Darkblood Prison - G.K. DeRosa Page 0,74

shadowed in darkness.

“Is someone going to tell me what happened?” My frantic gaze bounced from the angel to the vampire and back.

“Flix, get out,” Dallas snapped. In all the commotion, I’d completely forgotten about the pixie hiding out in the corner.

I glanced over my shoulder and nodded. “I’m sorry, I’ll catch up with you later.”

His lips thinned, but with a dip of his head, he trudged out of our cell.

The moment he was gone, Dallas bent down and reached under my bed. A click sounded and the glass quadrant of our cell went dark. “Done.” He nodded at Hayden then threw his hands up dramatically as he paced the side of the bed. “The stubborn fool went to confront Delacroix.”

“By himself,” Hayden hissed.

“About me?”

The vampire nodded. “Who else?”

“We warned him not to, but Talon’s like a dog with a bone. Once he found out Thax was behind this, he had to have answers.”

Another wave of guilt hit like a tsunami punch to the gut, and I buckled over. This was all my fault. My eyes skimmed over Talon’s ravaged torso, gruesome gashes criss-crossing his perfect form. I could feel his pain radiating in my core, and all at once I knew there had been nothing phantom about the intense pang I’d experienced earlier. Nausea clawed up my throat, but I swallowed hard forcing it down. “What can we do to help him?”

“Let the angel work his magic, precious.” Dallas ticked his head at his buddy.

Hayden closed his eyes, and his lips began to flutter. He positioned himself over Talon’s bloodied chest and splayed his hands over his brother. A brilliant golden glow burst from his palms, and a heavenly warmth filled the room.

The terrible twist of Talon’s lips softened, the hard clench of his jaw releasing. Even his furrowed brow relaxed as Hayden’s hands moved over his body. With every pass of healing light, the tension radiating from the dragon waned, and the unrelenting knot in my stomach loosened.

“Are you feeling better now?” Dallas appeared beside me and offered his hand.

I glanced up at him, confusion clouding my thoughts. I was curled into a ball, the cold cement digging into my side. How had I ended up on the floor? “Yeah,” I finally mumbled as he helped me to my feet.

“Are you still sticking with your no-side-effects story?” He shot me a teasing smile.

“I’m sticking to it.” Because any other option would be way too embarrassing. “Is he going to be okay?”

“T’s a tough bastard. He might be a little sore for a while, but he’ll be fine.” A pleased grin split the vampire’s full lips. “You should see the other guys.”

“He beat up Delacroix?”

“He only got a few hits on the demon before his crew showed up. T took down about a half dozen of them before we got there.”

“Did he find out anything?” I hated asking, but if he went through all that trouble…

“I’m not sure yet, T was in pretty bad shape when we got there. Luckily, we can just check the surveillance footage.”

“Oh, right.”

Hayden padded over, and my eyes shot to my dragon bodyguard sprawled across my bed. “Is he okay?”

“He needs to rest, pumpkin. He lost a lot of blood. Unfortunately, my angel healing power isn’t as strong as my non-fallen brethren.”

I jerked my arm out and offered my wrist. “I can give him some of mine.”

“That would not be a good idea, given your current blood sharing situation,” said Hayden.

I opened my mouth to ask what that meant, but Dallas cut me off. “I’d be happy to have a taste if you’re offering.” He licked his lips, and icy fingers danced up my spine. Eew.

“I was not offering, vamp boy.”

A deep chuckle burst from his lips, and Hayden clapped his hand over his friend’s mouth. “Come on, man. Let’s keep it professional, huh? The last thing we need is both of you in love with the girl.”

My breath caught at the L word. Talon had made it seem like the blood exchange thing was sexual, not romantic. All the blood leached from my face, and my head started to spin.

“Relax, Azara. I’m not going to bite you.” Dallas squeezed my shoulder, and I gave him the best smile I could muster, relieved he’d misunderstood the reason for my freak out.

If Talon wasn’t being completely honest with me about the dragon blood bond, I would have to get answers myself.

“I should get back to my cell before one of the guards notices I’m missing.” Dallas