Dance With the Devil Series by Derr Megan

Author:Derr, Megan [Derr, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Part Two

The Corpse Child

II. I Lost

Midnight woke feeling both deliriously happy and in abject pain.

Happy because he could still feel Devlin’s kiss.

Devlin had only kissed him to save him from the damnable song, true, but if Devlin had kissed him once then that was at least enough for Devlin to know he had been lying. As if he would bother with anyone else when there was Devlin.

That thought drew his attention sharply to the pain—a pain he only felt when he could not feel Devlin. It usually happened on the extremely rare occasions Devlin traveled too far away for him to sense, which had happened only twice since he had first woken under the power of the spell.

He reached up to touch the runes over his heart, softly whispering, “Heartbeat, where are you?”

Why would Devlin go too far for him to sense?

The brief happiness he had felt over the kiss faded away to wrenching devastation. He had thought … the way Devlin had looked at him … then the kiss …

Perhaps he was getting his hopes up for nothing. A corpse was a corpse, after all, and no matter what Devlin said it must bother him.

But that kiss! That had felt like a great deal more than simply trying to save him from the siren song.

Then again, he thought bitterly, he knew nothing about kisses. Books and etching could only teach so much, and he had never wanted any but Devlin to give him practical knowledge.

He sighed, thinking of how horrifically his brag about having experience had backfired. The way Devlin had spoken, Midnight had thought he would be happier knowing he had chosen him after playing with others, but instead …

Grimacing, Midnight threw back his bedcovers, only then noticing the wards placed around the room, and even the bed itself.

Devlin had ensured he was well protected. Even a demon would find such wards extremely bothersome.

Surely he would not do that if he were leaving for good?

The wistful thought died almost before he had finished it, for it simply was not true. Devlin honored the promise made to a woman not to kill a man whom Midnight had long believed should be dead. Especially since that same man so badly wanted to kill Devlin.

Of course he would ensure Midnight was protected.

“Heartbeat,” he said again, whispering it softly, feeling a deep ache that he would probably never be able to call Devlin that again.

Moving out of the wards, Midnight pushed back the curtains. He saw that it was late evening, but still some time before midnight, meaning dawn was hours away yet. Either he had slept for only an hour, or he had slept through a full day.

Hoping he had only slept an hour, Midnight left the bedroom and entered the sitting room. It was deserted, though the fire had been stoked recently. Well, if Barra were about, at least he would have one friendly face.

Leaving Devlin’s rooms, he crossed the hall and knocked upon the door.

It was opened a few moments later by Barra, who looked distinctly flushed and rumpled.

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