human. As it was, he found their

distorted images fascinating.

They were heading toward Stryker's reception hall.

Since Acheron couldn't come here without starting

the apocalypse, Tory had volunteered to guide Jericho

and make the introductions. Apparently part of

Acheron's duties as Harbinger was to release his

mother from her prison . . . which happened to be the

realm they were in.

If Acheron so much as made a tiny appearance here,

his mother would go free and destroy the world, so he

could never see her.

Would have been tragic if Jericho were capable of

feeling sympathy for someone else. He could appreciate

it, but frankly, he didn't care.

Tory smiled at him. "It's really noble of you to risk so

much for the Oneroi."

Jericho snorted. "I don't give two shits about the

Oneroi. My plan was to fight against them with Noir,

but he decided it would be easier to sic the gallu on me

and control me that way. He declared this war, and I'll

be damned if I'm going to let the gallu attack me in my

sleep. I've spent enough of my life with other people in

control of me. I won't spend one more moment that

way. Noir wants a fight, I'm going to give him one. And

I will not lose."

Tory let out a slow breath. "I forgot you're the son of

Styx and Pallas."

He inclined his head to her. "Yeah, and I'm full of

both their venom. Don't start no shit, won't be no shit.

My goal is to get the Oneroi and Skoti back on their

feet, and then take out the gallu as quickly as possible.

After that, it's open season on the Olympians."

"Does that include Delphine?"

He saw red at the mention of her name. Delphine

was something he had no intention of discussing with

anyone. "She's none of your business."

Tory gave him a placating look. "Sorry. I wasn't

trying to offend or pry. I was just pointing out that you

seem to care for her."

Yeah, but the problem was he didn't understand

why. One touch, one whisper and he was undone by

her.

Why Delphine, when no one else had ever made him

feel like this? What was it about her that cut through his

anger and made him feel. . .

Warm.

Human.

Whole.

In all these centuries, he'd never felt like he did

whenever she touched him. She held more power in a

single caress than any entity he'd ever known.

She alone had the power to bring him to his knees.

Unwilling to think about it, he changed the subject.

"How is it you're able to come and go from this realm?"

It seemed odd that Stryker would tolerate her here.

"My mother-in-law gave me total freedom to visit

her whenever the urge strikes me, especially since Ash

can't come.

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