Runes of Truth (A Demon's Fall #1)(21)
“We are likely to die down here, so anything you tell us will be kept secret,” Connor says, making her laugh.
“I’ve seen you all fight, you might not die down here,” she says. That was almost a compliment. She might be starting to like us, after all.
“Then we will keep our mouths shut, so the deadly assassin doesn’t come after us,” I tease her, and she laughs, but it dies off. We are silent for a while before she starts speaking.
“Azi saved me from hell when I was eighteen. I fell in here by accident when I was fighting a Protector. I think he was trying to send me here, anyway,” she says, clearing her throat as my fists tighten in anger for her. A Protector came after a child? Why the hell would they do that? “Azi and I hit it off instantly, and I fell for him. I was young and stupid, and he was hot, knowledgeable, and well, off-limits being a demon overlord and all. I have always liked the dangerous shit in life. He was just different from anyone I had met. I trusted him,” she stops, anger burning over her eyes.
“So, what happened to make you hate him like you do now?” Connor asks gently.
“I walked into our apartment, seeing him with a half-naked demon girl standing between his legs as he sat on a chair. I opened a portal to hell and made sure they both went into it. I haven’t talked to him until the club the other day,” she tells us.
“Then, he is a fucking idiot, blue. If he had you, he had something he never should have thrown away,” Connor tells her, and she laughs.
“I know, and he knows that now. I’m sure when he came back to his apartment to see all his designer clothes cut up, his expensive shit destroyed, he realised his mistake,” she says, and I laugh.
“I bet that annoyed him,” Connor laughs.
“It did, but I was more bothered about other things at the time. Vi also stole my lucky cat statue, which I want back, by the way. Can we talk, Vi?” Azi asks from behind us, and Evie stands up.
“Stop calling me Vi, and you’re not getting your cat statue back,” she snaps and walks around him as his glowing red eyes fill the cave with light. “I’m going to nap.” We all watch her walk until she disappears into the cave.
“Don’t even think about touching her, she is mine,” Azi states, placing his hands on his hips. I laugh as I stand up, walking over, so we are eye to eye.
“She sent you to hell, which you deserved. You don’t stand a chance, and she fucking isn’t yours. She is a Protector,” I tell him, seeing him slowly lose his temper. Connor places his hand on my shoulder, pulling me away.
“Evie doesn’t belong to anyone, not the Protectors, not the demons. I know that from just knowing her a few days,” Connor tells us both. “This alpha macho shit won’t get you back in her good graces, Azi,” he tells Azi, and then walks away from us both to the cave entrance.
“I’m watching, go and sleep,” Connor tells me. I pull my eyes away from Azi’s, walking around him. I’m surprised when he doesn’t say a word to me, but maybe he can’t because he knows Connor’s right, Evie isn’t anyone’s. But I like her, and I’m damn well going to try to make her notice me. Evie is worth pissing off a demon for.
Evie
“Is that bacon?” Connor asks, groggily waking up from his nap, and his tired eyes meet mine. He looks like a cute lion teddy in the morning, with messy gold hair, his gold eyes look brighter somehow. I clear my throat, looking back at my pan as I cook the bacon.
“Yes, my bacon,” I explain to him. I look around at Azi and Nix talking by the door and to Trex who is resting his back against a wall, watching me like a hawk, like I’m about to try and stab him or something. I mean it’s not a move far from my mind, because he is an ass, but I care more about my bacon at the moment.
“She doesn’t share bacon, man. She would most likely stab you for touching it,” Azi warns Connor, who chuckles.
“I hate to admit it, but he is right. I don’t share bacon, not with anyone,” I say seriously and Connor grins, standing up. I watch as he stretches his arms above his head, lifting his tight shirt to show his flat, toned stomach, the gold hair that trails down his stomach and into his trousers. I wonder if the carpet matches the drapes? I pull my eyes away from Connor to see Azi glaring at me, his eyes drifting between me and Connor.
“Connor, we need to have a look around, see if we can spot an entrance to the mountains. Come with Nix and me. Evie and Trex can stay here and watch out,” Azi demands, picking up his sword and walking out of the cave. Connor laughs, clearly picking up on Azi’s jealously as he leans closer to me.
“See you in a bit, blue,” he twirls a bit of my blue hair around his finger, making me wonder if he is an idiot or just a brave idiot, before grabbing his sword and coat, then walking out. There’s an awkward silence as I finish cooking my bacon, eating it slowly, and cleaning my pot before putting it back in my bag.
“Why do I have the feeling you are going to try and attack me, Trexy?” I ask him, knowing he is thinking about it. The way he has been watching me, the dagger hidden in his right hand, tells me all I need to know.
“What the fuck did you just call me?” he growls.
“Trexy . . . it suits you, I think,” I chuckle, standing up as he does. We walk in sync with each other in circles. At least he isn’t pretending he doesn’t want to kill me.