Illusion: Chronicles of Nick by Kenyon Sherrilyn

Author:Kenyon, Sherrilyn [Kenyon, Sherrilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw, mobi
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

One second, they were in Ash’s study, and in the next, they were in the middle of a massive and impressive war zone. Beautiful winged soldiers battled Aamons in wolf form and hell-monkeys. Axes and fire blasts mixed with snarls, hisses, and curses.

But as soon as the winged soldiers saw Nick, they pulled back from the fighting to stare at him. Everything came to a sudden stop.

Yeah, that was disturbing. It felt the same as standing naked in the gym in the middle of a pep rally.

A tall winged soldier who was dressed in reddish-gold armor approached them slowly. His pale blond hair fell from under his helm to his shoulders. More than that, the soldier was pretty enough to make even the hottest swimsuit model turn green with envy. “So, Acheron, you’ve come to your senses.” He stopped abruptly, just like Kody had done when they’d tried to leave Karma’s house. Touching the invisible forcefield, he glared at Ash. “What is this?”

Ash answered his question with one of his own. “Why do you want this boy?”

“That is not your concern, Atlantean. Now hand him over or we’ll tear this house down.”

With a grim gleam in his eyes, Ash held his ground. “You’re willing to go to war over a human?”

A slow smile spread across the soldier’s face. “Are you?”

Nick held his breath as his life hung in the balance of this conversation. He had no idea why the winged soldiers wanted him, but he was pretty sure it wasn’t to send him home with puppies, roses, and rainbows.

The soldier glanced over his shoulder to the rest of his army and said something Nick couldn’t translate. All of a sudden, they threw their arms out in unison and sent a sonic blast toward Ash and Nick.

Nick expected it to rebound off the force field.

It didn’t.

Rather, it sent both him and Ash reeling. Nick slammed against a wall with enough force to knock the air from his lungs. His back burned as his vision dimmed. Now, that stung.

The leader stepped over Ash’s body and grabbed Nick by his arm and hauled him to his feet.

“What are you?” Nick breathed.

“Death.”

Nick snorted at the arrogant tone. “No offense, I’ve met the man and he’s a lot more badass than you … prettier, too.”

Laughing, the soldier grabbed him by the throat and choked him.

“Ameretat!” Acheron snarled as he rose slowly to his feet. “Let him go!”

The soldier blasted Ash away while he increased the pressure on Nick’s neck.

Unable to breathe, Nick did his best to break Ameretat’s hold, but there was nothing he could do. His face turned hot. His ears rang fiercely.

Just as he started to black out, Ameretat went flying. An instant later, Acheron tossed Nick over his shoulder and teleported them out.

Coughing and wheezing, Nick tried to focus his gaze as he found himself back in Acheron’s study. Ash set him down on his feet then stepped away. He gave a shaky laugh as he met Acheron’s gaze. “Admit it, Ash.

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