Prince of Demons 1-3, Box Set by Danann Victoria

Author:Danann, Victoria [Danann, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: dba 7th House Publishing, Imprint of Andromeda LLC
Published: 2015-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 3

At first she was grateful to be sitting down, but after a while the muscle soreness was replaced with a growing awareness by her back that she was leaning against tree bark and a growing awareness that her ass was trying to conform to uneven ground covered with a variety of hard pointy objects like stones and twigs. When she shifted she found that relieving the pressure where indentations had been made in her flesh only made them hurt more as the skin tried to plump itself out and restore normalcy. All she succeeded in doing was adding a new wave of sensory protests to the stings and pricks that were already there. But that concern was replaced by one more compelling once the light disappeared altogether.

There were sounds nearby that she was certain had not been there before. Some were indistinguishable, barely audible swishes or clicks or tweets. She tried to be as still and quiet as possible, but the unknown, paired with darkness began to play with her mind. She imagined some of her worst fears, like snakes, for instance. She tried to regulate her breathing, but the more she thought about it, the more it sped up until she was almost panting.

When Brave’s hands gripped her arms to pull her up to a standing position, she yelled out. He gathered her close, putting strong arms around her and she clung to his body like a lifeline even though she was embarrassed about being so jumpy.

“Here,” Brave soothed as he rubbed his cheek affectionately against the top of her head. “I’m right here. I told you I wouldn’t leave you. Have a little faith in me.”

“I’m sorry,” she whispered.

“For what?”

“For yelling like a scared little girl.”

In the dense shadows Brave’s voice was low and sounded raspy. “We all get scared sometimes, Lana. You never have to be sorry for that.”

Her eyes closed. She let the comfort of his nearness seep in and began to relax. When he started to pull away, she had to force herself to turn loose and let him go.

He took hold of her hand. “Here. Hold on. Can you not see at all?”

“Apparently not as well as you. And you’re also really quiet when you want to be.”

“My friend, Perry, and I hunt together sometimes.”

“Hmmm.”

“What’s hmmm?”

“Well, I guess I don’t know much about demons, but I thought they all had names that were more ostentatious.”

Brave chuckled. “I guess they do, now that you mention it. His real name is Peregrination.”

“That’s quite a name. What does it mean?”

“Traveler, I think. We’re here.”

Lana could see a small light in the window of a ramshackle place that might loosely be called a cabin. Brave opened the door and she stepped inside. The light was too dim for her to see much, but she could tell that calling the place rustic would be overly flattering.

Brave moved toward a narrow cot, which appeared to be the only furniture useable for sleeping. He lifted the mattress and turned it over.

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