All she knew for certain was that it hurt to know she was nothing more than an unwanted duty for the aggravating vampire.
“I . . .”
“What?” he prompted.
“I didn’t know my soul was bound to Marika’s until just before we met,” she said, for whatever reason needing him to know she hadn’t deliberately led him into a trap.
He muttered something too low for her to catch, leading them through the gap at the back. He was forced to bend nearly double as they squeezed through the opening and entered . . .
A cavern that exactly matched the cavern they had just left.
Kata grimaced, not bothering to point out that there was every possibility that there was no escape from the ghastly place. Why bother?
The same thought had to be going through Uriel’s mind.
Not that he bothered to share what he was thinking. She might as well have been a stray dog for all the attention he was giving her.
Annoying ass.
In silence they crossed the cavern, nearly reaching the opening in the back when Uriel abruptly whirled around, his eyes searching the shadows.
“ Damn.”
She frowned. “What now?”
“Something’s following us.” He tilted back his head, as if testing the air. “Several somethings.”
“Demons?”