Quicksand Nightmares (Seven Deadly Demons Book 2) by Sharon Stevenson

Author:Sharon Stevenson [Stevenson, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Finding my way out from this rock and hard place dilemma wasn’t going to be easy, but there had to be some way around it. Some option I wasn’t thinking of. I stood outside the room with the sleeping people for a few minutes, considering the damage unleashing another demon on one of them would create. It turned my stomach to even think about it. These people were already hurting enough.

Without knowing the full implication of enslaving demons, I knew that the human hosts were going to be empty shells by the time Selena was through with them. Maybe that should have made the decision easy.

It didn’t matter. I couldn’t force myself to see them as already lost. As long as they were alive, they were salvageable. Using them wasn’t the answer.

So I ran out into the rain and got into my car, hoping the damn thing would start. Though I suppose I was already half-drowned in the few seconds it took to race from the house to the car. I wouldn’t get any more soaked if I had to run back to the flat.

I sat in the driver’s seat for a few seconds, staring out at the downpour and wondering what the hell to do.

Using a demon to attack someone was plain wrong and it would only work on someone who was already on a dark path. Yet another reason to attack one of those people in that house. A sneaky thought occurred to me at the same time.

Selena hadn’t specified what the outcome had to be. I could unleash the demon and then exorcise him. It would still count, and if nothing else she’d be down one of her slaves.

I was considering this when my phone vibrated, making me jump in my seat. I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the screen. Piper was calling. I answered before I could think twice.

“Piper, what’s up?”

“Tina, I’m really worried about Jimmy.”

“What happened?” I asked, a ball of dread forming in my gut.

“He came to the cafe totally out of it, and I left work early to look after him,” Piper told me, her tone anxious. “He collapsed when I got him into my place. He’s crashed out on the living room floor. He’s too heavy to move.”

“Shit,” I murmured, trying to ignore the voice in the back of my head telling me this was perfect. Jimmy’s always been troubled. The demon would latch onto him easily. I could take care of it before he even woke up. The demon would be gone.

“Can you come over?”

“Um, sure,” I heard myself say. “Just give me a while, I’m having car trouble.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Guilt doesn’t nip at me until I put the phone back into my pocket. She sounded so relieved when I agreed to come over. She was worried about him. He’s a friend.

And I’m considering setting a demon on him to save my own ass.

Piper would never forgive me if she knew.

I started the car. It moved on the third attempt.

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