High Voltage by Angelique Voisen Page B

I
know its no excuse, but I want you to understand why I acted the way I did all
these years.”
    It felt like Heath had been hit
with a sledgehammer. There was still the unanswered question left between them.
Would he forgive Volt?
    “I don’t expect you to forgive me,
or anything really, but even if it’s selfish, I want you to consider giving me
a chance.”
    Oh Gods. Volt was actually asking
him to give him a chance. Heath could see the boy Volt had been, terrified,
misunderstood, and alone, and it pained him. He himself had been lucky enough
to be born with two parents and found by Havoc.
    “I understand, Volt. Some of the
things you did were really awful, but I’m willing to work things out,” Heath
said eventually. “We’ll get Felor, finally banish him for good, and then work
on us.”
    The tension between them slowly
evaporated. He became wary of Volt’s grin. “Oh I’m sure we will. Because I have plans.”
    Heath was afraid to ask what kind
of sinister plans his master had in store for him. It surely involved things like
toys, spanking, and being tied up, things he shouldn’t be thinking about in a
time like this.
    “You have one dirty mind, master.”
    “Says my little
sub with the erection.”
    Heath’s face grew heated. Volt only
chuckled when he suddenly found the scenery outside more interesting.
     
     

Chapter Six
     
    “Volt, are you sure this is the
right place?”
    Volt finished his smoke and turned
to look at his nervous apprentice. Strapped with all matter of arsenal, from
human-made artillery to magical ones, Heath looked like a boy playing with his
father’s toys.
    He’s
no longer a boy. Heath’s a man eager
and willing to prove himself , Volt reminded himself. He just hoped all that
eagerness wouldn’t get him killed.
    “Demons can’t take sunlight, so
Felor is probably hiding during the day. The Kafex power plant is the second largest plant in the city. It’s the most logical
place for Felor to flock to in order to restore his depleted magical reserves.
Plus, if he takes this plant out, the city will no longer have any back-up.”
    Volt studied the eerily silent
building. It was past midnight and most of the plant’s employees had probably
gone home. Only a guard or two on duty were probably on-site. “Havoc phoned you
just now, didn’t he? What did he say?”
    The old man very well knew Volt and
his brothers ran their own ship and he was pissed enough Havoc interfered with
his relationship with Heath.
    Volt had been beyond pissed, but
looking at his apprentice, he realized he was out of his league. He wasn’t on
his own this time, and he couldn’t risk Heath. The smartest thing was to accept
help when it was offered, even if just this one time.
    “We have to banish Felor before he
drains out all the plant’s electricity. The city is currently running on the
electricity generated by this plant.”
    Heath glanced at the circle they’d
drawn in chalk on the ground. It was filled with runes and magical sigils meant
to contain a supernatural force not of their world. Volt and Heath had drawn a
dozen or more such circles surrounding the plant. It wouldn’t contain Felor
completely, but it would hold him for a few precious seconds until they could
trigger a banishing spell.
    Above them, the night sky seemed to
bleed into total darkness. The air grew heavy with menace as thunderclouds
gathered above the plant.
    “Take cover. At my cue activate the
other half of the circles,” Volt ordered. Heath nodded, features tense and intent. To calm him down, Volt grabbed a handful of his
shirt and kissed him rough and hard just the way he knew Heath liked it.
Immediately, tension ebbed away from Heath’s body.
    “Be careful,” Volt said, letting
him go.
    Heath licked his lips, recovering.
“Aw, master. Are you going to kiss me before every job?”
    Volt liked the sound of Heath’s
surprised cry as he curled one possessive arm around his waist. “Just one more smart remark,