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What the hell is going on? Dastien asked.
“He’s coming.” I forced myself to look at the circle. Nothing had changed, but I couldn’t deny what I’d heard. I ran to the armoire and threw open the doors.
Jackpot. Inside were some ceremonial knives, a few hidden baggies of things I didn’t want to look too closely at, and ten more books.
The circle in the floor started to glow, confirmation that the salt and sage hadn’t worked. Not even a little bit.
I scanned the room once more for anything I’d missed, but I kept going back to the objects in the center of the circle.
The goblet. The dagger. And the little jar with a feather.
The circle brightened, lighting the room with a red sheen.
He was almost here.
Dastien was grabbing some books, but it was past time to go. Come on! We have to get out of here. I yelled through the bond.
What do you see?
Don’t you see the circle? It’s glowing.
No. I don’t see anything.
Shit. I glanced at it one more time, but the same three objects were calling to me.
It could be a trap. I wanted to take them, but I didn’t know why. But Samantha had said to keep my eyes open. That I needed something that existed on both planes to cut the tie, and there was something about that dagger…
Screw it. Astaroth was coming anyway. And if any of those three things could save me from Astaroth, then I had to grab them.
Thinking about it more was a waste of time. I jumped into the circle. The black film of magic coated my skin like slime.
Ignoring Chris and Dastien’s cursing, I grabbed the things I needed, throwing them quickly in my bag. “Run!”
Chris was already jumping through the trapdoor with the bankers boxes when I turned around.
I sprinted to the trapdoor.
“You first!” Dastien picked me up and threw me through the hole. I landed on my feet and started running without looking back. I could feel Dastien jumping through the trapdoor after me and heard the thud as he hit the ground.
I’d never moved so fast in my life. Chris had gotten there first so he was in the driver’s seat. Dastien and I jumped through the open trunk.
I reached up to pull the SUV door closed. “Go! We have to get the fuck out of here! Now!” I screamed as Chris slammed on the gas, racing down the tiny road before I’d gotten the door fully closed.
I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t stop myself from looking back.
A figure flew out of the basement. I couldn’t see any wings, but they had to be there. I’d never seen anything move like that before—hovering for a second before swooping to the ground.
The little boy from the diner landed ten feet behind the car. The impact shook the earth. Dust and dirt splattered against the car windows.
I froze. Watching Astaroth come toward us.
Chris was driving fast, but not fast enough.
You’re mine. He was getting smaller in the distance, but I could hear his voice like he was sitting next to me.
Cold sweat broke out on my face and I covered my ears. I didn’t want to hear his voice. I didn’t want to be this close to him again.
There was a roar so loud I thought the windows on the car would shatter.
