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Laughter burst out of me. “Sorry! I keep doing that.” I covered my mouth with both hands.
“The good news is you’re metabolizing the Nectar and Venom very fast,” she said. “At this rate, your body should burn through it all in a few hours, and then you’ll be back to normal.”
Raised voices lured me back to the others. Nerissa watched me get up, the disapproval evident in her eyes. But she didn’t try to stop me. She must have realized it wouldn’t have worked anyway.
“The attack on the gods’ hall. And now this. What the hell is happening?” Faris growled, furious.
“Isn’t it obvious?” I said. “Stash has been cursed, just like Bella. Except he was cursed to have magic that kills demons. His magic is like Nectar.”
“But who did this to him?
“Zarion,” said Nero.
“I did warn you about Zarion’s weapon,” I told Faris. “I warned you it was out there.”
“And how did you come upon this knowledge?” he asked, his words saturated with suspicion.
I told him about our little field trip to Zarion’s treasury.
“You broke into a god’s castle.” Faris was incredulous. “That is holy ground.”
“Well, your holy dead brother just tried to have your demon lover killed,” Damiel pointed out.
“She is not my lover,” Faris said flatly.
I laughed when I saw the lipstick on Faris’s neck. “You were kissing. My parents were kissing.”
Faris gave me the evil eye.
“Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.”
“You already did,” Faris said, his voice strained with impatience.
“Oh, right.” I snorted. “Sorry about that. The Nectar and Venom are making me a kinda loopy. And, honestly, I’m a little distracted right now. I can feel the Nectar and Venom pumping inside of Stash and Bella. It’s calling out to me, pulling me down to the dungeon.” I started walking toward the door. “I need to get to them. I need to get that Nectar and Venom.”
Nero wrapped his arm around me, leading me away from the door. “You don’t want to bite Bella and Stash.”
“But I have to,” I said, my fingers twitching. “That’s the only way to get the Nectar and Venom. I can feel it, Nero. And I want it.”
Nero’s hand curled around my hip, pulling me closer. Or maybe he was just keeping me from running away. Either way, I liked it. I liked it a lot. I licked my lips.
“Leda, people can’t sense Nectar or Venom,” Nerissa told me.
“I wouldn’t be too sure. Leda is special.” Grace snapped her fingers to get my attention. “Leda?”
Begrudgingly, I dragged myself away from my daydream of Nero naked. “Yes?” I sighed.
“Have you always been able to sense Venom and Nectar?” Grace asked me.
“No. It started recently. After Bella and Stash hit me with all that power.”
“It’s very possible that getting hit by so much Venom and Nectar activated new abilities in you,” Grace said. “That is how leveling up in the Dark Force and the Legion works.”
“So, that means I’m like an archangel now?” I smirked at Nero. “Cool. Does that mean I get a promotion?”
“Focus.” Faris’s voice cut through my ecstasy. He was such a buzzkill.
“I am focused.” I giggled. “Well, mostly.”
