of her. He would never get used to how amazing it felt to touch her, for her to touch him back.
They submerged under the water.
When they finally emerged, out of breath, Devon ran his hand over Kianna’s wet hair, combing it away from her beautiful face.
“I love you,” he confessed.
Present
Devon
I knew it was a fucking nightmare, but whatever I did, I couldn’t wake up.
In my dreams, Kenna walked down a dirt road a few steps in front of me. Her jeans and t-shirt suddenly changed into a brown gown, and her hair had turned blond.
My ring on her left hand reflected the sunlight.
She turned around and smiled at me.
Then, darkness descended upon us and the demons swarmed her. She screamed, disappearing amid the swarm. I changed into my armor, but before I could draw my sword, the demons attacked me too.
“Kenna!” I cried, trying to get to her.
She screamed again, this time so shrill, so deafening, the piercing sound exploded in my head.
I woke up with a jolt and sat up in bed, a thin sheen of sweat over my bare chest.
By the gods, what the fuck was that nightmare? I usually dreamed I was back in hell, being tortured and punished for the mistakes I had made, the mistakes I couldn’t remember.
But this time, I had dreamed about Kenna.
Something about this dream, about how Kenna was there, wearing my ring, smiling at me, and then being attacked by demons, tickled something in my mind. There was something in it. A clue, a puzzle piece ... something. I just couldn’t put my finger on it.
Heavy footsteps came from the stairs. Two seconds later, Kenna burst into my bedroom, light from the hallway leaving her a dark silhouette.
“Are you okay?” she asked, breathing hard.
I stared at her.
She leaned against the doorjamb, her hair back to brown and falling like a cascade down her back and around her shoulders. The tank top she wore was glued to her body, but not more than the tiny shorts that hugged her thighs and ass.
I gulped and turned on the dim light of the bedside lamp. “Did I scream again? Did I wake you?”
“I was up, couldn’t sleep.” She brushed a strand of her hair aside. “It was even more terrifying this time.” She took two steps into my bedroom. “Want to talk about it?”
I ran a hand through my messy hair, briefly lowering my eyes. When I looked back at her, she was standing a couple of feet from my bed, looking like a vision. “It was about you,” I confessed.
Kenna’s brows twisted down and she sat at the edge of the bed by my legs. “About me?”
“Yeah …” A buzz ran through my body at her closeness. “Usually my nightmares are about my time in hell and—”
She went rigid. “Time in hell?”
Fuck. “A long time ago, I failed a mission, and my punishment was to spend time in hell.”
“Shit,” she muttered. “I swear, if I couldn’t control darkness, I would say you’re insane and spewing nonsense. Alas …” She gestured to the sides. “Here we are. A magical warrior and a girl who isn’t quite human either. What a pair.”
A pair.
I couldn’t help but wonder if she was the girl from my visions. She had to be. I had dreamed she had transformed from one to another, and for some reason, I believed this dream had been more than just that.
I felt attracted to her in a way I couldn’t explain. She knew about the ring and she had magic of her own, dark magic, which attracted demons to her. Demons I was chosen to kill.
Her moving here, right beside me, and this push and pull between us wasn’t a fucking coincidence.
Kenna tilted her head. “You don’t look okay.”
I realized I was staring and lowered my gaze. But only for a second, because I couldn’t stop looking at her even if I wanted to. “The nightmare. It scared me.”
Holding my gaze, Kenna asked in a whisper, “You were scared because of me?” I dipped my chin in affirmation. She scooted closer. “I’m fine. See, I’m right here.”
Gods, she had no idea that I felt she was right here, and how much I was fighting to hold her, to fucking touch her, to make sure she was really fine.
“I …” I reached over and caught her hand in mine.
A vision appeared before my eyes. Of me lunging toward the blonde woman, of her yelping as I pushed her into the water and her brief