I watch him closely, taking in his body language and his words. I don’t need a demon to tell me if he’s lying or not. He isn’t. Even though he would never admit to the shit because that would mean he’d be in trouble, there would be a bit of a gloatabout him. There would be a twinkle in his eye as he told me no. There is only disgust looking back at me.
“It’s not him,”I say through the mind link to Erazel.
“I agree,”he replies.
“What about that death shit on my cousin?” Tanisha asks. “Are you the one behind that?”
Gadiel’s brow pinches. “What death shit?”
The three of us look at each other. Clearly, we got the wrong guy. I shake my head, my shoulders dropping. I was so sure that he was responsible for at least one of my problems. Before I could tell them to take his ass back, a scream ripped through the air. My entire body goes rigid.
“Nasiah,” I say before using the void to get from my office to my bedroom.
The moment I appear, I see the knight I left at her door trying to hold her thrashing body down. She’s lying on the bed, her limbs flailing.
“Miss Boss, please, wake up,” the knight pleads.
I quickly push him out of the way and go to her side. The covers are thankfully still covering her naked body, but there is a bloodstain near her chest. I flip the cover back and growl as I see the cut over her right breast.
“What’s happening?” Tanisha cries.
I turn to find her, Gadiel, and Erazel in my bedroom. Gadiel’s eyes widen when he spots Nasiah. I place the cover back over her body.
I turn to the knight in the room. “What happened?”
He looks at Nasiah and then at me. “I heard her whimpering. I stepped into the room to make sure she was okay and saw her tossing and turning. Then she screamed, and blood appeared on the sheets. I went over to wake her, but she won’t wake up.”
“Fuck,” I growl, placing my hands on my head and pace.
She screams again and thrashes against the bed.
“What the fuck are you waiting for?” Tanisha shouts. “Do something.”
“He can’t,” Gadiel replies. This time, I notice there is no smirk or enjoyment when he says the words. “An incubus has her.”
My hands fist in my hair, and I pull the strands. Every time she cries out, more of me seems to die.
“Why not?” Tanisha asks.
“Because the forsaken don’t sleep,” Erazel says somberly. “He can’t enter the dream world.”
That fucking demon has taken her to the only place I cannot reach. My only option is to find another incubus or succubus to help me. But I don’t have any on my payroll, and I don’t trust just anyone to go get Nasiah.
“Okay, send me,” Tanisha offers, stepping forward.
“You would be no match for that incubus. Plus, it would take you too long to fall asleep. By then…”
Erazel trails off. I shut my eyes as pain sears through me. I can feel Nasiah’s fear. It’s so heavy on me right now it feels like a weight.
“Then give me something that will knock me out,” Tanisha shouts.
Her words stop my pacing. I turn to look at her, my hands falling down to my sides.
“That’s it,” I say, walking over to Erazel. “Hit me,” I demand.
He looks confused. “What?”
“You heard me, hit me.”
