Eden Cole Stroke the Demon

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.The official diploma is mailed. Like I don t know that! No one s coming to see me trip across the stage. He looked out thewindow.Something told him Logan was near, but he wasn t visible. What kind of demon is he? Open your mind, came the reply.While Karen sipped her coffee and outlined all the reasons he was alousy friend, Nick watched the demon.What kind? Death maybe? No,they weren t in charge of that.Too big.They might instigate it but only onorders from way up.Aiden had said an imp would handle things.Loweston the totem pole.Karen didn t merit someone higher, and that hurt.Maybe her father would, he guessed.A judge had to impact tons ofpeople s lives and have all kinds of reasons not to kill him.Nick dipped his head and closed his eyes.He calmed himself as muchas he could and tried opening his mind.The answer came right away.Destruction.The word seemed too big for something named an imp, but itwas weighty enough to have Nick worried.Again, he reached for herhand. Let s go, Karen.The urgency in his tone must have gotten through to her.She stood up,and Nick led her outside.He held onto her hand while they walked, and allof her emotions seeped up that connection and into his being.Rather thansort them out, he let them come, supported her in his way, while at thesame time he watched for danger.When they reached the corner, a sense of impending danger washedover him.The spot was busy with oncoming traffic.Pedestrians hurriedalong the sidewalks, some bumping them rudely and not offering anapology.Nick tightened his hold on Karen s hand.She turned her head tolook at him, and all the fear was gone from her expression.He thought shewas almost beautiful at that moment. I love you, Nick, she said in a calm tone. I always will, no matterwhat you do or how you act.He didn t think twice about his response. I love you too& and that swhy& 80Stroke the Demon Eden ColeThe tires screeching caught his attention.Someone shouted, He scoming right at us! Run!Past Karen s shoulder he saw the demon in the passenger seat of theoncoming car.The vehicle swerved, pin-balling off of several others.Theengine revved like the man who drove it had stomped on the gas.Nickjerked Karen toward him, but he knew it was already too late.Strong armsencircled him.The feel of her hand in his dissipated into nothing, and thescene around him disappeared. No, he shouted. Karen!81Stroke the Demon Eden ColeChapter Ten Nick, Logan called from the door of his room.He d moved out oftheir bedroom into one of his own.If he could have left the mansioncompletely, even disappeared to never be heard from again, he would havedone it by now.The room to himself would do. Fuck off, he spat. So you re going to sulk like a child? She died because you two didn t want to share me.You knew she dtry to influence me to go away to college, somewhere away from you.Maybe we d even have gone together. You know and I know that s not true.Nick sat up and pinned Logan with a hard stare. Which part? The partwhere you and Aiden made sure she died? And what the hell did you care?You don t even want to have sex with me anymore? I m just a toy toAiden.He didn t give a damn if I liked that dildo or not.All he wantedwas to torment me.That s what demons do.Logan s teeth turned to sharp knife points, cutting into his bottom lip,but he didn t seem to notice.His voice when he spoke was deep andhaunting.If Nick didn t know better, he d have sworn Logan was a demonof fear. You fool.He took your punishment for you! What?The atmosphere in the room turned hostile, and Aiden appeared to jerkLogan by the collar. You did not disobey me, did you, Logan?Logan s mouth snapped shut, but it was too late.Nick knew they werekeeping something from him, and he wasn t in the mood to be lied to. What were you going to say?Logan s gaze never left Aiden s, and vice versa.Nick bunched hishands into fists. Why do you have me? You have each other.You don tneed me.Let me go.Still they didn t answer.82Stroke the Demon Eden Cole Tell me, damn it, or the first chance I get I m revealing myself to theworld and breaking every rule I can think of [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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