Lucien's Hell Bound Angel (Hell Bound Series) by Cyndi Harris Page A

try to run—”
    “Look, you have my word that I won’t leave until you ask what it is you want.” He said truthfully staring her in the eyes as he extended a hand to her.
    Staring at him she saw the truth in his eyes and shook his hand. Then they were off.
    Pulling up to the diner, Athena tsked. The place was totally abandoned except for one car in the dirt parking lot. Before she could speak, Lucien hopped out of the car. Athena shut the engine off and hopped out behind him. He was walking over to the wooded area and she was hot on his heels. She knew better than to trust a demon, they always spewed lies. Catching up to him, she caught his arm in a rage and he froze in place as his gaze scoured the area.
    Screams echoed in his head as a flash of Delilah being attacked by Vulcan slammed into his cranium. It was more like replaying in front of him as he watched. Spinning to Athena, she saw the alarmed look in his eyes. Releasing her grip, he stumbled back. Visions weren’t his forte—nothing like that had ever happened before. He was willing to bet that it had something to do with Athena’s touch.
    “What’s wrong with you? Why did you lure me out here just to try and take off?”
    “I wasn’t going anywhere. I just smell…blood. And the stench of that wanna be badass we were fighting last night.” He growled truthfully.
    There was no way he was telling her about the vision. Not until he found out more.
    “Vulcan.” She muttered with utter disgust laced in her voice.
    So the douche had a name.
    “Princess I need you to trust me and do me a favor.” Lucien replied.
    “My name’s Athena. Stop acting like you don’t know.” She growled keeping her eyes glued to him.
    Athena…pretty. Definitely fitting for her.
    “We need to head to the nearest hospital.”
    Frowning confused, she asked “Why?”
    Taking a breath, he decided to tell her the truth.
    “I was eating here last night before I ran into you. This car belongs to a girl I met and she was hurt. I need to make sure she’s ok.”
    Bawling her hand into a fist, anger ate through her. He was worried about a female?! Not that it should have mattered because she was the least bit interested in him.
    “Your girlfriend?” she asked.
    Ignoring her, he walked to her car and got in. He felt even guiltier for leaving Delilah stranded and in the state she was in. Damn him for caring so much about humans. So far he’d gotten one killed and hopefully Delilah was—ok. From what he saw, he doubted it but he needed to check. It was again his fault after all.
    Athena stalked to the car and got in. Slamming the door, she revved the engine and sped off. They drove in silence. Athena asked questions, but Lucien stayed quiet. After receiving his silence, she in turn went silent. It was obvious he wasn’t into opening up. Something made him flip a switch. The playful banter that he had embodied less than an hour earlier had disappeared. When they arrived at the hospital, Lucien stalked from the car and went straight inside. Athena had trouble keeping up with him.
    Stopping at the front desk, he glamoured the receptionist into telling him where Delilah was. He was glad to hear that shad at least made it passed the ordeal, but she was in the I.C.U. That in itself was pai nful to hear because humans almost never recovered and survived the I.C.U. Athena hustled cautiously after Lucien and she hated it. She felt like a puppy tagging after its owner. Lucien stopped ahead, and she nearly bumped into him.
    “Is this her?” she asked frustrated.
    He simply nodded before walking into the room. Carefully, he strolled to the side of the bed and stared down at Delilah. She was bruised horribly and there were bandages on her throat. Dezmon fed on her and most likely drained the life from her body leaving her to die. Fluttering her eyes, Delilah slowly opened them to a blurry view. After blinking a few times she smiled.
    “Lucien.” She whispered as Athena watched from the