“What do you expect in return?” Kobal asked her.
“The added protection of demons fighting on our side, honesty, and the respect we deserve.”
“You will get all those things if they’re earned. One foot out of place and you will be destroyed, as will everyone who came here with you. No questions asked.”
“Good thing I’m pretty nimble then,” she said and hefted her rifle into her hands.
“Well, well, well, what do we have here?” Corson drawled as he strolled out from behind us and crossed the field to where Wren stood.
She frowned at him as he circled her. From the tip of his right ear dangled a little star earring, a fish hung from the top of his left ear, and a gold stud was in the bottom of his right ear. He’d been extremely busy last night, I realized.
“What’s your name, beautiful?” Corson inquired.
Wren tapped the barrel of her gun against her palm. The malice behind the gesture had Corson grinning back at her.
“Her name is Wren,” Kobal said.
“Wren,” Corson purred the name and stopped circling to plant himself in front of her. “I like it.”
“I don’t care what you like,” she retorted, and his smile widened.
“Tell me, Wren, do you wear earrings?” The look on her face almost made me laugh out loud as Corson flicked back a strand of her hair to reveal her bare ears. “Pity,” he murmured. “I’d be willing to go without them though, for you.”
She rolled her eyes at him. “Fucking demons.”
“Oh yes, we are quite capable of fucking. All. Night. Long,” Corson said slowly.
Wren gawked at him like he was an alien life form. The color creeping through her cheeks wasn’t something I’d expected from the brazen woman. A demon threatening to kill her was fine, but one flirting with her completely rattled her.
“I’d be more than happy to take you for a spin,” Corson continued.
“Enough, Corson,” Kobal commanded.
Corson remained where he was, his eyes locked on Wren’s before he winked at her and stepped away. Wren’s mouth dropped before she clamped it closed and gripped her gun against her chest.
Kobal turned to face Shax. “I intended for you to come with us today, but I think it best if you stay and get them situated here. I’ll send Mac to meet with you once I’m done speaking with him. He’ll also have to agree to these humans staying here, but I don’t see him turning away help.”
“I will take care of it,” Shax said.
“Let’s go,” Kobal said to the others and turned on his heel to head back toward the wall.
I glanced over my shoulder at Wren as Corson gave her a sweeping bow. He claimed her hand and planted a kiss on the back of it before she yanked it away from him. He leapt back in time to avoid the punch she launched at his face.
“Until we meet again, my sweet,” he said to her and sauntered away to catch up with us.
“She didn’t appreciate your pitiful attempt at flirting,” I told him when he fell into step beside me.
“She enjoyed it,” he replied with an arrogant smile.
“She tried to knock you out.”
He did an odd little skip step. “It was meant to be a love tap.”
“I think you’re mistaken about that.”
“Or I’m right and you’re going to be eating your words.” He pulled the earrings from his ears and tossed them aside. “Now, let’s go find your brothers.”
CHAPTER 46
