Mortal Blow: An Urban Fantasy Series (Succubus Hitwoman Book 1) by Eliza Hendrix

Author:Eliza Hendrix [Hendrix, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Wolf Publishing
Published: 2021-02-17T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

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“You sure this’ll work?” I ask, staring at the swirling portal.

Inside is nothing but darkness, and around the oval shape, sparkling blue lights twirl so fast it looks like water. Riskus pokes his head inside but flinches when Rachel tells him to step back.

“It should work, but no, I’m not sure,” she says. “It’s worked the last four times with Riskus, but I’ve never tested it on a human before. I mean, it should work…”

Luckily, I’m not a human.

“That’s reassuring,” I mumble.

Suddenly, a knock against her bedroom door echoes throughout the room. “Rachel?” comes her mother’s voice.

Rachel shoots me a frightened look, and I don’t need to be a mind reader to know it’s time to get my ass moving. As her bedroom door creaks open, I snatch the Book of Origin from Rachel’s night table and jump headfirst into the portal.

* * *

Wooden panels snap and crack all around me as I come rolling through Adam’s basement bar. The Book of Origin flies right out of my hands and lands in front of a man wearing glossy dress shoes, perfectly hemmed pants, and a white button-up shirt.

In the middle of his face are two yellow-brown eyes and above these, curved horns that stick out below his pointed hairline. His lips, plush and red, curve into the shape of a seductive smile under his pronounced cheekbones.

Who the fuck is this guy and why can’t I stop looking at him?

“Interesting,” he says, his voice hypnotizing.

Interesting? What’s so interesting? I want to ask, but I inhale his crisp cologne like it’s oxygen instead. Why can’t I stop staring at him? His jawline, square and well-defined, makes me picture his face between my legs.

As I take him all in, I imagine myself straddling his naked body. His firm hands around my waist… Me, thrusting back and forth.

What the fuck is happening here?

Then it hits me… There’s only one explanation for this. The guy’s an incubus.

Blinking hard, I fight my attraction to him.

“What do we have here?” he says, bending down to pick up the book.

Yeah, you bend down, big boy.

Shit. The book. He’s about to grab the book.

Fuck. Stop it, Alexis. Focus.

He reaches for it, sharp claws digging into the cover’s thick leather. They resemble mine, only they’re much thicker and white.

“Don’t touch that,” I growl.

What was I thinking bringing such a powerful book into the portal with me? I’m a bit remorseful for stealing some kid’s book, but it’s far too dangerous for her to keep it. Some demon or witch would have easily cut off her head to get their hands on that thing. It’s safer with me.

Hopping onto my feet and dusting chips of wood off my jeans, I say, “How’d you get in here, anyway? There are police everywhere.”

I’m not sure why I’m trying to have a conversation with an incubus. Clearly, he’s here for the same reason as everyone else—the talisman—and if I’m not careful, I might fall prey to his Lure.

Fuck that. He can try, but I’ll make sure he’s the one who ends up begging on his knees.

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