I blink up at him. Are we really talking about demon gossip right now?
“So… what are you going to do?” I ask. “How are you going to get them off your tail? How are you going to stop them?” The questions are coming faster now, and I turn to pace the tiny room. I kick off my wedges at the end of the bed, welcoming the relief.
When I turn to face Tobias again, he hasn’t budged. Even with his face hidden, I can see the reluctance in his eyes, and I imagine him frowning beneath the mask.
“How are you going to stop them?” I repeat, my voice hardly a whisper.
“I don’t know.”
Fuck. That’s exactly what Ididn’twant to hear.
“You’re just going to keep running from them and killing the ones that find you until…”
He shrugs, and an impossible weight falls on my shoulders. I move to sit on the foot of the bed, my eyes falling to the floor in front of me.
As long as these demons are hunting the band, my life will be in jeopardy. Niki’s life, and the baby’s, will be in danger.
And they have no idea how to stop it.
The truth is a gut punch, and I have to force air into my lungs.
“I know you don’t like to listen, but please stay in your room tonight. Don’t go anywhere,” Tobias says. I drag my eyes up to meet his. “I’d feel better if you stayed here all day tomorrow, but?—”
“Wait, you’re leaving?” My pulse lurches at the thought of being left alone, and I’m on my feet again. I move to stand in front of him, leaving distance between us.
Is he insane? He wants to leave me alone with those things on the loose?
Suddenly, I don’t think I’ll ever want to be left alone again.
“Trust me, you’re much safer without me here,” he says, keeping his voice low. “If I stay, my magic might draw more of them.”
“Stay just for a little while,” I plead. “Until I fall asleep. I… I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep knowing those things are out there.” I can feel the prickle of panic starting again.
He levels me with a stare I can’t parse. “I really should go?—”
“I don’t care,” I cut him off, shaking my head. “If one of those things shows up, I can’t do a damn thing about it by myself. Please, I’ll feel better if you’re here.”
Something bright and feral gleams in his eyes, and he shifts closer. “Sweetheart, I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not? Why can’t you stand to be around me?” The words spill out of my mouth. “Am I really that insufferable that you won’t stay just a little longer?”
In a swift motion, Tobias grabs me, his hand tangling in my hair as he pulls me close. Heat swells in my stomach, sinking between my thighs, as he lowers his face so close to mine that I can hear his ragged breaths behind his mask. I suck in a breath.
“I can’t stay longer because all I want to do is rip off that godforsaken dress and fuck you until you’re a whimpering mess, sweetheart,” Tobias growls out, and goosebumps race over my skin. “Because every second I’m near you, I lose another thread of self-restraint, and neither one of us wants me to snap.”
I stare up at him, studying the dangerous gleam in his golden eyes. Provoking a demon probably isn’t the smartest thing to do, especially one who can’t stand me, but his words spark dark, depraved thoughts.
Feral, needy desires.
Would seeing Tobias’ careful demeanor unravel really be such a bad thing? Probably, but I can’t find a single fuck to give as I stare up at him and my pussy soaks my panties.
“Neither of us?” I ask, tilting my head to the side as much as I can with his hand tangled in my hair.
A growl rumbles in his chest, making my nipples pebble. “Careful…”
Despite how desperately I want his hands all over me, and how much I want to see what’s hiding under that mask, I refuse to beg. Though I’m really fucking close.
“Like I said,demon, you’re all bark.” My breath stutters as his fingers tighten in my hair. “Why don’t you show me those teeth?”
