A Crown Of Shadows And Secrets - Sloane Murphy Page 0,32
we’re going to be stuck here, you should rest while you can. I don’t need as much sleep as the rest of you.”
“Thanks man,” Creek says then takes off his hoodie, and scrunches it into a ball before lying down and using it as a pillow. Kain and Roman lie down too, and all three of the them look at me expectantly.
Awesome.
“Maybe I’ll come sit with you out there for a bit, try and work out what’s happening,” I say, trying not to squirm. Creek smiles at me and closes his eyes, rolling over and getting as comfortable as possible on the rocky floor.
“No, go on, sleep. I’ve got us covered. We don’t know when we’ll get the chance again, and if we’re going to find Fallon and survive whatever else this place throws at us, you’re going to need to be rested.”
“Fine.” I sigh and let him go. I look between Roman and Kain, and Kain stands. He walks towards me and takes my hand, leading me over to Roman.
“Sleep, mon amour, we’ve got you,” Kain says. He watches as I lay down next to Roman. Once I’m settled, with Roman at my back, Kain lies in front of me and watches me until I close my eyes.
I hear footsteps as Levi heads back towards the entrance of the cave, and try to drift off when I hear a crack echo around us.
I sit up straight, looking towards the entrance when it happens again and then I hear Levi.
“Fuck!”
“What’s wrong?” I ask, walking towards Levi with Roman at my back. Levi raises his fist and punches towards the cave mouth when the crack rips through the air again and a red shimmer covers the cave mouth.
“We’re trapped,” Levi hisses. “I should’ve checked… I’m sorry. I just wanted to get you out of the path of those fucking banshees.” He looks back at me, and I’ve never seen him look so tortured. I look at Roman and he nods, before heading back to the others, leaving me with Levi.
“You have nothing to be sorry for, you got us away from the threat,” I tell him and place a hand on his chest as he turns to face me.
“And led us, into quite possibly, a bigger one. Why else would we be trapped in here?” He sighs.
“This isn’t your fault, we’ll figure it out. Now are you going to tell me what else is going on with you, you’ve seemed off since we got here, more so since what happened with Phoenix?” I ask him, looking up at him and he closes his eyes.
“There’s a reason Angels don’t just come here unless they’re Shadow Walkers. This whole place is designed for Demons, the antithesis to Angels. The very ground emits a sort of vibration that knocks me off balance. It makes me slower, I can’t think quite as quickly as usual, my reaction times are down. It’s why I didn’t even think about securing this place or checking for Demon marks, which would have shown this place was spelled. If it wasn’t for your blood around my neck, I have a feeling I’d be utterly useless,” he says, his tone despondent.
“Levi, why didn’t you say something! You should have stayed back with Colt and Marie. This is insane. We need to send you back.”
“Not a chance,” he says with more spirit than I’ve seen from him since we got here. “I might not be my usual self, and I don’t have my usual strength or speed, but I’m staying. I’m not leaving you here, Remy. Not a fucking snowballs chance in hell.”
“Okay, fine, I’m not going to force you to do something you don’t want to do, but we need to find a way to make this easier on you too,” I tell him, and rise up on my toes to kiss his chin.
“First we need to find a way out of here,” he says wrapping his arms around my waist.
“I know, the to do list is growing. And here was me hoping that something might be going our way,” I sigh.
“We’ll figure it out.” He tells me softly and leans down to kiss me gently again. I melt into his kiss and hold him tighter. “Now go on, go and sleep. I’ve got the entry covered, you really do look exhausted.”
“You charmer you.” I wink at him with a soft chuckle. He swats my behind before turning me around and leading me back to where the guys are waiting for