Page 60 of Stone Heart
Chapter 20
Rhodack cursed and peered at his surroundings. His entire gargoyle form was frozen in stone. The bastards had propped him on the ledge of their hidden lair built deep in the mountains.
When he’d come to, the sun was high in the sky, and his gargoyle body was complete stone. He’d been left trapped entirely within himself the whole day. The two demons had come out to check on him, teasing him, laughing at him, taunting him.
Once the sun went down, it would be he who laughed next.
It had given him much time to plan killing the two demons. He didn’t know how many more were in the building but he’d kill them all and send them to one of the seven hells.
Then he’d go after Rina.
He could have sworn her voice had echoed in his head. Hours ago, as the sun had beamed down on him, her soft voice had called to him.
“I’m coming for you, Rhodack. Hold on. We’re coming for you.”
It didn’t make sense. Had she somehow made it back to the clan’s lair? Was she safe?
He released a growl, not liking the unknowns that floated around in his mind. If she had made it back then he knew Vikuth would do what he needed to ensure she didn’t leave the lair again.
He glared at the sun as it began to make its descent beneath the horizon.
“I hope you didn’t think we would just let the sun go down and you’d be free?” Geica smiled.
He moved his eyes to find them making their way toward him. He prayed the sun would hurry its ass on and go down.
Unable to answer her, he glared daggers at her.
“The masters will be arriving soon, and we’ll give them your princess, packaged with a bow on her,” Geica announced. She walked to stand in front of him.
He caught a glimpse of her whip that she had on her hip. He met her black eyes and ensured the rage he felt was evident.
Female demons were unlike gargoyle females. Gargoyles could shift into their human bodies when they decided. Demons didn’t have the ability to change their appearance. Her dark skin, black eyes, and horn on her forehead was her everyday appearance. Unlike gargoyles, they didn’t have wings.
“This realm will be consumed by the masters.” She waved her hand toward the sky as a smile graced her lips. “Just imagine, gargoyle. Don’t look at me with murder in your eyes. We are one and the same.”
Bullshit,he wanted to growl. Gargoyles were nothing like demons. It was a direct insult to his people to be confused with the likes of a demon.
“Don’t you want to save your people? Give us the princess, and the masters will spare gargoyles. You can have a place in their armies right beside us demons.”
A growl resonated in Rhodack’s throat as he glared at her. She stood before him, trailing her fingertips down his stone chest.
“You harness such power. It would be wasted on that little elf.”
Rhodack imagined his arms breaking free from his stone prison and wrapping his hands around her neck. He’d have great pleasure in squeezing the life out of her.
He glanced over her shoulder to see the sun inching closer to the horizon.
“I can feel your power and I know we’d be good together.”
Never,he said in his head, her hand tracing his pectoral muscles. The only female for him was a blonde little elf with a heart as pure as gold. Just the thought of Rina had him straining to free his body.
He had to get to her.
“Geica!” Ol’gon’s voice appeared off in Rhodack’s blind spot.
The female stepped back from him, the smile still lingering on her lips. She didn’t even try to hide her attraction to him. “I’m trying to convince Rhodack to hand us the princess to make it easy on him and his people.”
“Is that so?” Ol’gon reached her side, doubt etched on his face. “Doesn’t look like you’ve been successful at convincing him. He still looks as if he wants to kill you.”
