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Forgoing my usual path to Defense Against the Dark Arts class, I headed down the hall toward where I knew Daruka would be. Yes, my obsession for her had taken a slight turn into stalking territory, which meant I’d snuck into Mrs. Caldwell’s office and looked up her entire schedule.
Sue me. I had needs. And one of them was to lay eyes on her. I didn’t even need to talk to her; I just wanted to see her. I didn’t want to cause any more trouble—the last thing I wanted was to get kicked out myself—but fire and brimstone, I needed a visual fix.
As I hovered outside the Practical Application of Curses class, another shiver rattled the castle. It wasn’t like a hardcore earthquake, but it was enough for students to notice and begin whispering about what it meant as they kicked up their pace, like getting to their next class sooner might stop the magic.
Yeah, there weren’t usually two movements like this in such quick succession—it had been five days since the most amazing kitchen sex of my life; okay, okay, the most amazing sex of my life, regardless of location—but that didn’t mean the world was about to end. It just meant the rocks this place was built on were settling.
Krishna wandered by, head down—alone. I grabbed the back of his collar. He tensed but then relaxed when he realized it was me.
“Where is she?” I demanded.
“In her room,” he replied, and I appreciated that he didn’t pretend like he didn’t know what I wanted. “Napping.”
“Napping?” It was mid-morning. She had class.
“Yeah, she won’t sleep at night because she’s afraid Selina will try something. So she’s been sleeping when she knows Selina has other places to be.”
I narrowed my eyes. “Why is she afraid of Selina? What does she think she’ll do?”
“Curse her, at best. Murder her in her sleep, more likely.”
“What?” I yelped, then dragged him into an alcove so we could have a modicum of privacy. “What are you talking about?”
He shrugged. “Selina thinks you’re her property, mate. And Daruka stole you from her. And Selina is not a fan of not getting her way.”
“Shit.” I let my head drop back on my shoulders for a moment. I hadn’t thought about the consequences if Selina found out about Daruka and me. That’s exactly how much that woman meant to me.
Except now I’d put Daruka in a bad spot. It wasn’t fair that she was afraid to sleep at night. She’d been at school for all of two weeks, and thanks to her association with me, it had been nothing but one issue after another.
I should probably feel regret—which I did.
I should probably feel like I should stay away from her—which would never happen.
Between my demon and elf natures, I was a very selfish bastard. I wanted Daruka in my life. Needed her.
And frankly, the only way that was going to happen was if I figured out how to fix her life for her.
I shouldn’t do it behind her back, though. That had potential to make things even worse.
Which meant I had to see her.
“Thanks, mate,” I said, patting Krishna on the back before striding toward the staircase.
“Where are you going?” Krishna asked, practically running to keep up with my long strides.
“To see Daruka.”
“No.”
I gave him an arched eyebrow look and didn’t break stride.
“I’m serious, Asmoday, don’t do it.”
“Don’t do what?”
“Don’t go up there and seduce her. She—she’s fragile right now.”
I snorted. “Daruka has never been fragile a day in her life. Besides, I’m not going to seduce her.” Although the ideadidhave merit. “I just want to talk to her.” And if talking led to seducing, don’t expect me to complain.
