He seemed to take my apology well, but I’m not one hundred percent certain where I stand with the demon. And that’s a little unsettling, to say the least.
His dark eyes stare at me intensely. He certainly is a very pretty little thing. Ritchie definitely had a type. Evil fucking bastard that he was.
“You need to feed,” Gray says with only a slight rasp to his voice. He really is getting good at talking.
“I’m fine,” I say with all the false cheer I can muster.
The demon narrows his eyes. “Shall I bring you a human?”
Oh hells. That kind of chaos is the very last thing we need. Especially since I really don’t feel like feeding. I was speaking the truth. There is no need for Gray to drag some poor hapless human into my bedroom.
“Um…that is so kind of you to offer, Gray. But I’m fine. Honestly. I’m not feeling hungry.”
The demon cocks his head to the side and gives me a long, suspicious stare that flips my stomach right over. Then suddenly he prowls towards me. Closing the distance between us in a blink of an eye. I flinch back, but he simply snatches up the plate of cookies, turns and disappears back into the shadows with them.
Jesus Christ. That’s a relief. For a moment there, I thought I was done for.
He is welcome to the food, but I really hope he doesn’t return with a human. I said no, so hopefully he will respect that. Even though I get the distinct impression that he doesn’t believe I’m not hungry.
I suck on my cigarette and fill my lungs with calming smoke. Shitting hell. There really is no peace around here. I can see why my kind prefer to brood in ruined castles. Maybe I need to go find one. A bitter snort escapes me at that thought.
With no Morgan and no kids, it is not like I have a reason not to.
Chapter twenty-four
Ned
What the frig is all that commotion? It is the middle of the night. Though considering that this is a house full of paranormals, that on its own isn’t necessarily strange.
But this sounds as if all hell has broken loose, and it appears to be coming from Jade’s room.
Oh shit.
I jump out of bed and run down the hallway. Lello, Pink, and Red are in Jade’s room, but there is no sign of the fey.
My gaze tracks around the walls and ceiling. Holy Mary. Every inch is covered with strange, twisting symbols. This can’t be good.
“Recognize the language?” I ask Pink, since he is the most highly educated out of all of us.
Pink’s face is pale, and his eyes are huge. “It’s High Fey. I didn’t think Jade knew that language.”
Crap, crap and double crap. Those sneaky, thieving malicious asshats really do want to come back to Earth. And they really are doing a number on Jade.
“Where is he?” I ask.
“We don’t know!” sobs Lello.
I take a step towards him, but just at that moment, Carter and Brodie rush into the room and go straight to their respective partners and Lello is wrapped in his mate’s embrace. Nice for some.
“Ned, you found Gray when he went missing. Can you find Jade?” asks Lello from the safety of Carter’s arms.
It is a good idea and I can see why my friend thought of it, but sadly, it is not going to work. Life is rarely that simple or easy.
I shake my head. “Jade doesn’t feed on life force, there is no connection between us.”
Except the fact that he spitefully destroyed my life. The motherfucker has shaped my entire future. That’s a hell of a connection.
But maybe the fey were messing with his head at the time, so perhaps I should give him the benefit of the doubt until we know exactly what the fuck has been going on. Anyway, that’s all irrelevant right now because none of it enables me to track him.
