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And then he sat up, stretching and flexing his arms to check his chest.
It was like nothing had happened.
I let out a relieved breath, all the tension easing from my body.
“I’m sorry,” I mumbled.
“Don’t apologize. I wanted you to use your full power. As soon as I felt it flare up in you, I attacked you with everything I had. You simply defended yourself,” he gave me a small smile as he took my hand in his.
My breath caught at this, and I just gazed into those deep onyx pools that threatened to drown me in them. But a flicker of pride was evident in their depths, and it made my heart skip a beat.
“I think, if you try to channel that power more in your classes, you’ll properly master everything. Somehow, the instinct and ability is there inside you. You are more skilled and powerful than you think,” he said, his gaze falling to my lips once more.
We were only inches apart now.
“You’re beautiful, Lily,” he murmured as he reached out to cup my cheek.
My eyes just widened as he stroked my cheek with his thumb.
My heart rate was thundering now, and my mouth went dry.
He just smirked at this and cocked his head as he took in my features, his eyes trailing over my face.
“One would think you were lovebirds.”
Jack’s hand fell from my face as his smirk turned to a scowl.
We turned to where Xander now stood, inspecting the hole in the barricade.
“We heard the smashing, figured one of us should take a look,” he mused as his hazel eyes moved to mine.
He was shorter than Jack, then again, Jack was taller than everyone here. But Xander was built like a linebacker, and had the rather square jaw that I thought accompanied such a look. He was clean shaven, something that he always was without trying. Apparently since the guy he was possessing was dead, he didn’t need to worry about hair growth. Which also meant he never changed his blond crew cut, because if he went shorter, there was no growing it back out.
“Anyway, seems like you two are fine. But remind me never to piss her off,” Xander smirked, clearly catching on that he was unwanted from Jack’s glare.
I found Jack’s clear annoyance at the intrusion rather warming.
Xander headed off, and I knew he was going to tell Hadley what he’d seen. Xander was not one to keep anything to himself. Definitely a trait from his old frat boy days. He loved to gossip.
Jack sighed and ran a hand down his face once Xander was gone.
I was still crouched beside him, and he was sitting up, his long legs spread out on the grass casually.
“I’m glad you get along with Xander, even if he’s annoying,” Jack grumbled. “He was rather left out when he first came. Strange, that the demonics felt funny around him. But since you’ve been talking with him and treating him normally, everyone else has followed suit. I think he’s grateful for that, although he shows it in a weird way,” Jack frowned as he looked in the direction said demon had disappeared in.
“He’s not a bad demon. He still has his soul,” I murmured.
“Yes, but I think inhabiting a dead vessel was off-putting for everyone. There haven’t been any other demons here since we’ve been here. He’s the first. I’ve heard that there have been others, but they’re quite rare.”
“Why do some of them retain their souls?” I asked, wondering if he maybe knew. No one else seemed to know exactly why, but I hadn’t actually asked any of my boys.
Jack just shrugged. “I don’t think anyone really knows.”
Strange. I was hoping for answers. But not even Hadley or Diane knew for sure. There was speculation in our history books, that it was because they weren’t truly damned, that they were meant to go to Heaven and somehow ended up there instead. Or that they weren’t willing to let go of who they were and to give up their souls to be punished.
“Shall we call it a day?” Jack suggested as he pulled himself to his feet, and then offered me his hand.
“Yeah, I don’t think I can handle kicking your ass like that again,” I smirked as he tugged me up.
