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Nix woke with a start to find himself facing…himself. Vin looked like him.Fuck!And they were in Hell.
“You are a pain in the arse,” Vin snarled.
Nix didn’t say anything. He was trying to work out whether he reallywasback in Hell or if this was another of Vin’s illusions. The air was hot and thick and he could hear screaming. There was always someone screaming. It waslikeHell but… Why drag him back? Nix stood against the rock wall and watched as Vin paced in front of him. It felt so weird looking at himself when it wasn’t him.
So, this wasn’t Hell. Probably.
If I scream, will Emmett wake and save me?But when he opened his mouth, nothing came out.
“If you want to continue enjoying life on the surface, you will accept me.” Vin came right up and rolled his hips against Nix’s groin. Nix tried to move away and couldn’t.
Does he think I’ll get hard?But something clicked inside his head. Vin had saidYou will accept me.Did Vin need his permission to take control of his body? That seemed odd.I don’t accept you.He tried to say it, but all he could do wasthinkit. His voice didn’t work. Was thinking it enough?Please let it be enough!
“Is this the life you want?” Vin gestured around him. “Now you’ve had a reminder of what it’s like on the surface, a view of the sun and moon, to breathe fresh air, smell something other than blood and shit and piss, to be touched with kindness. Isn’t that how you’d like to live?”
Yes, but not with Vin inside him because Nix was pretty sure Vin would be in charge of everything and Nix would have no role other than his body being used as a vessel for a demon. Almost worse if he was aware of what Vin was up to.
Vin smiled. “All you have to do is say you accept me as your master.”
Fuck you.Nix head-butted him, slamming his forehead straight into Vin’s nose. Vin howled, hit him back and everything went black.
Nix opened his eyes to find himself holding Emmett down in a bath full of water with Emmett frantically staring up at him as he struggled to get free.Oh fuck, I’m drowning him.Nix tried to stop pushing him down, but he couldn’t. What was happening? He was awake and aware, but he couldn’t control his hands. Emmett was desperately pawing at him, clutching at his arms and Nix kept him down. Vin just laughed in his head.
“Stop it!” Nix managed to shout.
Emmett was growing weaker, struggling less and less, and then not struggling at all. Nix still couldn’t let him go. Not until Cat flew at him, his claws digging into Nix’s back. Nix yelped in pain, then Vin was gone from his head and control was back. As Nix hauled Emmett from the water, Harry and Rashid piled into the bathroom.
“What the hell?” Harry gasped.
“CPR.” Rashid wrung his hands. “Get him on his back.”
Nix cradled Emmett’s head on his lap. His body lay completely limp. “It’s too late.”
“It’s not too late.” Rashid tried to tug Emmett from his arms, but Nix wouldn’t let him go.
“Emmett will be fine.” Harry took hold of Rashid’s hands. “Remember? He told you, and we talked about it. He’ll come back to life.”
Emmett groaned, then threw up onto the mat.
Nix rubbed Emmett’s back as he heaved and coughed, and when his breathing eased, Nix pulled him into a sitting position, still supporting his body. Emmett’s face was screwed up in pain.
“I’m sorry,” Nix whispered.
“That…wasn’t…pleasant,” Emmett panted.
“Okay. We’ll leave you to sort this out.” Harry led Rashid out of the bathroom.
Cat curled on Emmett’s lap.
“Cat scratched me. The shock of it pulled me back. I could see what I was doing, but I couldn’t stop myself. Fuck.” Nix swallowed hard.
“It’s okay.” Emmett coughed again. “I’ll be okay. Areyouall right?”
Nix nodded, but he wasn’t. He hated himself for what he’d done. Didn’t matter that Vin had been in control, it was stillhishands that had done this.
Nix put his mouth to Emmett’s ear and whispered, “Maltesers. Just in case you were wondering.”
