Horde of the Demon Priest (Demona Book 3) by Megan A. Hepler Page A
Authors: Megan A. Hepler
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Kearne and Ileana. Demona’s head cleared from the initial shock, at finding them in such a position, when she realized what it meant.
Demona rushed forward. “Stop! Kearne! Stop! Get away from her!” Demona yelled. She harnessed her elemental magic and produced a small flame that floated above her palm. She hurled the flame toward Kearne.
The two quickly separated from their embrace when the flame came crashing down at Kearne’s feet catching the hem of his pants on fire.
Ileana quickly smothered the flames with her hands and then spun to confront Demona. “What are you doing?”
“Saving you from this idiot.” Demona turned to Kearne. “You promised to keep your distance. Now we have to see if we can find an antidote, so Ileana won’t end up like your previous victims!”
“I’m not his victim,” Ileana yelled.
Demona held out a hand to Ileana.” Come on, Ileana, let’s go. You don’t know what you are saying; he’s got you under his control.”
“It’s not what you think.” Ileana tried to reason. She approached Demona ready to defend Kearne if needed. Her hands were placed on her hips in a way that made them bow like wings.
“I should send you back to Darius for this!” Demona yelled in Kearne’s direction.
“Back off!” Ileana said. Her red eyes seemed to spark with fire.
“Wait! Wait! Both of you! Stop!” Kearne inched his way between Demona and Ileana. He turned in Demona’s direction. “I can explain!”
“Explain what? That you probably just sent one of my best friends to her death?” Demona yelled. She was furious with the situation.
Kearne shook his head. “No, she’s not in any danger. I tried to tell you before. It was part of my sacrifice at the Tomb of Beginning!”
Demona stopped at his words. “What? What was part of your sacrifice?” Demona asked puzzled.
“I’m not a gancanagh fairy anymore. Remember that I was the last bachelor of my kind? Meaning that I could never find a partner, a female gancanagh, which could withstand my touch…” Kearne lowered his head. “My sacrifice was giving up my race to become human. I can’t hurt Ileana; I’m just a human now.”
Demona’s mouth hung open. “Why would you sacrifice that?”
Kearne seemed to slump forward more. “Do you think I wanted to live my life alone? Never being able to touch a woman without sending her to her doom. I gave up a huge part of who I was to find happiness. And love,” Kearne explained.
“You did this for Ileana?” Demona asked.
“Well no. I mean, I wanted to find someone to spend my life with. I didn’t have my eye on Ileana or anything. I don’t know what this is yet.” Kearne turned to look at Ileana. He smirked. “Though, I have to admit, when we met in Dissium, her fieriness made me attracted to her. No pun intended.”
Ileana smiled at that.
Demona held her arms out with exasperation. “You two were practically at each other’s throats.”
Ileana rubbed the back of her neck. “Yeah, I have to admit that Kearne’s stubbornness kind of turned me on.” She kicked a small stone near her feet. “Even more so now that he has no effect on me. Plus, that makes me the special one in this relationship now that he’s human… and helpless.” She gave Kearne a big grin.
Demona hesitated to give a response for a few moments as the new revelation sank in. “Well, as long as you can’t hurt her or anyone anymore…I don’t have a problem with this.” I think.
Kearne and Ileana nodded in thanks.
“I guess I’ll leave you two alone,” Demona said.
Kearne and Ileana smiled at one another as Demona made her way back down the trail.
Demona was consumed by her thoughts as she followed the rocky path back to Roost Haven. This day has been weird. She was not opposed to the new relationship, or whatever it was, that was budding between her two neutral friends. She
Demona rushed forward. “Stop! Kearne! Stop! Get away from her!” Demona yelled. She harnessed her elemental magic and produced a small flame that floated above her palm. She hurled the flame toward Kearne.
The two quickly separated from their embrace when the flame came crashing down at Kearne’s feet catching the hem of his pants on fire.
Ileana quickly smothered the flames with her hands and then spun to confront Demona. “What are you doing?”
“Saving you from this idiot.” Demona turned to Kearne. “You promised to keep your distance. Now we have to see if we can find an antidote, so Ileana won’t end up like your previous victims!”
“I’m not his victim,” Ileana yelled.
Demona held out a hand to Ileana.” Come on, Ileana, let’s go. You don’t know what you are saying; he’s got you under his control.”
“It’s not what you think.” Ileana tried to reason. She approached Demona ready to defend Kearne if needed. Her hands were placed on her hips in a way that made them bow like wings.
“I should send you back to Darius for this!” Demona yelled in Kearne’s direction.
“Back off!” Ileana said. Her red eyes seemed to spark with fire.
“Wait! Wait! Both of you! Stop!” Kearne inched his way between Demona and Ileana. He turned in Demona’s direction. “I can explain!”
“Explain what? That you probably just sent one of my best friends to her death?” Demona yelled. She was furious with the situation.
Kearne shook his head. “No, she’s not in any danger. I tried to tell you before. It was part of my sacrifice at the Tomb of Beginning!”
Demona stopped at his words. “What? What was part of your sacrifice?” Demona asked puzzled.
“I’m not a gancanagh fairy anymore. Remember that I was the last bachelor of my kind? Meaning that I could never find a partner, a female gancanagh, which could withstand my touch…” Kearne lowered his head. “My sacrifice was giving up my race to become human. I can’t hurt Ileana; I’m just a human now.”
Demona’s mouth hung open. “Why would you sacrifice that?”
Kearne seemed to slump forward more. “Do you think I wanted to live my life alone? Never being able to touch a woman without sending her to her doom. I gave up a huge part of who I was to find happiness. And love,” Kearne explained.
“You did this for Ileana?” Demona asked.
“Well no. I mean, I wanted to find someone to spend my life with. I didn’t have my eye on Ileana or anything. I don’t know what this is yet.” Kearne turned to look at Ileana. He smirked. “Though, I have to admit, when we met in Dissium, her fieriness made me attracted to her. No pun intended.”
Ileana smiled at that.
Demona held her arms out with exasperation. “You two were practically at each other’s throats.”
Ileana rubbed the back of her neck. “Yeah, I have to admit that Kearne’s stubbornness kind of turned me on.” She kicked a small stone near her feet. “Even more so now that he has no effect on me. Plus, that makes me the special one in this relationship now that he’s human… and helpless.” She gave Kearne a big grin.
Demona hesitated to give a response for a few moments as the new revelation sank in. “Well, as long as you can’t hurt her or anyone anymore…I don’t have a problem with this.” I think.
Kearne and Ileana nodded in thanks.
“I guess I’ll leave you two alone,” Demona said.
Kearne and Ileana smiled at one another as Demona made her way back down the trail.
Demona was consumed by her thoughts as she followed the rocky path back to Roost Haven. This day has been weird. She was not opposed to the new relationship, or whatever it was, that was budding between her two neutral friends. She
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