knew
he would turn it again and again, sending that terrible pain
through her body each time.
A strong wind wrapped
around them. The gusts were oriented on the demon and the hurricane
like gale knocked Nicola loose from the demon's unyielding hold. He
stumbled back away from her as the wind whipped at him. Unable to
stand on her own feet because of the pain, she fell to her knees.
The landing jolted the knife further into her chest and she cried
out. The sound of approaching footsteps caught her attention. Her
head felt like it weighed a ton, but she managed to lift it enough
to see the man who stood before them.
“ Christian?” Her voice
came out like a croak and her eyesight wavered from the blood loss,
but she could tell it was him... only it couldn't have been.
Blinking a few times to clear her sight, Nikki attempted to focus
on what was in front of her. Christian was standing before her and
he was... solid.
Christian's blue eyes
flashed to her face and he winced at the vision of her. “I'm so
sorry, Nikki.”
“ What is going on?” She
asked, a wave of dizziness washing over her.
The blade that was lodged
in her heart began to move. The prick of its movement sent pain
pulsing through her nerves, but she gritted her teeth to keep from
crying out. The blade made its final exit from her bloodied flesh
and floated on the air before her. Nicola's green eyes stared
dumbstruck at the knife.
“ You should have left with
Carolyn.” Christian told her dolefully. She didn't miss that he
avoided her question completely.
Unsure of what he meant by
that, Nikki pulled her eyebrows together in confusion. The demon,
upon witnessing the display, let out a savage laugh. Christian's
attention left Nikki and turned to the demon. His eyes narrowed as
he took in the laughing form of his nemesis and the creature trying
to destroy his family. A flick of Christian's wrist sent the demon
bone knife soaring at the fiend. It didn't have the chance to avoid
the attack.
The knife found its home
in the chest of the devil. A terrible howl let loose from the
demon's lungs as the magic inside of the instrument did its work in
destroying the evil. Red smoke engulfed the demon and as Nikki
slumped over onto the ground, the last thing she saw was the
monster implode before darkness overcame her.
Chapter 10:
The bandages covered nearly
every exposed piece of skin Nikki had. Every movement sent another
wave of relentless pain through her body, but she was happier than
she'd been in a while. The demon was gone. Carolyn as well as
Vlad's line were safe. Sitting upon a plush chair in the sitting
room while she stared into the hearth where a fire was blazing
steadily, Nicola thought back on everything that had transpired in
the past few days. She, Alistair and Vlad still had the wounds from
the battle with the demon. Those wouldn't heal for at least the
rest of the month and though she didn't relish the pain, she was
grateful that it meant that she was still alive. Out of the corner of her eye, Nikki
could see Christian's form float into the room. He'd kept his
distance after what had happened with the demon and though she'd
enjoyed the silence, she truly did miss him. He was a bright spot
in her otherwise gray life. “How are you?” Christian spoke as he hovered just
out of her eyesight. The discomfort in his voice was obvious. A
petite smile appeared on Nikki’s face despite the circumstances of
his asking. She turned her eyes to look at him with
curiosity. “I’m fine, Christian. There is no
need to worry about me.” Her voice was soft and with a miniscule
shake of her head, she stood on unsteady legs. Once she reclaimed
her balance, she took a deep breath and met his ice blue eyes again
with laughter in her gaze. “It could be worse. At least the knife
wasn't made of silver.”
A grimace crossed
Christian's handsome face. “There is no reason to joke so
crudely.”
Nicola's expression
sobered. “I'm sorry. You're right. We were lucky
he would turn it again and again, sending that terrible pain
through her body each time.
A strong wind wrapped
around them. The gusts were oriented on the demon and the hurricane
like gale knocked Nicola loose from the demon's unyielding hold. He
stumbled back away from her as the wind whipped at him. Unable to
stand on her own feet because of the pain, she fell to her knees.
The landing jolted the knife further into her chest and she cried
out. The sound of approaching footsteps caught her attention. Her
head felt like it weighed a ton, but she managed to lift it enough
to see the man who stood before them.
“ Christian?” Her voice
came out like a croak and her eyesight wavered from the blood loss,
but she could tell it was him... only it couldn't have been.
Blinking a few times to clear her sight, Nikki attempted to focus
on what was in front of her. Christian was standing before her and
he was... solid.
Christian's blue eyes
flashed to her face and he winced at the vision of her. “I'm so
sorry, Nikki.”
“ What is going on?” She
asked, a wave of dizziness washing over her.
The blade that was lodged
in her heart began to move. The prick of its movement sent pain
pulsing through her nerves, but she gritted her teeth to keep from
crying out. The blade made its final exit from her bloodied flesh
and floated on the air before her. Nicola's green eyes stared
dumbstruck at the knife.
“ You should have left with
Carolyn.” Christian told her dolefully. She didn't miss that he
avoided her question completely.
Unsure of what he meant by
that, Nikki pulled her eyebrows together in confusion. The demon,
upon witnessing the display, let out a savage laugh. Christian's
attention left Nikki and turned to the demon. His eyes narrowed as
he took in the laughing form of his nemesis and the creature trying
to destroy his family. A flick of Christian's wrist sent the demon
bone knife soaring at the fiend. It didn't have the chance to avoid
the attack.
The knife found its home
in the chest of the devil. A terrible howl let loose from the
demon's lungs as the magic inside of the instrument did its work in
destroying the evil. Red smoke engulfed the demon and as Nikki
slumped over onto the ground, the last thing she saw was the
monster implode before darkness overcame her.
Chapter 10:
The bandages covered nearly
every exposed piece of skin Nikki had. Every movement sent another
wave of relentless pain through her body, but she was happier than
she'd been in a while. The demon was gone. Carolyn as well as
Vlad's line were safe. Sitting upon a plush chair in the sitting
room while she stared into the hearth where a fire was blazing
steadily, Nicola thought back on everything that had transpired in
the past few days. She, Alistair and Vlad still had the wounds from
the battle with the demon. Those wouldn't heal for at least the
rest of the month and though she didn't relish the pain, she was
grateful that it meant that she was still alive. Out of the corner of her eye, Nikki
could see Christian's form float into the room. He'd kept his
distance after what had happened with the demon and though she'd
enjoyed the silence, she truly did miss him. He was a bright spot
in her otherwise gray life. “How are you?” Christian spoke as he hovered just
out of her eyesight. The discomfort in his voice was obvious. A
petite smile appeared on Nikki’s face despite the circumstances of
his asking. She turned her eyes to look at him with
curiosity. “I’m fine, Christian. There is no
need to worry about me.” Her voice was soft and with a miniscule
shake of her head, she stood on unsteady legs. Once she reclaimed
her balance, she took a deep breath and met his ice blue eyes again
with laughter in her gaze. “It could be worse. At least the knife
wasn't made of silver.”
A grimace crossed
Christian's handsome face. “There is no reason to joke so
crudely.”
Nicola's expression
sobered. “I'm sorry. You're right. We were lucky
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