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The Warlock had his own hand, digging into a man’s chest, his black eyes twinkled as he looked at her. “Will I beat you, or will you—beat me.” He grinned, the madness shining bright. He didn’t flinch as the man within his grasp released a shriek as he pulled on his heart more. “C’mon, that’s not as painful as being beheaded, my friend.” He laughed.
“She should stop him.”
Oye couldn’t help thinking this as she watched him, oddly it wasn’t because she wanted to save the guy in his hands. Lifting her bow and arrow, she notched an iron arrow and shot it. The male’s body jerked once before she lowered it.
Castians eyes brows came together, as his expression turned dark. “Wha—?” he jerked his eyes to her. “Why?”
She shrugged, lowering her bow as it turned into a staff once more. “I didn’t see the point of dragging it out.” She gave him her back, as she moved over to the two who were still alive and held in place by rings around their necks.
“I’ll take these two.”
“You don’t get to decide when my fun ends.”
She stiffened at the feel of his breath against her cheek, and his hand around her neck. His lips brushed against her ear. “If you do something like this again, I won’t be soforgiving.”
Her skin pricked as the sensation of something cold drew along it, her body felt like it couldn’t move. “C-Castian," she said his name, but the sensation he was giving off was completely different then what she was used to. And just when she was thinking about how she would escape his hold, he roughly took her lips with his.
Shocked, Oye’s eyes widened as she felt his tongue invade her mouth. Her stomach swooped as she felt the icy tendrils of his magic crawling up her arm. Unknowingly she started to lean into him when she was suddenly shoved away.
Staggering back, she recovered quickly, raising her short blade up defensively.
Breathing heavily his hand covered his face. “Leave.”
Oye was beyond confused with the fresh taste of Castian on her lips. “What’s wrong?”
“Don’t come any closer,” he yelled, his golem immediately blocking her path to him. “Go.”
Irritated, Oye ignored him and took a step forward only to release a shocked scream when her body fell, she barely registered where she’d been sent when something shifted under her.
“Ouch.”
Peering down, she found herself staring into the narrowed eyes of Lanias, who had become her cushion. “Well, damn.” She muttered in surprise.
Lanias coldly smiled up at her. “While I love family bonding don’t you think this level of bonding is a bit too much?”
“Ah, sorry.” Jumping up, Oye gave her surroundings a better look and realized that Castian had sent her back to the Shade. “I wasn’t exactly expecting to be suddenly dropped on you.”
Pushing herself up, Lanias used her dark tendrils to stand. Brushing a hand along her dress, she changed into a well ironed pair of slacks and white shirt. Her hair released so that it spilled around her shoulders. “Oh, and where were you expecting yourself to fall when you suddenly opened a portal into my establishment?”
Oye winced, Lanias was annoyed. No one liked dealing with an annoyed Lanias, especially up close. The witch walked over to her desk. “Actually, I’m more irritated that whoever sent you here was able to cleanly cut through my wards.”
“I wasn’t expecting to run into that Warlock Castian, but…” She trailed off remembering the men he’d captured, searching around herself frantically as she cursed meeting Lanias gaze. “I think I might have left our, um, witnesses behind.”
The desk broke in half.
Oye flinched.
“Lanias, look I’ll just go back and get them.”
“This is the second time those damn Jackals have gotten in our way,” she said, her voice growing rough. With a wave of her hand the desk returned to normal. “We can’t get anything done without butting heads with them at every corner.”
Both were contemplating this when something crashed outside of Lanias’ closed door. Both shared a look, before Oye quickly opened the door to find the two males she’d picked out earlier, tied and gagged on the floor.
“And here I was thinking of paying that fox a visit,” Lanias mused as she pulled a cigarette from her lacquered box. “But we will have to speak at another time.”
Relieved the men were here, Oye’s mind was finally able to go back to the man she’d left behind. He definitely had his demons, then again who didn’t here in Veil city. She watched as the men sank into the floor. Hopefully that was her last time running into that warlock again. She was done with men with demons, all they ever did was bring trouble.
Even if that rough kiss had nearly swept her off her feet.
