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I watched in horror and started after him. No, he couldn’t leave. He would help me, he had to help me.
Hazel put an arm out, stopping me. “Wait.”
I frowned at her but did as she told me.
Khalisa, Sean, Hazel, and I waited in tense silence for several minutes. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, Leviathan stomped down the stairs again, his hand rubbing at the center of his chest.
He set his deadly gaze on Hazel. “What the hell did you do to me, witch?”
“It’s the bond, and it was unintentional,” she said. “When I tethered you to Ariella, I had to pull hard and short, so you would come. You can’t go far from her.”
“He can’t?” I asked, perplexed. “What happens?”
“It fucking hurts.” He continued rubbing at his chest, the same spot where I had felt the faint tug of the bond.
Ha, so I had the advantage even there? This sucky night was turning out to not be so bad after all.
“Ready for my wishes, then?” I couldn’t help it; I was feeling smug. He groaned in agreement. “I wish you to find my wings and the demon Molraz, and help me get my wings back.”
“And my payment?”
“I’ll release you from your bond.” I glanced at Hazel and Khalisa. “Right?”
“Right.” Hazel nodded. “We’ll work on it.”
“Thanks.” I turned back to the demon. “So?”
“Have you thought this through, sweetheart?” the demon asked. “What if your wings have been destroyed? What if you have been searching for something that doesn’t exist anymore?”
I frowned. “I would know. I know you won’t understand, but I would know. It would be like a human losing a leg. The leg is gone; there’s nothing you can do about it. But with my wings … I know they are out there. Their magic is intact.” I lifted my chin and repeated, “So?”
Leviathan’s eyes turned all black and he inhaled deeply. I thought he was ignoring me. I snapped my hands in front of his eyes, but nothing happened.
“I think he isn’t here, child,” Khalisa said.
“What do you mean?” I asked, confused.
“I think his body is here, but his mind isn’t. He has gone somewhere else to grant your wish.”
“What?”
“He stepped into a portal?” Hazel asked. “But inside his mind?”
“Something like that,” Khalisa said.
I didn’t get it, and honestly, I didn’t care, as long as it worked.
Finally, after a few minutes that had felt like an eternity, Leviathan blinked and his eyes turned their normal blue again.
“I saw your wings,” he said, sounding less murderous. “They're on display in a mansion in San Francisco.”
“Are they intact?” I asked eagerly. He nodded. “California?” I had been around that area before, searching for clues. But I guess without someone who could see my wings, I would never find them. He nodded. “And the demon?”
“I saw him but couldn’t pinpoint where. But don’t worry, we’ll find him.”
“How?”
“Just trust my magic, sweetheart.” He placed a hand over his chest again. “Are we done here?”
