Semiramis Series Box Set by Maya Daniels

Author:Maya Daniels [Daniels, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Thankfully we don’t have to walk down the mountain, because as we step out of the temple, huge wings sprout from Lucifer’s back and his arms circle my waist, the warmth of his body penetrating my skin and causing heat to pool in the pit of my stomach. Before I even have a chance to enjoy the flight, my feet touch the dirt path separating the mountain from the orchard with the silver apple trees. The wings are gone in an instant, and without a word, he turns and shuffles left, so I follow.

I’m disappointed that the flight didn’t last longer. I want to believe it’s because flying makes me free in a way nothing else ever has before, like the chains holding me tethered to my world and my reality are somehow broken and I’m lighter, almost like the wind swirling around the trees. Even inside my ribcage, my tormented heart is lighter somehow.

At least, that’s what I want to believe causes my disappointment. Not that I miss the warmth of him pressed against me, or the safe feeling that comes when his arms are around me. They all have agendas, I remind myself sternly. I better remember that.

Except, the cold, calculating bitch in me reminds me of the sensation of Lucifer’s body against mind right then. Somehow, I grind my teeth and keep going, focusing on the dirt path and trying like hell to empty my mind. It’s not working.

“Do you even know where we are going?” My words sound harsh, but I’d rather talk than think right now.

“I sense the darkness concentrated in this direction. I guess it’s where they must be. If you have a better idea, do share it, Alexia,” he says over his shoulder.

I hate that I love how he says my name, so like a two-year-old, I snap at him for no reason whatsoever. “Whatever! I like it better when you call me ‘witch.’”

“Is that so?” He gazes back at me with one perfectly raised eyebrow, and I want to slap him.

I open my mouth to reply, but I snap it shut when I hear rustling sounds followed by a gentle hoot from the trees. Spinning around, trying hard not to pay attention to the pull of the silver apples, I find what made the sound. A smile blooms on my face. I’d forgotten all about him.

Still grinning, I stop turning to face the tree and crane my neck up at the branches that are waving gently in the nonexistent wind. “It’s so good to see you, Rajah. I finally have the lantern,” I tell the owl, lifting the lantern towards him so he can see it.

“You know the bird?” Lucifer asks, and I can tell he is trying not to laugh.

I ignore him, still focusing at the owl. Azalea said after I get a lantern, he will lead the way to the caves and I trust that more than I do Lucifer following the pull of darkness. I don’t take my eyes off Rajah as I wait.

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