Page 4 of Darkness Colliding
The woman gasps, her eyes widening. She glances from me to Nollix and then back again.
“Is she a half Demon?” Her attention settles on Nollix.
His lashes lower and he glances at me from the corner of his eye. His emotions are entirely shut off right now. A blanket of steely features is all he possesses.
“No.”
“Lies,” the Demon woman hisses. “Her eyes flashed with the look of the Demon. She’s one of us, isn’t she? Is she a varied Demon. A breeder? A Swalik Demon?”
“Tantra, she isnota Demon of any kind.” Nollix takes a small step in front of me. His arm skims mine, and it’s the first time I notice that the three of them are neatly positioned around me. Strength wraps all around me simply from their presence.
“She’s Swalik. Just look at how alluring her face is.” The monster with the scar slashing down his cheek eyes me hard.
He likes my face … No one’s ever complimented me quiet like that. Also, I’m not entirely sure what a Swalik is, but it sounds a little disgusting. The word even tastes bad against my tongue.
My shoulder brushes against Nollix and Cameron’s as I step past my sweet bodyguards. My fingers slowly detangle from Link’s warm grip.
“I’m not a Demon. I’ve just consumeda lotof Underworld souls.” I place my hand innocently against my chest. “Consuming souls seems to have had a few side effects I wasn’t aware of.” My voice is a testing sound that isn’t at all worried about the said side effects.Possible Demonic eyes may occur. Not a big deal. Happens to the best of us.
My jaw locks shut with a bored expression as I watch the four Demons pass each other stunned looks.
Yes. I eat souls in my free time, spread that around to your little hellacious friends down here.
“So, Tantra, I need you to tell me which way the woman and her friend went.” I blink innocently at her.
Her head tilts slowly, her hands settling on the curve of her hips. The tight black skirt she’s wearing exposes her long, sunburnt legs, all the way down to her dusty bare feet.
“She’s headed to the Core.” Tantra’s words swarm through me, laying thickly within my body as I repeat the phrases over and over again within my mind. “The woman and the man asked for directions into the Core of the Underworld.”
Fear tears through my chest. I don’t ask because I know what lies at the Core of the Underworld.
The deadliest souls in all the world.
