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She followed me across. “Sure, but I’m not a fan of swimming with a kraken. In case you missed it the other day, they aren’t particularly friendly.”
“Fair,” I acknowledged.
“Plus, I’d have to get undressed, and I’m pretty sure we’d both get distracted if that were to happen.”
“I am glad to hear that you’re as attracted to me as I am to you.”
“Uh, you’re a lust demon. Everyone is attracted to you.”
I glanced over my shoulder. “Really? Is that all it is?”
She dropped her gaze to the moat. Her cheeks reddened. “No.”
I stepped onto the grass and lifted my arms. “And we’re safely on solid ground.”
That solid ground gave a major shudder, causing us both to wobble. “Oh hell,” I said as realization dawned. “He’s pulling magic from the ley lines. He really could destroy the school.”
This place had been my sanctuary for six years now. We couldn’t let the devil bring it to its knees. There were far too many young adults out there like Daruka and me who just needed a place to go where they could feel safe. And maybe learn a thing or two at the same time.
“Tree line,” I said, nodding at the garden. “We can use the enchanted forest for cover while we skirt around behind him.”
Students were forbidden from entering the enchanted forest, but I figured this was justification for an exception. Plus, did anyone really follow that rule? Based on the number of students who ended up in the nurse’s office with bites or dragon fire burns or other sundry afflictions that could not be explained by simply attending class, I’d say not many.
We made our way around the castle, toward the main entrance, without running into any changelings or satyrs or orcs. I suppose even they weren’t keen to hang around when a bunch of demons came to visit.
I could see the cluster of our unwanted visitors in the distance, filling the drawbridge and spilling out onto the banks of the moat. The massive, arched door was still open, the devil still standing on the threshold, arms raised. Chunks of brick and stone broke free from the castle wall and tumbled into the dark, unsettled water.
“Stay here,” I heard from behind me. Swinging around, I caught Selina as she tossed a fluffy wolf to the ground.
“Hey,” Daruka said, stalking toward her. “What are you doing with Krishna?”
“Saving him, obviously,” Selina said.
I glanced down at Krishna. He wagged his tail and let his tongue loll out of his mouth. The young werewolf looked like a lapdog. If he were smaller, he’d be the sort that wealthy human women liked to tuck into their purses while they went shopping.
“Saving him?” Daruka repeated, shaking her head. “I don’t buy it.”
Selina rolled her eyes and cocked a hip. “Fine. I planned to use him as bait, if necessary.”
Krishna gave a startled yelp and scurried over to cower between Daruka’s legs.
“For what?” Daruka demanded.
Selina flapped her hand at the cluster of demons. “I just want to meet him. The head of all the demons.”
Daruka’s mouth fell open. “You want tomeet the devil?”
Selina crossed her arms and thrust her nose in the air.
We didn’t have time for this. Satan was going to destroy the place if we didn’t get over there, pronto. “Go back to the castle,” I said sternly, almost channeling Mrs. Caldwell there for a moment. “It’s too dangerous out here.”
I clasped Daruka’s hand, twined our fingers. Gave her a squeeze.
“Come on. Let’s go kick some Satan ass.”
CHAPTER16
With Asmoday and Krishna—stillin wolf form, since if he shifted back he’d be naked—at my six, I stalked out of the tree line, stopping a few dozen feet from the cluster of demons surrounding the bridge. And then I waited for them to notice us.
