recommendation will stop Delacroix.”
“It’s our best bet for now.”
“No, it’s not. Please, Azara, let me call your parents and figure out a way to get you out of here. They still have a lot of powerful friends.”
I gritted my teeth, my jaw clenched in determination. I never wanted them to find out about this. Turning to Lucifer, I stretched out my hand. “Tell Thax we have a deal.”
“Wonderful. The warlord has an inside man that you’ll be reporting to. Once I confirm the details, I’ll have him contact you directly.”
“Okay.”
Lucifer stood, but Logan blocked his path. “What’s in it for you, Light Bringer?”
He quirked a dark brow, his lip lifting along with it. “Must I have an ulterior motive to help my granddaughter?”
“You always have a reason, Lucifer.” Logan speared him with a frosty glare, and I was impressed. Not many people had the balls to stand up to my grandfather.
He whirled away from the gargoyle and faced me. “One more thing, little one, the Underworld is abuzz with the resurgence of an old prophecy. The demons are scared, and when they’re scared they get sloppy and do stupid things. Watch your back while you’re in here, regardless of promises or vows.”
What the hell does that mean? I opened my mouth to ask just that, when my gramps disappeared in a whirlwind of smoke and black feathers.
When the fog cleared, I turned to Logan, who looked about as confused as I felt. “Did you get any of that?”
The line between his brows deepened, and he snagged his lower lip between his teeth. “I’m not sure, Azara, but I don’t like it. Just like I don’t like you doing any of this. You are putting me in a very difficult position with your parents. They’d skin my stony hide if they knew I was allowing any of this.”
“Then make sure they don’t find out.”
He tossed his head from side to side, the tendon in his jaw working overtime. “Talon is to be with you at all times, do you understand me?”
“How am I supposed to get him into the demon block?”
“Don’t worry about him. He’s got his ways in.”
More secrets. I’d had every intention on telling Logan about my mark and the last few weird magical occurrences, but his secrecy left a bitter taste in my mouth.
Maybe I’d tell him next time.
“Anything else I can help you with, Azara?”
I folded my arms across my chest. “Nope.”
“Fine. I’ll walk you back to your cell. Talon and Hayden should be back by now.”
“Back from where?” I had to try, right?
His gaze dropped to the floor as he muttered, “Special work task with Actaeon.”
Liar! What was up with the Triad, and why wouldn’t anyone tell me the truth?
Chapter Twenty-One
“Good job today.” Talon reached out his hand, and I begrudgingly took it. It wasn’t easy on my ego to accept help from the guy who just knocked me on my ass.
“Yeah, thanks.” My fingers closed around his, and the heat from his palm soaked into my flesh. I’d never noticed how warm he was before. Or maybe it was because I’d never held his hand.
He pulled me up, and my cheap prison-issued sneaker slid against the cement floor, propelling me right into a hard chest. My hands shot up, and I grabbed two handfuls of rock-hard pectorals.
Talon stiffened beneath my touch, his entire body turning to stone. I didn’t dare look up to meet his eyes. “Oops.” I got my legs back under me and jumped back making a beeline for the mini fridge.
So embarrassing.
After grabbing two bottles and tossing him one, I sank down to the floor and chugged the water. The cool, crisp liquid slid down my parched throat, and a moan slipped through my lips as I drank. Talon’s gaze lifted, and a flash of silver streaked across his pupils. It held for an impossibly long moment, and a spark of heat lit up my insides.
“Sorry,” I muttered as warmth raced across my cheeks, and it definitely wasn’t from the intense workout session.
He grunted and then sucked down his own bottle of water in one long gulp. His head tipped back, and his lips closed over the plastic rim. Gods, I wanted to be that bottle. I couldn’t help my eyes from raking over the scruff of his wide jaw and drifting down his neck to his chiseled bare chest and torso, sweat glistening on his tanned skin.
Stop that! Things weren’t as frigid between my dragon bunkie and me since we started