scrub demon blood out of my favorite jeans. And they really hate demon blood.”
Declan knew better than to go up against a Guard, especially when he had other activities in mind for the sexy witch.
“The elf…”
“The elf’s name is Sybil,” Maggie said tautly.
He tightened his jaw. “Sybil explained that Anna had to be sedated. I can awaken her.” He deliberately relaxed his muscles to show he was as nonthreatening as a kitten.
He breathed easier when the knife was removed.
“The sedation used had to be very strong,” Sybil explained.
“And she is mine,” he reminded her. “I want to see Anna now.”
Sybil looked as stubborn as the other two but finally nodded and gestured him out of the room.
Declan felt his temper begin to simmer as Sybil led the way and Maggie walked behind him down a dismal gray hall toward a guarded room at the far end.
“Why is she considered a prisoner?”
“She was a danger to herself. We had no choice but to restrain her,” Sybil told him.
“Anna doesn’t have one violent bone in her body.” The half-demon looked ready to create some violence of his own as his eyes shimmered silver. The temperature rose a good twenty degrees.
Sybil pulled a PDA out of her pocket, tapped the screen a few times, and handed it to Declan.
“ Blood! So much blood! Brutality. She must be found for the sacred sacrifice so the evil one may return! ” The female demon’s screams seemed to bounce off the walls even as she paced back and forth. Sybil could be seen in a corner in observation mode.
“ Who is he, Anna? ” The elf’s voice was calm with none of the bite she was known to exhibit when interrogating vicious prisoners.
“ The revered one. One who ruled the world to the south. ” Anna’s dark eyes glowed with a fervent light. “ The Destroyer. The god of destruction. ”
“What in Hades is she talking about?” Declan whispered.
“Sounds like she’s talking about someone from your part of the world rather than mine,” Maggie commented.
He pushed the PDA back at Sybil.
“Is Anna under arrest for something?”
She shook her head. “As I told you, she was brought here for her own protection. I know this looks upsetting, but she was better off being taken here than to our hospital, where she would have had to be restrained to a bed.”
“If that was the case, I should have been called. She should have been brought to me, not locked in a cell.” His jaw twitched with the emotions flooding his system. He despised being in a situation that was beyond his control.
“All we knew was that she was a demon. We certainly didn’t know anyone was looking after her,” Sybil said. “We only wanted her kept safe.”
Declan looked through the small window into a room where a slight female body lay unmoving on a narrow iron bed. He pressed his hand against the shatterproof glass. It wouldn’t have taken much power to melt it, and with the way he felt at that moment, he was very tempted to do just that.
He replayed Anna’s cries in his head. She was too delicate to be here. But the alternative was unthinkable. Here, he could protect her.
“I want in there now. I will awaken her.”
“It’s dangerous to interfere with a healer’s work when the patient has been sedated that deeply,” Sybil argued. “Anna’s mind could be damaged if she isn’t handled carefully.”
“Unlock the door, or I will destroy it.” Declan felt the heat and fury flow through his body like molten lava.
Sybil opened her mouth to further protest, but Maggie placed a hand on her arm.
“It’s all right, Syb. Perhaps Anna will be calmer with Declan here.”
Sybil pressed her hand against a metal plate by the door and whispered a few words in her language. A soft click followed her words, and the door silently swung open.
Declan pushed past the women and entered the room. He knelt on one knee by the bed and rested his hand on the sleeping female’s forehead before bending his head and
Declan knew better than to go up against a Guard, especially when he had other activities in mind for the sexy witch.
“The elf…”
“The elf’s name is Sybil,” Maggie said tautly.
He tightened his jaw. “Sybil explained that Anna had to be sedated. I can awaken her.” He deliberately relaxed his muscles to show he was as nonthreatening as a kitten.
He breathed easier when the knife was removed.
“The sedation used had to be very strong,” Sybil explained.
“And she is mine,” he reminded her. “I want to see Anna now.”
Sybil looked as stubborn as the other two but finally nodded and gestured him out of the room.
Declan felt his temper begin to simmer as Sybil led the way and Maggie walked behind him down a dismal gray hall toward a guarded room at the far end.
“Why is she considered a prisoner?”
“She was a danger to herself. We had no choice but to restrain her,” Sybil told him.
“Anna doesn’t have one violent bone in her body.” The half-demon looked ready to create some violence of his own as his eyes shimmered silver. The temperature rose a good twenty degrees.
Sybil pulled a PDA out of her pocket, tapped the screen a few times, and handed it to Declan.
“ Blood! So much blood! Brutality. She must be found for the sacred sacrifice so the evil one may return! ” The female demon’s screams seemed to bounce off the walls even as she paced back and forth. Sybil could be seen in a corner in observation mode.
“ Who is he, Anna? ” The elf’s voice was calm with none of the bite she was known to exhibit when interrogating vicious prisoners.
“ The revered one. One who ruled the world to the south. ” Anna’s dark eyes glowed with a fervent light. “ The Destroyer. The god of destruction. ”
“What in Hades is she talking about?” Declan whispered.
“Sounds like she’s talking about someone from your part of the world rather than mine,” Maggie commented.
He pushed the PDA back at Sybil.
“Is Anna under arrest for something?”
She shook her head. “As I told you, she was brought here for her own protection. I know this looks upsetting, but she was better off being taken here than to our hospital, where she would have had to be restrained to a bed.”
“If that was the case, I should have been called. She should have been brought to me, not locked in a cell.” His jaw twitched with the emotions flooding his system. He despised being in a situation that was beyond his control.
“All we knew was that she was a demon. We certainly didn’t know anyone was looking after her,” Sybil said. “We only wanted her kept safe.”
Declan looked through the small window into a room where a slight female body lay unmoving on a narrow iron bed. He pressed his hand against the shatterproof glass. It wouldn’t have taken much power to melt it, and with the way he felt at that moment, he was very tempted to do just that.
He replayed Anna’s cries in his head. She was too delicate to be here. But the alternative was unthinkable. Here, he could protect her.
“I want in there now. I will awaken her.”
“It’s dangerous to interfere with a healer’s work when the patient has been sedated that deeply,” Sybil argued. “Anna’s mind could be damaged if she isn’t handled carefully.”
“Unlock the door, or I will destroy it.” Declan felt the heat and fury flow through his body like molten lava.
Sybil opened her mouth to further protest, but Maggie placed a hand on her arm.
“It’s all right, Syb. Perhaps Anna will be calmer with Declan here.”
Sybil pressed her hand against a metal plate by the door and whispered a few words in her language. A soft click followed her words, and the door silently swung open.
Declan pushed past the women and entered the room. He knelt on one knee by the bed and rested his hand on the sleeping female’s forehead before bending his head and
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