The chaos demon snatched up his chin, and a terrifying growl rumbled through the room. Tension crackled between them as we watched them stare at each other from inches away.
“Don’t act like you don’t like it, little bird. You love it when I put you on your knees.”
Cal leaned in close to me again and whispered into my ear.
“This is super hot,” he muttered, and his words seemed to break the spell between the two demons.
The being with the green eyes sighed and released his partner’s face before turning back to face us.
“Come on, Gavin. Let’s get you reassigned. Say goodbye to your friends,” he said, and Gavin nodded.
He reached out and brushed his fingers against Cal’s cheek. Cal jumped, and his eyes widened.
“Was that Gavin!? I think I felt something!”
I nodded. “Yeah, it’s him. He wants to say goodbye.”
Cal reached his hand out, and I watched their fingers brush against each other. My throat tightened at the look of longing on both of their faces.
“Bye, Gav,” Cal whispered, his voice cracking.
‘Bye, Cal,’his friend replied, his voice equally strained. The spirit glanced at me, his eyes glistening with tears.‘Can you tell him I love him? And what happened to me isn’t his fault. And can you tell Vox I miss him every day, but he needs to move on and let himself be happy now?”
I relayed his message and nodded, starting to feel a little choked up myself.
Gavin gave me a sad smile and a cold, ghostly hug before stepping back to join the two demons waiting for him.
‘Take care of him, ginger man. He’s special,’Gavin said, nodding his head toward Cal.
“I will,” I croaked, taking Cal’s hand in mine as I watched the shadows twist around Gavin’s spirit.
I blinked, and suddenly, all three of them were gone.
Cal squeezed my hand as I shuddered, feeling both somehow sad but also relieved.
“It’s done,” I said, glancing up at the man I loved more than life itself. “You’re officially a free man. The demons from your past can’t hurt you anymore, angel.”
Cal smiled down at me and brushed a kiss across my lips.
“You saved me, baby. In every possible sense, you saved me.”
I choked on a sob and wrapped my arms around him, holding him close to me and just appreciating the fact that we were both together, and we were both alive.
Alexa, play: Addicted to you - Avicci
Thank fuckingChrist,my collarbone wasn’t broken like I originally thought. My shoulder had just been dislocated.
After we left Apex, we piled into Vox’s Aston Martin. He made Ryan drive as he refused to get out of the back seat where he’d nestled Naomi next to Mr. Grumble. I offered to do it, but Ryan said until I got my arm looked at, I was stuck back in healing mode.
I fucking hated healing mode.
Hopefully, now that Damian was dead for real, this would be the last time Ryan ever felt the need to baby me like this.
Despite my annoyance, I managed not to complain about it. The second my gaze fell on Naomi, I suddenly felt light as a feather.
However, I noticed the skin around Vox’s mouth was tighter than normal, and he seemed to be having a hard time tearing his gaze away from her sleeping form.
It was such a relief to see her in one piece. The memory of being trapped in that car wreck, screaming her name, and thinking she might be dead was the stuff of fucking nightmares.
