Cambion Lord (Dark Warrior Alliance #23) - Brenda Trim Page 0,65

lived through this.

Something clicked. It was accompanied by electricity and a burn that filled every cell in her body. It was better than she imagined morphine would be. It took her pain and reminded her of the energy when Dante’s mating mark appeared. She'd been shoving it away and denying him so long it took her several seconds to recognize what it was.

That gave her hope. He was with her. She felt him try to take on her agony and save her any pain. Reaching out mentally, she tried to connect to Dante through their fledgling bond.

She wanted to survive this and make a life with him. Before meeting Dante she would have died without anything. She’d been utterly alone in this world. Now, she knew there was someone out there that loved her. And it was everything as his essence sunk into her.

Snarls brought her out of her head along with piercing pain. It took a few second for her to realize the demon was stabbing her open wing slits. She bucked her back but didn’t dislodge the Daeva.

“There has to be some sign of your angelic essence. I can’t do this without that.” The Daeva sounded crazed now. And, if she wasn’t mistaken was stabbing wildly. He hit something in her spine and all of her agony disappeared.

She sighed in relief. Sounds were now muffled, but she could smell the acrid scent of brimstone. The demon must have opened a portal. Her heart slowed its frantic beating despite her fear she was being carried to the Underworld. If he got her there, she would be bound to it forever.

No! I’m bound to Dante. No one and nothing else! She wished she could go back and tell him how much she loved him. Do things differently. She'd been so freaking stupid.

Love wasn’t a curse to be avoided at all costs. It gives meaning to your days. There is nothing more terrifying or fulfilling than complete love. It’s worth the risk, she realized just then. With an open heart she reached for it with all of her being.

For one blissful second she felt Dante and his love for her. Before she was ready to lose him, her mind went blank along with everything else. Smells disappeared right before she knew nothing more. In the end all she regretted were the chances she didn’t take.

Chapter 18

What the fuck am I doing here? Hayden growled low as he stood on the small street several hundred yards away from Davison Army Airfield. Humans wouldn’t have been able to see the men and women milling about or the vehicles running patrols. Their vision wasn’t keen like Hayden’s.

He’d tossed a coin between coming here and Fort Belvior North. There had to be someone in charge in one of these buildings that had a brain in their skulls. Hayden was sick and fucking tired of debating this issue and was done talking about it. He’d make sure to protect his kind while also forcing the human’s hands.

It wasn’t that Zander didn’t have a point. He did. They all did, but Hayden couldn’t turn and walk away. The mere idea of not taking action made his wolf come out. Fur sprouted along his arms and his nose jutted out and was replaced by a snout.

It was almost as if he was compelled to be there at that moment which confirmed for him that he was following the Goddess’s edicts. None of the others would understand if he tried to explain it to them. Just like he wasn’t truly able to comprehend what it was like when you found your Fated Mate.

It was one thing to hear about an experience and try to extrapolate what it was like from another’s words, and another when you actually went through something and have a soul deep understanding of it.

Hayden calmed his beast and turned away to return to his rental car. Once behind the wheel, he contemplated where he was going from there. Lunch, he decided. Food was important before he tried to tackle actually entering the base. It wasn’t as simple as walking through the check point.

This place had more security than Zeum. Of course, Zeum was surrounded by the best protections available anywhere. Spells. There was nothing better or more effective. No witch or wizard alive could break an enchantment cast by the Rowan sisters. Unlike humans whose minds could be manipulated and electronic systems that could be overridden.

Hayden drove away from the airstrip and decided to head