Passion Unleashed (d-3) by Larissa Ione

Author:Larissa Ione [Ione, Larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love_sf
Published: 2009-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Wraith and Serena slept until after noon. Well, Serena had slept. Wraith mainly kept guard, pacing the suite and the hotel floor. Nothing was going to get past him to Serena. Nothing.

He’d called his demoness contact to let her know he needed a cure for a Mara disease and that he’d pay any price, but hadn’t heard back yet. He also knew what she’d require for payment. His body. For days.

For the first time in his life, screwing a beautiful demon nonstop didn’t appeal to him.

He shifted his gaze to Serena, who was just finishing up a phone call with her boss.

She caught him staring at her as she hung up and made her way across the lobby. “We need to take a detour on the way to the train. Val wants me to drop off the coin with the local Aegis Regent.”

Wraith broke out in a cold sweat. What if the Aegi knew what the real Josh looked like?

“Why?”

“Because if Byzamoth is after me, the coin is also in danger, and we can’t let him get it.”

“We can’t let him get you,” he growled. “We need to get on the train and get the hell out of Aswan.”

“It’ll only take a minute. The Regent lives just a few blocks from here. And if he has a computer, I might be able to do a little probing into Byzamoth.”

Well, shit. “Fine. Let’s go.”

They walked, Wraith scanned their surroundings. He’d also loaded up on meds before they left, and as they approached the Aegis dwelling, he wondered if he should up the dosage. He was tiring out more rapidly and severely now, and he needed to be on top of his game.

Eidolon had given him a month to live, but Wraith could feel his health deteriorating, and his gut told him he had a couple of days.

A bone-deep ache had settled into every cell in his body, but even though his mind fuzzed out sometimes, it didn’t want to roll over in defeat. Which was strange, given that he’d pretty much lived his entire life nursing a death wish.

“It should be just ahead,” Serena said, studying her map.

The breeze picked up, bringing with it dust… and the scent of human blood. A lot of blood. Wraith jerked to a stop, slapped hard by a wall of evil. “Serena.”

“What is it?”

“Demons.”

Her head whipped around. “Where?”

“I don’t know. But something felt weird on Philae, and I’m getting that same vibe now. How close are we?” he asked, and she pointed to a house a dozen yards away. “Okay, let’s get out of the open, see if this passes.”

She didn’t argue. She let him take her hand and lead her to the house, but as they drew closer, the coppery odor of blood grew stronger. It was coming from inside the Regent’s place. The hair on his neck stood up, and though his mouth should be watering at the scent, it went dry.

“Serena,” he said, “I need you to stay here on the porch while I check inside.

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