Hellhound Born (Kasadya #3) by Karen Swart Page B

be able to perform something special.”
    I looked at her, my eyes never wavering and my mouth unmoving.
    Should I tell her that we are all pretty much dead and that won’t be happening?
    “I see.” She said all proud of herself.
    Just then, Chax walked in, saving me from her barrage of questions.
    “Salve,” he greeted them before his eyes latched onto me.
    He got a cup of coffee and then came to sit right next to me.
    “Zurita, we will address things like that when the occasion arises. For the time being, Kasadya needs to focus on what needs to be done now.” He reprimanded her.
    Her eyebrows shot up in shock, but luckily for her, she didn’t try and say anything more.
     
    “How are we going to find the princes?” Caim asked, placing plates of food in front of me and Chax.
    “I don’t know,” Chax admitted, looking at me.
    I searched his eyes and found the truth. He didn’t know how to find them.
    Crap, that’s not good .
    I found one and that was pure freaking luck.
    With my mood officially tanked, I scooped up a bite of food and chewed.
    What the hell are we going to do?
    “Well if we do find one, we need to keep it earth bound,” I said, remembering my fight with Ira.
    Chax looked at me questioningly.
    “They heal super-fast in Hell. On earth, they barely heal, giving us the upper hand,” I explained.
    “How do you know this?” Chax asked, his fork hovering in front of him and his eyes shooting daggers at me.
    Trying to avoid it, I looked at Zurita and Caim and found them waiting for the explanation.
     
    Crap.
    “The night I killed Ira, he shifted me to his place in Hell. That’s where I discovered that he could heal faster there.” I waited for Chax's outburst.
    He looked like he was going to kill something, and in that moment I was pretty sure it was me.
    “He shifted you to hell?” Chax asked again.
    Annnd, here it comes .
    I nodded and braced myself for impact. There was a moment of deathly silence, like those moments just before a bomb goes off. You watch it slowly fall to earth and you know that it’s going to go boom . This is that moment.
    “You will never leave my side again!” The bomb exploded, and then jumped up and stormed out.
    I looked at Caim and Zurita, and found their large eyes focused on me.
    “Yeah, I was waiting for that,” I mumbled, and then took another bite.
    Crap, so much for Zen moments. Chax needs to lighten up.
     
    “Kas, you need to be more careful,” Caim pitched in.
    Oh for crying out loud! I killed him, didn’t I!
    I dropped my fork and left without a comment. The cat’s dying episode was over and when I reached the lounge, I found them mingling and talking.
    “Oh great, mom's here,” Raven said, rolling her eyes at me.
    I zeroed in on her, “Bet your ass, punk.”
    “Oh please, I can take you,” she fired back.
    Max, who was drinking juice, choked with that little piece of bravado. Nanini and Lada sucked in a breath.
     
    With a smile, I looked at her. “Well, let’s go see hot stuff.”
    I turned and walked towards the front door. When I stepped outside, I was greeted with the morning sunshine and birds singing. I walked towards the circle where Chax trained me when I just started out in Exsilium. I turned to see if the pain in the ass was behind me. And lookie there, she was striding towards me with a smile on her face.
    “Raven, I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Max said, trying to stop her.
    “Just watch and see me kick her ass,” Raven fired back.
    Behind her, I could see Chax leaning against the wall watching us.
     
    “You ready to have your ass handed to you?” She announced when she reached me.
    So, Chax isn’t stopping me, oh goodie. Time for some fun .
    She started with a kick to my torso, but I caught her foot mid-kick and stopped her momentum. Her smile dropped.
    “My turn,” was the only warning she had before my fist ended up in her jaw.
    She flew back and landed on the ground. Shaking her head, she got back up