Page 3 of Darkness Colliding
Chapter Two
A Princess or a Swalik
Violence
Three hulking men stand behind her. Their shoulders are so broad and intimidating it nearly distracts me from their twisting features. Two of the men are mostly unblemished with thick, sunburnt skin that’s painful to even look at. Their serious features seem unaffected by it. The other man has a scar deeply etched across his face, slashing from the corner of his mouth and up past his dark hairline. The scar alone makes him more daunting.
All of them, including the manic woman who is now circling Nollix, have Demon eyes and teeth so sharp they look like they could bite through iron.
She pauses, fluttering her lashes up at the half Demon. A possessive feeling lunges through my chest at the sight of her close proximity.
“I missed you, sweet Nollie.” She tilts her head, and her fingers skim along Cameron’s shoulder. “You brought me a pet. That’s very sweet of you, my friend.”
My fingers snatch her wrist so quickly that even I’m surprised by my actions. Cameron looks back at me, his quiet gaze keeping a close eye on me while I all but assault this woman in her world that I know nothing about like an idiot.
Well, it’s too late now to apologize, really.
“Don’t touch him.” My fingers release one by one from her thin wrist. The dry feel of her skin lingers against my palm.
A smile that reveals every one of her deadly teeth is passed my way. Her dark dreadlocks shift as she looks back at her friends.
“I like her.” She hisses through her teeth. Her attention comes back to Nollix, her hand rises to him, and, when I take a small step closer to her, she lowers that hand, keeping her intriguing smile on me. “All of them? Really? Save some for the rest of us, my love.” I can’t tell if her sing-song voice is teasing or if she’s just completely crazy.
Possibly both.
“You could have told us you were coming. I would have arranged a welcome home party for my long-lost friend.” Her gaze actually does look sincere as if she really missed him while he keeps a look of steel locked in place within his smooth features.
Her familiarity with Nollix sets me on edge. I almost desperately want one of the other men to join in on their reminiscing so it doesn’t sound like two lovers catching up on old times.
I knew Nollix was from somewhere. Demons of any kind aren’t very welcome on earth. I guess I never pictured the attractive half Fae as an Underworld dweller. He doesn’t belong down here.
He belongs with me. They all do. My fingers tighten around Linkin’s hand, and he leans into me. His strong chest brushes against my shoulder sending a feeling of warmth right into my heart.
“We’re looking for two Fae. A man and woman.” I force a steady sound into my voice even if they do make me a little uneasy.
“Oh, the pretty girl with her monster man, yes?”
My brows lower as my attention shifts to the frightening yet attractive woman before me and her … monster men behind her.
“You’ve seen them?” I tilt my head at her and her dark eyes settle on me, pinning me to the spot with a look that crawls all through me.
“What’s your name, love?” Her tongue swipes over the sharp points of her teeth as she considers me.
My back stiffens, my chin tipping up to hold my confidence in place.
“My name’s Violence Starling.”
That gleam in her inky eyes shines brighter at the sound of my words, and I hate that she knows me simply from my name alone.
I should consider changing it.
“Ah, Princess Starling. Of course. Nollix always was too good for us down here.”
“I’m not a princess.”
Cameron peers back at me once more, his gaze skimming down my body, warming every inch of me even more than I already am.
“I’m the most powerful woman in all of Fallen.” My voice shakes and rises with every word I speak, and I can’t seem to contain the anger and the frustration that’s pooling recklessly within me. “I am the Huntress of the Wild Hunt, and I am the King Conqueror, and I am looking for that man and that woman. Where are they?” My eyes flash and for an instant my blood boils with power.
