Living Nightmare by Butcher Shannon K

Author:Butcher, Shannon K. [Butcher, Shannon K.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2010-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

Keep an eye on her. Like a child.

Like hell.

Nika tucked her fury away as she slid on the sweats Logan had found for her.

A section of bedding had been cut away, along with the smear of blood she’d left behind. That, along with all of the other bloodied linens, was gone, and a fire was burning in the living room hearth.

She hurried through the room and peered out the window. Sure enough, a pile of demons was out there, corralled by a sinuous line of fire Helen had created.

“I want you to stay in here,” said Madoc. “Logan, you make sure she does.”

“I thought I was supposed to help you fight,” said Nika.

“Not you, honey. Even if you did know what you were doing—which you don’t yet—you’re too fragile for a fight. You stay here. Stay safe.” He kissed her forehead and darted out the door, sword in hand.

Nika turned to glare at Logan. “You try to stop me and I’ll find a dozen new and interesting ways to make you regret it.”

Logan lifted his elegant hands, a small smile playing at the corners of his luscious mouth. “I would never dare to stand between a woman and the man whom she plans to teach a lesson. I prefer to watch the show.”

Nika nodded and slid on a coat. Her hair was wet, making her shiver as soon as she hit the cold night air. She hung back near the house, safely inside the protective ring of fire, watching and listening for a chance to help.

Despite what Madoc thought, she was not fragile. She was not useless. And she was going to prove it.

“What’s the situation?” she heard Madoc ask Drake.

“We have several groups sectioned off by fire. We’re taking them on one at a time. West to east. Stay to Helen’s right, out of her line of fire.”

“Right. Got it.”

Nika watched as Helen’s body erupted in flame. It seemed to flow up through her, as if she were sucking heat from the earth. Consumed by a wavering red-orange glow, she lifted her finger and pointed at a ring of fire about ten feet across. Inside that ring were a dozen demons of various types.

Fear crawled along Nika’s skin, but she refused to flee. This was her calling, too. Just like Helen. She belonged on a battlefield and she wasn’t going to let anyone get in her way.

Once she learned the trick to killing these things, she would use that knowledge to free Tori.

Nika let only a small section of her mind free so she could remain standing, and sent it into Helen’s. The woman was so busy, she hadn’t even noticed the slight intrusion.

Helen’s body seethed with power. It flowed into her through her luceria, filling her up and making her whole in a way Nika had never realized existed. Seeing that—feeling it—was like pulling in her first breath of air. Now that she’d had it, she didn’t want to give it up.

There were so many things going on inside Helen’s head, it was hard to keep track.

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