An Eternity of Dead Sun (An Eternity of Eclipse Novel Book 2) by Con Template Page B

you.”
    Fascination illumed in my eyes. “Oh?”
    He smiled evenly, his eyes teeming with a wisdom that was far beyond my understanding of the world I inhabited. His eyes traveled back to the skies. I followed his gaze and rested my attention on the dark clouds that hung like spider webs over our world, leaving us with a day that was too dark to be called an afternoon.
    “The skies are very dependent upon the mood of powerful entities. It catches echoes, voices, and residual aftershocks of events that occur throughout the world. Above and below, everything filters into those clouds and percolates there. If you listen closely, and if you are gifted with the extraordinary ability to thread all those aftershocks together and form a pattern with them, then you can even begin to hear whispers.”
    Uneasiness dripped into my very being. All of a sudden, the dark clouds appeared ominously wiser than I had ever given them credit for. “What’s going on right now?”
    “The amount of power I exerted last night . . . ” he told me, his jaw clenching together. “Some powerful entities around the world have caught scent of it. Now, they’re all wondering what happened last night, where it all originated from, and what it all means.”
    An alarm triggered inside me. Concerned, I turned back to face him. “Do they know that you’re the one behind it?”
    He shook his head. “No. For those who are aware of my predicament as a Fallen Demon, many are under the belief that I’m still imprisoned in my Kingdom. They do not know that I’m out and about, much less that I’m with a Source. For the vast majority, all they know is that a powerful entity is walking the earth. They do not know where the force of the power originated from, they do not know who it originated from, and they most certainly do not know what it all means. They are just very curious, and in this world, powerful entities do not take pleasure in being in the dark. They relish in being able to get answers.”
    “Do you think some would be able to track you down?” I asked, my mind running through all the possibilities in which these entities could find us. “Like you said yesterday, won’t your powers leave traces behind?”
    “I’m not worried.” His tone was truly unconcerned. “The powers I exerted last night may have caught the attention of some, but it wasn’t powerful enough to be traced to me. It can only be traced back to me if I was walking around with that same amount of power. Since I’m a Dimmed Demon that got rid of the majority of my powers last night, even if someone tried to track me down, they would not be able to find me. I also don’t plan on using anymore of my powers on this trip so it’s all taken care of.” A bitter smile curved on his lips. “For all intents and purposes, I’m nothing but human right now.”
    Relief coursed into my psyche.
    “You must feel miserable to not be able to use your powers,” I murmured lightly, finally feeling at ease with his answer.
    Eclipse grinned, expelling the somber and serious mood he was in. In a graceful movement that was reminiscent of a tiger preparing to attack its prey, he got up from his seat and slid into mine. He wrapped an arm around me and pulled me into a warm embrace.
    “That’s why you should endeavor to make my stay here a bit more bearable,” he crooned gently, grazing his lips over my cheek. “How about a small peck to make it all better?”
    “So you can pounce on me in a semi-empty train?” I retorted, displaying pure survival instincts by squirming out of his hold. I was trying to stay alive on this trip. Dying from an orgasm was not going to be the death of me. “I don’t think so.”
    A warm chuckle flowed from him as he pressed his back against the red velvet seat. The muscles under his dark gray dress shirt rippled subtly when he did this. His amused smile then changed into an impressed one.
    “You’re not afraid, Teacup?” he prompted with intrigue, his